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 About the Mayor
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Personal Information |
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Date of Birth |
Jan. 4, 1961 |
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Place of Birth |
Seoul, Korea |
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Family |
Married with 2 daughters |
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Hobby |
M.T.B. |
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Education |
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1999 |
LL.D. (Civil Procedure), Korea University |
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1990 |
LL.M. (Commercial Law), Korea University |
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1983 |
LL.B, Korea University |
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Professional Experiences |
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May 2004 ~ May 2006 |
Lawyer, Jiseong (judicial aggregate) |
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Aug. 2002 ~ Apr. 2004 |
Lawyer, Kim, Chang & Lee (law firm) |
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Mar. 1999 ~ Feb. 2000 |
Free Legal Advisor, Taehwa Christian Community Center |
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Jan. ~ Dec. 1998 |
Visiting Scholar, Law School, Yale University |
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Sep. 1997 ~ Feb. 2000 |
Professor, College of Law, Sookmyung Women's University |
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1991 |
Private Practice (Seoul Bar Association) |
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1984 |
Admitted to the Bar of Korea |
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Political & Social Activities |
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Jul. 2006 ~ Present |
Mayor of Seoul |
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May 2005 ~ Apr. 2006 |
Member, Executive Committee, Korean Federation for the Environment Movement |
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Jan. ~ Mar. 2004 |
Executive Secretary, Special Committee on Political Reform, National Assembly |
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Jul. 2003 ~ Feb. 2004 |
Chairman, Youth Affairs Committee, Grand National Party |
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Jul. 2003 ~ Jan. 2004 |
Member, Standing Committee, Grand National Party |
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Apr. ~ Jul. 2003 |
Member, Steering Committee, National Assembly |
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Feb. 2003 ~ Present |
Steering Committee Member, 136 Forum, Green Foundation |
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Jul. 2002 ~ May 2004 |
Member, Committee on the Environment & Labor, National Assembly |
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Feb. ~ Jun. 2002 |
Member, National Policy Committee, National Assembly |
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Nov. 2001 ~ May 2004 |
Standing Vice President, Federation of North East Asia |
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Jun. 2001 ~ Jun. 2002 |
Member, Special Committee on Budget & Account, National Assembly |
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Apr. 2001 ~ Apr. 2002 |
Member, Korea Review Committee, Guinness World Records |
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Feb. 2001 ~ Aug. 2002 |
Member, Special Committee on UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, National Assembly |
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Jan. 2001 ~ Mar. 2005 |
Chairman, Steering & Advisory Committee, Korea National Ballet |
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Jun. 2000 ~ Feb. 2002 |
Member, Committee on the Environment & Labor, National Assembly |
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May 2000 ~ May 2004 |
Member, 16th National Assembly |
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Feb. 2000 ~ May 2004 |
Director, Korean Federation for the Environment Movement |
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1997 ~ 2004 |
Member, Committee on Environment Law, MINBYUN-Lawyers for A Democratic Society |
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1996 ~ 1997 |
Auditor, Citizens' Committee on Green Seoul |
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1996 ~ Jan. 2000 |
Standing Member, Executive Committee, Korean Federation for the Environment Movement |
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Mar. 1995 ~ Mar. 2004 |
Member, Committee on the Environment & Energy Research, Korean Federal Bar Association |
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Publications |
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Aug. 2005 |
Failure Offers Seeds of Hope (Co-published, Hwanggeumgaji Publishing Co.) |
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Oct. 1995 |
When A Lawyer Wants To Cry (Myeongjin Publishing Co.) |
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