Ban Ki-moon
8th Secretary-General of the United Nations / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Ban Ki-moon (Hangul: 반기문; Hanja: 潘基文; born 13 June 1944) is a South Korean diplomat. He was the eighth Secretary-General of the United Nations from 2007 to 2016. He replaced Kofi Annan on 1 January 2007.[3]
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Ban Ki-Moon | |
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반기문 (潘基文) | |
8th Secretary-General of the United Nations | |
In office 1 January 2007 – 31 December 2016 | |
Deputy | Asha-Rose Migiro Jan Eliasson |
Preceded by | Kofi Annan |
Succeeded by | António Guterres |
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade | |
In office 17 January 2004 – 1 December 2006 | |
President | Roh Moo-hyun |
Preceded by | Yoon Young-kwan |
Succeeded by | Song Min-soon |
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Born | (1944-06-13) 13 June 1944 (age 79) Insei, Japanese Korea[1][2] (now Eumseong County, South Korea) |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse(s) | Yoo Soon-taek |
Children | 3 |
Education | Seoul National University (BA) Harvard University (MPA) |
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This is a Korean name; the family name is Ban.
Ban was the Foreign Minister of South Korea from January 2004 to November 2006. On October 13, 2006, he was elected to be the eighth Secretary-General by the United Nations General Assembly.