Ro Jai-bong
December 27, 1990 – May 24, 1991
Shōgen, Keishōnan-dō, Japanese Korea, Empire of Japan (now Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea)
Seoul, South Korea
Brigham Young University (MA)
New York University (PhD)
Ro Jai-bong (February 8, 1936 – April 23, 2024) was a South Korean politician. He served from December 1990 to May 1991 as the 20th prime minister of South Korea.[1] Ro was born in Shōgen, Keishōnan-dō, Chōsen, Empire of Japan on February 8, 1936.[2][3]
Biography
Ro graduated from Seoul National University and received a doctorate in political science from New York University. He then worked as an international political scientist before joining government as chief of staff for President Roh Tae-woo in 1990 and became prime minister shortly afterwards. In 1992, he was elected to the National Assembly of Korea.[4]
After his political career, Ro became president of Seoul Digital University from 2002 to 2005.[4]
Ro was married and had two children. He was diagnosed with blood cancer in 2023 and died from complications of the disease at Seoul St. Mary's Hospital[4] on April 23, 2024, at the age of 88.[5]
References
- ^ "스카이데일리, 노태우 Ys견제 민선후계 '노재봉 흔적' 220억 빌딩". M.skyedaily.com.
- ^ Korea Annual. Yonhap News Agency. 9 July 1996. ISBN 9788974330361. Retrieved 9 July 2022 – via Google Books.
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- ^ a b c "Ex-PM Ro Jai-bong dies at 88". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2024-04-25.
- ^ Ex-PM Ro Jai-bong dies at 88
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