Mayor of Seoul

	Mayor of Seoul
Hangul	서울특별시장
Hanja	서울特別市長
Revised Romanization	Seoul tukbyeol sljang
McCune–Reischauer	Sŏul t'ŭukpyŏl sichang

Mayor of Seoul ; 서울특별시장
	Seal of the Seoul Metropolitan Government
	Incumbent; Park Won-soon; since 27 October 2011
Residence	Mayor's residence, Hyehwa-dong
Term length	4 years;; renewable twice
Inaugural holder	Kim Hyongmin
Formation	28 September 1946
Salary	₩102 million
Website	english.seoul.go.kr/get-to-know-us/mayors-office/

The Mayor of Seoul (Korean: 서울특별시장; Hanja: 서울特別市長) is the chief executive for the metropolitan government of Seoul, the capital and largest city of South Korea. The position is historically one of the most powerful in the country, charged with managing an annual budget of 23 trillion won.[1] Many Seoul mayors have gone on to hold higher office. Yun Bo-seon and Lee Myung-bak both went on to become President of the Republic of Korea.

List of mayors

Military Mayor Major James S. Killough 1945.

The modern office of mayor succeeds the historic offices of Hansong-bu P'anyun (Lord Mayor of Seoul).

In the modern era, there have been 32 mayors of Seoul.[2]

Appointed mayors (before 1995)

Mayor	Took Office	Left Office	Party
Kim Hyongmin	September 28, 1946	December 15, 1948
Yun Bo-seon	December 15, 1948	June 6, 1949
Lee Ki-poong	June 6, 1949	May 8, 1951
Kim Taeson	June 27, 1951	July 6, 1956
Goh Chaebong	July 6, 1956	December 14, 1957
Heo Jeong	December 14, 1957	June 12, 1959	Democratic
Yim Heung Soon	June 12, 1959	April 30, 1960	Liberal
Chang Kiyong	May 2, 1960	June 30, 1960	Liberal
Kim Sangdon*[3]	December 30, 1960	May 16, 1961	Democratic
Yoon Taeil	May 21, 1961	December 16, 1963	Military
Yun Chi-Young	December 17, 1963	March 30, 1966	Democratic Republican
Kim Hyonok	March 31, 1966	April 16, 1970	Democratic Republican
Yang Taekshik	April 16, 1970	September 2, 1974	Democratic Republican
Kuh Chachun	September 2, 1974	December 22, 1978	Democratic Republican
Chong Sangchon	December 22, 1978	September 2, 1980	Democratic Republican
Park Yongsu	September 2, 1980	April 28, 1982	Democratic Justice
Kim Sung-bae	April 28, 1982	October 15, 1983	Democratic Justice
Yom Po-hyun	October 15, 1983	December 30, 1987	Democratic Justice
Kim Yong-rae	December 30, 1987	December 5, 1988	Democratic Justice
Goh Kun	December 5, 1988	December 27, 1990	Democratic Justice
Park Seh-jik	December 27, 1990	February 18, 1991	Democratic Liberal
Lee Haewon	February 19, 1991	June 26, 1992	Democratic Liberal
Lee Sang-bae	June 26, 1992	February 26, 1993	Democratic Liberal
Kim Sang-chol	February 26, 1993	March 4, 1993	Democratic Liberal
Lee Won-jong	March 8, 1993	October 21, 1994	Democratic Liberal
Woo Myung-gyu	October 22, 1994	November 3, 1994	Democratic Liberal
Choi Pyong-yol 최병렬 崔秉烈	November 3, 1994	June 30, 1995	Democratic Liberal

Direct elected mayors (1995–present)

Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the Mayor of Seoul is elected by direct election.

Political parties
Conservative Liberal Independent
Status
Denotes acting mayor

Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Duration	Political party	Term
Cho Soon 조순 趙淳 (born 1928)	1 July 1995	9 September 1997	2 years, 71 days	Democratic	1
Kang Deok-ki 강덕기 姜德基 (born 1936) (acting)	10 September 1997	30 June 1998	294 days	Independent	1
Goh Kun 고건 高建 (born 1938)	1 July 1998	30 June 2002	4 years, 0 days	National Congress → Millennium Democratic	2
Lee Myung-bak 이명박 李明博 (born 1941)	1 July 2002	30 June 2006	4 years, 0 days	Grand National	3
Oh Se-hoon 오세훈 吳世勳 (born 1961)	1 July 2006	26 August 2011	5 years, 57 days	Grand National	4
Oh Se-hoon 오세훈 吳世勳 (born 1961)	1 July 2006	26 August 2011	5 years, 57 days	Grand National	5
Kwon Young-kyu 권영규 權寧奎 (born 1955) (acting)	27 August 2011	26 October 2011	61 days	Independent
Park Won-soon 박원순 朴元淳 (born 1956)	27 October 2011	Incumbent	8 years, 243 days	Independent → Democratic United → Democratic ('11) → NPAD → Democratic ('14)
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Elections

