Kim Suk-soo (Korean: 김석수; born November 20, 1932) is a South Korean politician and attorney-at-law. Kim graduated from Paichai High School in 1952 and Yonsei University in 1956 with a bachelor's degree in law. After his service as a justice of the Supreme Court and chairman of the National Election Commission, Kim was nominated by President Kim Dae-jung to be prime minister on September 10, 2002. He was the president's third choice for the position, vacant since the removal of Lee Han-dong, following the opposition-controlled parliament's rejection of Chang Sang and Chang Dae-whan. He was confirmed on October 5, 2002, by a vote of 210 to 31.^[1] New President Roh Moo-hyun chose Goh Kun as Kim's replacement on February 26, 2003. On April 25, 2013, he was elected as the head director of Yonsei University after Bang Woo-Young, a former chairman of The Chosun Ilbo, resigned. Kim is also an Of Counsel at DR & AJU LLC.^[2]

His Excellency Kim Suk-soo
김석수
Kim in 2002
31st Prime Minister of South Korea
In office 10 September 2002 – 26 February 2003
President	Kim Dae-jung
Preceded by	Chang Dae-whan (acting)
Succeeded by	Goh Kun
Personal details
Born	(1932-11-20) November 20, 1932 (age 91) Katō-gun, Keishōnan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (now Hadong County, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea)
Nationality	South Korean
Alma mater	Yonsei University
Occupation	Politician, lawyer
Korean name
Hangul	김석수
Hanja	金碩洙
Revised Romanization	Gim Seoksu
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Sŏksu