Han Seung-soo

His Excellency Han Seung-soo
한승수
Han in 2009
39th Prime Minister of South Korea
In office 29 February 2008 – 28 September 2009
President	Lee Myung-bak
Preceded by	Han Duck-soo
Succeeded by	Chung Un-chan
President of the United Nations General Assembly
In office 18 September 2001 – 17 September 2002
Preceded by	Harri Holkeri
Succeeded by	Jan Kavan
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade
In office March 2001 – February 2002
President	Kim Dae-jung
Preceded by	Lee Joung-binn
Succeeded by	Choi Sung-hong
Chief Presidential Secretary
In office 23 December 1994 – 21 December 1995
President	Kim Young-sam
Preceded by	Park Kwan-yong
Succeeded by	Kim Kwang-il
South Korean Ambassador to the United States
In office 23 June 1993 – 23 December 1994
President	Kim Young-sam
Preceded by	Hyun Hong-choo
Succeeded by	Park Kun-woo
Personal details
Born	(1936-12-28) 28 December 1936 (age 87) Chuncheon, Kangwon, Korea, Empire of Japan (now Chuncheon, Gangwon Province, South Korea)
Political party	Grand National
Alma mater	Yonsei University (BA) Seoul National University (MPA) University of York (PhD)
Profession	Economist
Korean name
Hangul	한승수
Hanja	韓昇洙
Revised Romanization	Han Seungsu
McCune–Reischauer	Han Sŭngsu
Art name
Hangul	춘강
Hanja	春崗
Revised Romanization	Chungang
McCune–Reischauer	Ch'un'gang
Korean royal family (Cheongju Han clan)

Han Seung-soo (Korean: 한승수; born 28 December 1936) is a South Korean politician and diplomat. He served as Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea from 29 February 2008 to 28 September 2009. He was the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Special Envoy on Climate Change (2007–08)^[1] and for Disaster Risk Reduction and Water (2013–18),^[2] Special Advisor to the UN/World Bank High-Level Panel on Water (2016–18), Member of the UN Secretary-General's Advisory Board on Water and Sanitation Agency (UNSGAB, 2007–15), Member of the UN Secretary-General's High-Level Panel for Global Sustainability (GSP, 2010–12), Founding Chair of Global Green Growth Institute (GGGI, 2010–12), Temasek International Panel Member (2004–18) and Independent Non-Executive Director of Standard Chartered plc (2010–2019).

He was the President of the 56th Session of the General Assembly of the United Nations (2001–02),^[3] South Korea's Minister of Foreign Affairs (2001–02),^[4] Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance (1996–97), Chief of Staff to the President Kim Young-sam (1994–95), South Korean Ambassador to the United States (1993–94) and Minister of Trade and Industry (1988–90). He was a three-term Member of National Assembly of the Republic of Korea (1988–1992, 1996–2004) directly elected by the people of his hometown, Chuncheon city, Gangwon-do Province.