Sohn Hak-kyu is a South Korean politician and former governor of Gyeonggi Province, the most populous province in Korea. He became a politician in 1996 as a congressman of the Grand National Party and governor of Gyeonggi-do in 2002. He was the leader of the liberal Democratic Party. Sohn announced he was running in the 2022 presidential election as an independent candidate, but subsequently withdrew his candidacy.
A Kyunggi High School and Seoul National University graduate, he received his Ph.D. from the University of Oxford.
His daughter, Sohn Won-pyung, is a novelist.
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Welfare battle dominates S. Korean politics https://web.archive.org/web/20110201222356/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/indepth/2011-01/25/c_13706825.htm ↩
Roh, Suk-jo (30 November 2021). "Veteran Sohn Hak-kyu Declares Presidential Bid Again". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 30 November 2021. http://english.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2021/11/30/2021113000933.html ↩
손학규, 대선후보 사퇴 "많이 부족했고, 조용히 살겠다". The Chosun Ilbo. 27 January 2022. 손학규, 대선후보 사퇴 "많이 부족했고, 조용히 살겠다" ↩