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Mayor of Seoul
Chief executive of South Korea's capital
Summary
Chief executive of South Korea's capital
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| post | Mayor |
| body | Seoul |
| insignia | Logo of Seoul, South Korea.svg |
| insigniasize | 100px |
| insigniacaption | Logo of the Seoul Metropolitan Government |
| image | Oh Se-hoon 2023.jpg |
| incumbent | Oh Se-hoon |
| incumbentsince | 8 April 2021 |
| residence | Mayor's residence, Hannam-dong |
| member_of | |
| termlength | Four years, renewable thrice |
| formation | |
| salary | ₩102 million annually |
| inaugural | Kim Hyongmin |
| website | |
| native_name | ko |
The mayor of Seoul () is the chief executive of Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul being 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. 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.
The mayor of Seoul, although being the head of a local autonomous region in South Korea and not directly related to the central executive branch, has been allowed to attend State Council meetings considering the special status of Seoul as a Special City and its mayor as the only cabinet-level mayor in Korea.
The incumbent mayor is Oh Se-hoon, who assumed office for the third time on 8 April 2021 after a by-election. He won 57.5 percent of the vote. Oh previously served as mayor between 2006 and 2011, having been elected in 2006 and 2010.
History
The modern office of mayor succeeds the historic offices of Hansong-bu P'anyun (Lord Mayor of Seoul).
List of mayors
Mayors of Gyeongseong
Right after independence from Japan, Seoul was temporarily still called Gyeongseong (the Korean reading for Japanese name keijo) and was a part of Gyeonggi Province before being separated from the province and being designated as a Special City.
| Mayor | Took office | Left office |
|---|---|---|
| Kim Jangyeong | August 15, 1945 | September 11, 1945 |
| James S. KilloughAppointed as Military Mayor by the United States Army Military Government in Korea. | September 12, 1945 | October 24, 1945 |
| Lee Beomsung | October 25, 1945 | May 9, 1946 |
| Kim Hyongmin | May 10, 1946 | September 27, 1946 |
Appointed mayors of Seoul
| Portrait | Name | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| [[File:김형민 (1909년).jpg | 100px]] | **** | |||
| 김형민 | |||||
| (1907–1998)Officially the first mayor of Seoul, he was the last mayor of Gyeongseong. | September 28, 1946 | December 15, 1948 | |||
| [[File:Yun Bo-seon.jpg | 100px]] | Yun Posun | |||
| 윤보선 | |||||
| (1897–1990) | December 15, 1948 | June 6, 1949 | |||
| [[File:Lee Gi-bung.jpg | 100px]] | Lee Ki-poong | |||
| 이기붕 | |||||
| (1896–1960) | June 6, 1949 | May 8, 1951 | |||
| [[File:김태선.png | frameless | 100px]] | **** | ||
| 김태선 | |||||
| (1903–1977) | June 27, 1951 | July 6, 1956 | |||
| [[File:고재봉.png | 100px]] | Goh Chaebong | |||
| 고재봉 | July 6, 1956 | December 14, 1957 | |||
| [[File:Heo Jeong.png | 100px]] | Ho Chong | |||
| 허정 | |||||
| (1896–1988) | December 14, 1957 | June 12, 1959 | Democratic | ||
| [[File:임흥순.png | 100px]] | **** | |||
| 임흥순 | |||||
| (1895–1971) | June 12, 1959 | April 30, 1960 | Liberal | ||
| [[File:장기영.png | 100px]] | **** | |||
| 장기영 | |||||
| (1903–1981) | May 2, 1960 | June 30, 1960 | Liberal | ||
| [[File:김상돈.png | 100px]] | **** | |||
| 김상돈 | |||||
| (1901–1986) | |||||
| Elected, under the Second Republic | December 30, 1960 | May 16, 1961 | Democratic | ||
| [[File:윤태일.jpg | 100px]] | **** | |||
| 윤태일 | |||||
| (1918–1982) | May 21, 1961 | December 16, 1963 | Military | ||
| [[File:Yun Chi-young 1964.JPG | 100px]] | Yun Chi-young | |||
| 윤치영 | |||||
| (1898–1996) | December 17, 1963 | March 30, 1966 | Democratic Republican | ||
| [[File:김현옥.png | 100px]] | **** | |||
| 김현옥 | |||||
| (1926–1997) | March 31, 1966 | April 16, 1970 | Democratic Republican | ||
| [[File:양택식.png | 100px]] | **** | |||
| 양택식 | |||||
| (1924–2012) | April 16, 1970 | September 2, 1974 | Democratic Republican | ||
| [[File:구자춘.jpg | 100px]] | **** | |||
| 구자춘 | |||||
| (1932–1996) | September 2, 1974 | December 22, 1978 | Democratic Republican | ||
| [[File:정상천.png | 100px]] | **** | |||
| 정상천 | |||||
| (1931–2015) | December 22, 1978 | September 2, 1980 | Democratic Republican | ||
| [[File:박영수.png | 100px]] | **** | |||
| 박영수 | |||||
| (1928–2003) | September 2, 1980 | April 28, 1982 | Democratic Justice | ||
| [[File:김성배.png | 100px]] | **** | |||
