Sohn Hak-kyu (; born 22 November 1947) is a South Korean politician who served as the governor of Gyeonggi Province from 2002 to 2006. He was the leader of the liberal Democratic Party.Welfare battle dominates S. Korean politics 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.
Election results General elections Year Elections Constituency Political party Votes (%) Results 1993 April 1993 By-election Gwangmyeong (Gyeonggi) DLP 41,683 (44.94%) Won 1996 15th National Assembly General Election Gwangmyeong B (Gyeonggi) NKP 38,795 (42.65%) Won 2000 16th National Assembly General Election Gwangmyeong (Gyeonggi) GNP 65,887 (47.35%) Won 2008 18th National Assembly General Election Jongno (Seoul) UDP 31,530 (44.76%) Defeated 2011 2011 By-election Seongnam Bundang B (Gyeonggi) Democratic 41,570 (51.00%) Won 2014 2014 By-election Suwon C (Gyeonggi) NPAD 27,979 (45.04%) Defeated 2020 21st National Assembly General Election Proportional representation (14th) Minsaeng 758,778 (2.71%) Not Elected
Local elections Governor of Gyeonggi Year Elections Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks 1998 2nd Iocal Election Gyeonggi(Governoral Elections) GNP 1,303,340 (45.69%) Defeated 2002 3rd Iocal Election Gyeonggi(Governoral Elections) GNP 1,744,291 (58.37%) Won
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