2018

2018 Seoul mayoral election
Party		#	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	1	Park Won-soon	2,619,497	52.79%
	Liberty Korea	2	Kim Moon-soo	1,158,487	23.34%
	Bareunmirae	3	Ahn Cheol-soo	970,374	19.55%
	Green	8	Sin Jie-ye	82,874	1.67%
	Justice	5	Kim Jong-min	81,664	1.64%
	Minjung	6	Kim Jin-sook	22,134	0.44%
	Our Future	9	Woo In-cheol	11,599	0.23%
	Korean Patriots'	7	Ihn Ji-yeon	11,222	0.22%
	Chinbak Yeondae	10	Choi Tae-hyeon	4,021	0.08%
Total				4,961,872	100.00%
Voter turnout				59.89%

2014

2014 Seoul mayoral election
Party		#	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	NPAD	2	Park Won-soon	2,752,171	56.12%
	Saenuri	1	Chung Mong-joon	2,109,869	43.02%
	Unified Progressive	3	Chung Tae-heung	23,638	0.48%
	New Politics	5	Hong Jung-shik	17,603	0.35%
Total				4,903,281	100.00%
Voter turnout				58.63%

2011 (by-election)

2011 Seoul mayoral by-election
Party		#	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Independent	10	Park Won-soon	2,158,476	53.41%
	Grand National	1	Na Kyung-won	1,867,880	46.21%
	Independent	9	Bae Il-do	15,408	0.38%
Total				4,041,764	100.00%
Voter turnout				48.56%

2010

2010 Seoul mayoral election
Party		#	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Grand National	1	Oh Se-hoon	2,086,127	47.43%
	Democratic	2	Han Myeong-sook	2,059,715	46.83%
	New Progressive	4	Roh Hoe-chan	143,459	3.26%
	Liberty Forward	3	Ji Sang-wook	90,032	2.04%
	Future Union	5	Seok Jong-hyun	18,339	0.41%
Total				4,397,672	100.00%
Voter turnout				53.90%

2006

2006 Seoul mayoral election
Party		#	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Grand National	2	Oh Se-hoon	2,409,760	61.05%
	Uri	1	Kang Kum-sil	1,077,890	27.31%
	Democratic	3	Park Joo-sun	304,565	7.71%
	Democratic Labor	4	Kim Jong-chul	117,421	2.97%
	People First	5	Lim Woong-kyun	14,111	0.35%
	Independent	8	Baek Seung-won	13,808	0.34%
	Citizens	6	Lee Gwi-sun	4,790	0.12%
	Hanmijun	5	Lee Tae-hee	4,481	0.11%
Total				3,946,826	100.00%
Voter turnout				49.83%

2002

2002 Seoul mayoral election
Party		#	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Grand National	1	Lee Myung-bak	1,819,057	52.28%
	Millennium Democratic	2	Kim Min-seok	1,496,754	43.02%
	Democratic Labor	4	Lee Moon-ok	87,965	2.52%
	Independent	6	Lee Kyung-hee	34,313	0.98%
	Green Peace	3	Lim Sam-jin	28,034	0.80%
	Socialist	5	Won Yong-soo	12,982	0.37%
Total				3,479,105	100.00%
Voter turnout				45.80%

1998

1998 Seoul mayoral election
Party		#	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	National Congress	2	Goh Kun	1,838,348	53.46%
	Grand National	1	Choi Byung-ryul	1,512,854	43.99%
	Independent	3	Lee Byung-ho	87,495	2.54%
Total				3,438,697	100.00%
Voter turnout				47.13%

1995

1995 Seoul mayoral election
Party		#	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	2	Cho Soon	2,051,441	42.35%
	Independent	7	Park Chan-jong	1,623,356	33.51%
	Democratic Liberal	1	Chung Won-shik	1,001,446	20.67%
	Independent	9	Hwang San-sung	97,709	2.01%
	People First	3	Park Hong-rae	25,054	0.51%
	Independent	6	Kim Ok-sun	17,728	0.36%
	Korea	4	Goh Soon-bok	10,488	0.21%
	Independent	5	Kim Myung-ho	9,992	0.20%
	Independent	8	Chung Ki-yong	6,156	0.12%
Total				4,843,370	100.00%
Voter turnout				66.18%

Notes

"2013년도 서울시 예산안 발표(2012.11.1)". finance.seoul.go.kr.
"Successive Mayors". Archived from the original on 2006-05-25. Retrieved 2006-05-21. With the exception of Kim Sangdon in 1960, the position was an appointed post until 1995, since when mayors are elected by popular vote. Some names have been adapted in accordance with Wikipedia conventions.
Elected, under the Second Republic.

External links

Mayor's Office

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[1] "2013년도 서울시 예산안 발표(2012.11.1)". finance.seoul.go.kr.

[2] "Successive Mayors". Archived from the original on 2006-05-25. Retrieved 2006-05-21. With the exception of Kim Sangdon in 1960, the position was an appointed post until 1995, since when mayors are elected by popular vote. Some names have been adapted in accordance with Wikipedia conventions.

[3] Elected, under the Second Republic.