| 김성배 | April 28, 1982 | October 15, 1983 | Democratic Justice | ||
| [[File:염보현.png | 100px]] | **** | |||
| 염보현 | |||||
| (1932–2021) | October 15, 1983 | December 30, 1987 | Democratic Justice | ||
| [[File:김용래.png | 100px]] | **** | |||
| 김용래 | |||||
| (1934–2009) | December 30, 1987 | December 5, 1988 | Democratic Justice | ||
| [[File:Goh Kun 2003-11-08.jpg | 100px]] | Goh Kun | |||
| 고건 | |||||
| (born 1938) | December 5, 1988 | December 27, 1990 | Democratic Justice | ||
| [[File:박세직 (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Park Seh-jik | |||
| 박세직 | |||||
| (1933–2009) | December 27, 1990 | February 18, 1991 | Democratic Liberal | ||
| [[File:이해원.png | 100px]] | **** | |||
| 이해원 | |||||
| (1930–2014) | February 19, 1991 | June 26, 1992 | Democratic Liberal | ||
| [[File:이상배.png | 100px]] | **** | |||
| 이상배 | |||||
| (born 1939) | June 26, 1992 | February 26, 1993 | Democratic Liberal | ||
| [[File:김상철.png | 100px]] | **** | |||
| 김상철 | |||||
| (1947–2012) | February 26, 1993 | March 4, 1993 | Democratic Liberal | ||
| [[File:이원종.png | 100px]] | **** | |||
| 이원종 | |||||
| (born 1942) | March 8, 1993 | October 21, 1994 | Democratic Liberal | ||
| [[File:우명규.png | 100px]] | **** | |||
| 우명규 | |||||
| (born 1936) | October 22, 1994 | November 3, 1994 | Democratic Liberal | ||
| [[File:최병렬(1938년) (cropped).jpg | 100px]] | Choi Byung-ryeol | |||
| 최병렬 | |||||
| (1938–2022) | November 3, 1994 | June 30, 1995 | Democratic Liberal |
Directly elected mayors
Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the mayor of Seoul is elected by direct election.
| Political parties | Status |
|---|
| Term | Portrait | Name | ||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Elected | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Liberal (South Korea)}};" | Independent politician}};" | Liberal (South Korea)}};" | Conservative (South Korea)}};" | Conservative (South Korea)}};" | Independent politician}};" | Liberal (South Korea)}};" | Independent politician}};" | Conservative (South Korea)}};" | |||||||||
| 1st | [[File:조순 박사.jpg | 80px]] | Cho Soon | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 조순 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 趙淳 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1928–2022) | July 1, 1995 | September 9, 1997 | Democratic | 1995 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Logo of Seoul, South Korea.svg | 60x80px]] | Kang Deok-ki | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 강덕기 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 姜德基 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1936) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acting | September 10, 1997 | June 30, 1998 | Independent | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 2nd | [[File:Goh Kun 2003-11-08.jpg | 80px]] | Goh Kun | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 고건 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 高建 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1938) | July 1, 1998 | June 30, 2002 | National Congress → | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Millennium Democratic | 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 3rd | [[File:Lee Myung-bak.2007.jpg | 120x120px]] | Lee Myung-bak | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 이명박 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 李明博 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1941) | July 1, 2002 | June 30, 2006 | Grand National | 2002 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 4th | [[File:Oh Se-Hoon.jpg | 80px]] | Oh Se-hoon | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 오세훈 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 吳世勳 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1961) | July 1, 2006 | August 26, 2011 | Grand National | 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 5th | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Logo of Seoul, South Korea.svg | 60x80px]] | **** | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 권영규 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 權寧奎 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1955) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acting | August 27, 2011 | October 26, 2011 | Independent | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Park Won-soon (2014).jpg | 80px]] | Park Won-soon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 박원순 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 朴元淳 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (1955–2020) | October 27, 2011 | July 9, 2020Died in office. | Independent → | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Democratic United → | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Democratic ('11) → | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| NPAD → | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Democratic ('14) | 2011 (by-el.