Goh Kun

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Korean spelling
Hangeul	고건
Hanja	高 建
Revised Romanization	Go Geon
McCune- Reischauer	Ko Kŏn
See also : Korean name

Goh Kun (born January 2, 1938 in Keijō , Keikidō Province, Chōsen Province , then the Japanese Empire , now South Korea ) was born with the Japanese name Kō Ken ( Japanese 高 建 ) and was Prime Minister from 1997 to 1998 and from 2003 to 2004 from South Korea. From 12 March to 14 May 2004 ran against President Roh Moo-hyun an impeachment , officiated at this time Goh also as interim president.

Goh Kun was a minister in the 1980s. He was the mayor of Seoul from 1988 to 1990 (appointed) and 1999 (elected) . In 1997 Goh was appointed Prime Minister by Kim Dae-jung , but was replaced the following year. In 2003 Goh Kun was reinstated by Kim's successor, Roh Moo-hyun, but resigned on May 24 of the following year after he had refused to obey the president's request and replace cabinet members. He is considered hard-working and reliable. One of Goh's nicknames is Mr. Stability , which stems from Goh's ability to survive political change.

predecessor	Office	successor
Kim Yong-rae	Mayor of Seoul December 1988 to December 1990	Park Seh-jik

predecessor	Office	successor
Kang Duk-ki	Mayor of Seoul September 1998 to June 2002	Lee Myung-bak

predecessor	Office	successor
Lee Soo-sung	Prime Minister of South Korea 1997-1998	Kim Jong-pil

predecessor	Office	successor
Kim Suk-soo	Prime Minister of South Korea from 2003 to 2004	Lee Hae-chan

predecessor	Office	successor
Raw Moo-hyun	South Korean President (executive) 2004	Roh Moo-hyun (reinstatement)

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Goh is the family name here, Kun is the first name.