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Goh Kun

Politician

Goh Kun is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Goh Kun · Ko Gon · Го Гон · Гох Кун · Ко Гон · 3 more...				[sources]
Alias	Go Geon · Ko Kŏn · Kō Ken · 우민 고건				[sources]
Weak alias	コゴン · コ・ゴン · 우민				[sources]
Birth date	1938-01-02				[sources]
Place of birth	Seoul				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	South Korea				[sources]
Citizenship	South Korea				[sources]
Classification	National government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Geon				[sources]
Last name	Ko				[sources]
Political association	Democratic Justice Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q380681				[sources]
Position	Acting President of South Korea · Mayor of Seoul (1988-1990) · Member of the National Assembly of South Korea · Prime Minister of South Korea (1997-1998)				[sources]
Education	Seoul National University				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-20	Last processed	2025-12-20	First seen	2023-04-20

Descriptions

Acting President of South Korea from March to May 2004, Prime Minister of South Korea from 1997 to 1998 and from 2003 to 2004

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-12-17

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Goh Jin Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Acting President of South Korea	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories384,885

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Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,411

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions552,304

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Wikidata355,737

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