Sohn Hak-kyu

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Korean name
Sohn Hak-kyu

Hangul	손학규
Hanja	孫鶴圭

Revised Romanization	Son Hak-gyu
McCune–Reischauer	Son Hakkyu

Son Hak-Gyu (born November 22, 1947, Siheung, Gyeonggi-do) is a South Korean politician and the former governor of Gyeonggi-do, the most populous province in Korea. He became a politician in 1996 as a congressman of Grand National Party, and became a governor of Gyeonggi-do in 2002. He is the current leader of the liberal Democratic Party.^[1]

A Kyunggi High School and Seoul National University graduate, he received his Ph.D. from University of Oxford.

References

↑ Welfare battle dominates S. Korean politics

Candidates in the South Korean presidential election, 2007

Liberals
(Pro-Govt Primary)

UNDP Primary	Chung Dong-young Sohn Hak-kyu (2nd) Lee Hae-chan (3rd)

Creative Korea	Moon Kook-hyun

Democratic Party	Lee In-je Jang Sang Kim Min-seok Shin Guk-hwan

Conservatives
(GNP Primary)

Grand National	Lee Myung-bak Won Hee-ryong (3rd) Park Geun-hye (2nd) Hong Jun-pyo (4th)

Independent	Lee Hoi-chang

Progressives
(DLP Primary)

Kwon Young-ghil
Shim Sang-jeong (2nd)
Roh Hoe-chan (3rd)

Independents

Huh Kyung-young (Republican)
Geum Min (Socialist)
Chung Kun-mo (True Owner Coalition)
Chun Gwan (CSFTA)

Resigned

Sim Dae-pyong (People First Party)
Lee Soo-sung (People's Coalition for Unity and Advance)

Official candidates in small caps

Persondata
Name	Son, Hak-gyu
Alternative names
Short description	South Korean politician
Date of birth	November 22, 1947
Place of birth
Date of death
Place of death

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