Oh Se-hoon 오세훈 吳世勳 |
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Oh Se-Hoon as Seoul Mayor of Seoul Special City, March 2011 | |
34th Mayor of Seoul | |
In office 1 July 2006 – 26 August 2011 |
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Preceded by | Lee Myung-bak |
Succeeded by | Park Won-soon |
Member of the 16th National Assembly of the Republic of Korea for the ul electoral district of Gangnam-gu | |
In office 30 May 2000 – 29 May 2004 |
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Preceded by | Hong Sa-duk |
Succeeded by | Gong Sung-jin |
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Born | 4 January 1961 Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea |
Political party | Grand National Party |
Spouse(s) | 송현옥 |
Children | 오주원 (daughter) 오승원 (daughter) |
Residence | Seoul, South Korea |
Alma mater | Daeil High School Hankuk University of Foreign Studies Korea University School of Law (LL.B., LL.M., J.D.) |
Profession | Politician, Lawyer |
Religion | Catholic |
Military service | |
Service/branch | Republic of Korea Army Army Security Command |
Rank | First Lieutenant |
Oh Se-hoon | |
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Hangul | 오세훈 |
Hanja | 吳世勳 |
Revised Romanization | O Se-hun |
McCune–Reischauer | O Sehun |
Oh Se-hoon (born January 4, 1961, Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea)[1] was the Mayor of Seoul between 2006 and August 26, 2011. On June 3, 2010, Oh was reelected as the Mayor of Seoul but resigned after losing a referendum on the Seoul Free Lunch Referendum.[2] Oh is a member of the Grand National Party.
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Oh was born in Seongdong-gu. He graduated from Daeil High School and went on to Hankuk University of Foreign Studies. He graduated from Korea University's School of Law and became a lawyer. In 2000, Oh was elected as a member of the 16th National Assembly of South Korea. On July 1, 2006, Oh began his term as the mayor of Seoul; Oh was reelected for his second term in 2010. Oh's term was set to expire on June 30, 2014.
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.[3] 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. Seoul City has recently put forward new regulations on tap water and the focus has gone from not just safe water but water that tastes great.
Oh's discussion with Alexander Vershbow in 2006 mentioned "while a merger between the GNP and the Democratic Party would be beneficial to the GNP" according to a released Wikileaks document.[5][6]
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Preceded by Lee Myung-bak |
Mayor of Seoul July 1, 2006~August 26, 2011– |
Succeeded by Park Won-soon |
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