조순 趙淳
Economist and professor at Seoul National University; Deputy Prime Minister for the Economy, Governor of the Bank of Korea and first elected mayor of Seoul
| Life | 1928 ~ 2022 |
| Era | 현대 |
| Clan | 풍양 조씨 |
Life & career
Cho Soon (1928-2022), born in Gangneung, Gangwon Province, was an economist and politician. He is listed as a representative modern member of the Pungyang Jo clan in Wikipedia's Pungyang Jo article. He graduated from the preparatory course of Seoul National University's commerce college in 1949, taught cadets at the Korea Military Academy, and after studying in the United States received his Ph.D. in economics from UC Berkeley in 1965.
From 1968 to 1988 he was a professor of economics at Seoul National University and, as a member of the Keynesian school, trained many students who formed a network called the "Cho Soon school". He served as Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of the Economic Planning Board from 1988 to 1990 under Roh Tae-woo, his former cadet student, and became Governor of the Bank of Korea in 1992.
Skilled in the Chinese classics, he served as head of Dosan Seowon in 1993-1994 and in 1995 was elected the first popularly elected mayor of Seoul. Ahead of the 1997 presidential election he became the first president of the Grand National Party, and entered the National Assembly in a 1998 by-election. He died at Asan Medical Center in Seoul on 23 June 2022 and had received the Mugunghwa Order of Civil Merit in 2014.
As a Scholar
He taught economics at Seoul National University for twenty years, and his Principles of Economics is cited as one of the most widely read introductory texts. He was also called "Korea's Keynes".
Public Office and Politics
He served as deputy prime minister, Bank of Korea governor and Seoul mayor; his party career drew mixed assessments.
On His Clan Seat
His clan seat here rests on Wikipedia's list of notable Pungyang Jo people; it was not checked against a genealogy, so confirm with the clan if needed.
Descendants
His sons are listed as Cho Ki-song, Cho Jun, Cho Geon and Cho Seung-ju.