Oh Se-hoon

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This is a Korean name; the family name is Oh.
Oh Se-hoon
Hangul 오세훈
Hanja 吳世勳

Oh Se-hoon (born January 4, 1961, Seoul, South Korea) is the current Mayor of Seoul.

[edit] Personal history

Oh graduated from Daeil High School and majored in law at Korea University, becoming a lawyer. In 2000 he became a congressman in the National Assembly of South Korea. Oh is a member of the conservative Grand National Party.

[edit] Seoul City Water Project

Although most Seoul residents choose to drink bottled mineral water, it has been reported that Oh Se-hoon not only vouches for but drinks the city tap water.[1]Encouraging Seoul residents to drink tap water and reduce dependence on bottled water, as well as publicizing the cleanliness of Seoul tap water, has been a pet project for Oh.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Seoul City holds 2nd Arisu Festival to show tap water is safe to drink. Newsworld.
Preceded by
Lee Myung-bak		 Mayor of Seoul
July 1, 2006–		 Succeeded by
Incumbent