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Sohn Hak-kyu
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<p>Sohn Hak-kyu is a South Korean politician and former governor of <a href="/facts/Gyeonggi_Province/peCmptGz">Gyeonggi Province</a>, the most populous province in Korea. He became a politician in 1996 as a congressman of the <a href="/facts/Grand_National_Party/aGUHrfPu">Grand National Party</a> and governor of Gyeonggi-do in 2002. He was the leader of the liberal <a href="/facts/Democratic_Party_(South_Korea%2c_2008)/2qtUApFw">Democratic Party</a>. Sohn announced he was running in the <a href="/facts/2022_South_Korean_presidential_election/2saKJLAn">2022 presidential election</a> as an independent candidate, but subsequently withdrew his candidacy. </p><p>A Kyunggi High School and <a href="/facts/Seoul_National_University/Afc1Sjhn">Seoul National University</a> graduate, he received his Ph.D. from the <a href="/facts/University_of_Oxford/ExVVQL6V">University of Oxford</a>. </p><p>His daughter, <a href="/facts/Sohn_Won-pyung/3jBtKQR5">Sohn Won-pyung</a>, is a novelist. </p>