Ro Jai-bong

His Excellency
Ro Jai-bong
His Excellency Ro Jai-bong
노재봉
20th Prime Minister of South Korea
	In office; December 27, 1990 – May 24, 1991
President	Roh Tae-woo
Preceded by	Kang Young-hoon
Succeeded by	Chung Won-shik
Personal details
Born	February 8, 1936; Shōgen, Keishōnan-dō, Japanese Korea, Empire of Japan (now Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea)
Died	April 23, 2024 (aged 88); Seoul, South Korea
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	Seoul National University (BA); 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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[1] "스카이데일리, 노태우 Ys견제 민선후계 '노재봉 흔적' 220억 빌딩". M.skyedaily.com.

[2] Korea Annual. Yonhap News Agency. 9 July 1996. ISBN 9788974330361. Retrieved 9 July 2022 – via Google Books.

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[yonhap-4] "Ex-PM Ro Jai-bong dies at 88". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2024-04-25.

[5] Ex-PM Ro Jai-bong dies at 88

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His Excellency Ro Jai-bong
노재봉

20th Prime Minister of South Korea
In office December 27, 1990 – May 24, 1991
President	Roh Tae-woo
Preceded by	Kang Young-hoon
Succeeded by	Chung Won-shik

Personal details
Born	(1936-02-08)February 8, 1936 Shōgen, Keishōnan-dō, Japanese Korea, Empire of Japan (now Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea)
Died	April 23, 2024(2024-04-23) (aged 88) Seoul, South Korea
Political party	Independent
Alma mater	Seoul National University (BA) Brigham Young University (MA) New York University (PhD)