Oh Se-hoon

This is a Korean name; the family name is Oh.
Oh Se-hoon
오세훈
吳世勳
Oh Se-Hoon as Seoul Mayor of Seoul Special City, March 2011
34th Mayor of Seoul
In office
1 July 2006 – 26 August 2011
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
Preceded by Hong Sa-duk
Succeeded by Gong Sung-jin
Personal details
Born 4 January 1961
Seongdong-gu, Seoul, South Korea
Political party Saenuri Party
Spouse(s) Song Hyeon-ok
Children Oh Joo-won (daughter)
Oh Seung-won (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 Roman Catholicism
Military service
Service/branch Republic of Korea Army Army Security Command
Rank First Lieutenant
Oh Se-hoon
Hangul 오세훈
Hanja 吳世勳
Revised Romanization O Sehun
McCune–Reischauer O Sehun

Oh Se-hoon (born January 4, 1961, in 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 Saenuri Party.

Personal history

Oh was born in Seongdong-gu, Seoul. 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. Oh resigned two years before his term and had stayed in London as a fellow at the Graduate School of Social Science and Public Policy at King's College London, focusing on major cities around the world seeking ways to create jobs and help promote economic growth.

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.[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.

Criticism

Wikileaks

Oh's discussion with Alexander Vershbow in 2006 mentioned "while a merger between the GNP [Grand National Party] and the Democratic Party would be beneficial to the GNP" according to a released Wikileaks document.[5][6]

Writings by Oh

References

  1. ↑ About the Mayor
  2. ↑ http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jnPRPA3i5yJjAlMzcl5ZmZsYlmeg?docId=b49be7e03f80414a9dc16ea9b022949b (AP via Google News)
  3. ↑ "Seoul City holds 2nd Arisu Festival to show tap water is safe to drink". Newsworld.
  4. ↑ Ahn (안), Hong-seok (홍석) (2011-09-13). 서울시 빚 5년새 3배 증가…1인당 37만원. Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-10-01.
  5. ↑ "SEOUL MAYOR OH SE-HOON'S VISION: A NEW SEOUL (06seoul3370)" (in Korean and English). Wikileaks. Retrieved 2011-10-14. Continuing on the discussion of domestic politics, the Mayor said that while a merger between the GNP and the Democratic Party (DP) would be beneficial to the GNP, it would be difficult and not happen soon.
  6. ↑ Park (박), Jong-chan (종찬) (2011-09-21). 오세훈 위키리크스 첫 등장 "민주당과 통합이 한나라당 도움". The Hankyeoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-10-14.
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Political offices
Preceded by
Lee Myung-bak		 Mayor of Seoul
July 1, 2006 - August 26, 2011 		Succeeded by
Park Won-soon