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 6th | 2014 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 7th | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Logo of Seoul, South Korea.svg | 60x80px]] | Seo Jung-hyup | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 서정협 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 徐正協 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1965) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Acting | July 10, 2020 | April 7, 2021 | Independent | — | ||||||||||||||||||||
| [[File:Oh Se-hoon (2023).jpg | 110x110px]] | Oh Se-hoon | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 오세훈 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 吳世勳 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (born 1961) | April 8, 2021 | Incumbent | People Power | 2021 (by-el.) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 8th | 2022 |
Elections
1995
| 1995 Seoul mayoral election | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party (South Korea, 1991)}}" | Democratic | 2 | Cho Soon | 2,051,441 | 42.35% | |
| Independent politician}}" | Independent | 7 | Park Chan-jong | 1,623,356 | 33.51% | |
| Democratic Liberal Party (South Korea)}}" | Democratic Liberal | 1 | Chung Won-shik | 1,001,446 | 20.67% | |
| Independent politician}}" | Independent | 9 | Hwang San-sung | 97,709 | 2.01% | |
| People First | 3 | Park Hong-rae | 25,054 | 0.51% | ||
| Independent politician}}" | Independent | 6 | Kim Ok-sun | 17,728 | 0.36% | |
| Korea | 4 | Goh Soon-bok | 10,488 | 0.21% | ||
| Independent politician}}" | Independent | 5 | Kim Myung-ho | 9,992 | 0.20% | |
| Independent politician}}" | Independent | 8 | Chung Ki-yong | 6,156 | 0.12% | |
| Total | 4,843,370 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 66.18% |
1998
| 1998 Seoul mayoral election | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Congress for New Politics}}" | National Congress | 2 | Goh Kun | 1,838,348 | 53.46% | |
| Grand National Party (1997)}}" | Grand National | 1 | Choi Byung-ryul | 1,512,854 | 43.99% | |
| Independent politician}}" | Independent | 3 | Lee Byung-ho | 87,495 | 2.54% | |
| Total | 3,438,697 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 47.13% |
2002
| 2002 Seoul mayoral election | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand National Party (1997)}}" | Grand National | 1 | Lee Myung-bak | 1,819,057 | 52.28% | |
| Democratic Party (South Korea, 2000)}}" | Millennium Democratic | 2 | Kim Min-seok | 1,496,754 | 43.02% | |
| Democratic Labor Party (South Korea)}}" | Democratic Labor | 4 | Lee Moon-ok | 87,965 | 2.52% | |
| Independent politician}}" | 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% |
2006
| 2006 Seoul mayoral election | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand National Party}}" | Grand National | 2 | Oh Se-hoon | 2,409,760 | 61.05% | |
| Uri Party}}" | Uri | 1 | Kang Kum-sil | 1,077,890 | 27.31% | |
| Democratic Party (South Korea, 2000)}}" | Democratic | 3 | Park Joo-sun | 304,565 | 7.71% | |
| Democratic Labor Party (South Korea)}}" | Democratic Labor | 4 | Kim Jong-chul | 117,421 | 2.97% | |
| People First | 5 | Lim Woong-kyun | 14,111 | 0.35% | ||
| Independent politician}}" | 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% |
2010
| 2010 Seoul mayoral election | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grand National Party}}" | Grand National | 1 | Oh Se-hoon | 2,086,127 | 47.43% | |
| Democratic Party (South Korea, 2008)}}" | Democratic | 2 | Han Myeong-sook | 2,059,715 | 46.83% | |
| New Progressive Party (South Korea)}}" | New Progressive | 4 | Roh Hoe-chan | 143,459 | 3.26% | |
| Liberty Forward Party}}" | 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% |
2011 (by-election)
| 2011 Seoul mayoral by-election | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent politician}}" | Independent | 10 | Park Won-soon | 2,158,476 | 53.41% | |
| Grand National Party}}" | Grand National | 1 | Na Kyung-won | 1,867,880 | 46.21% | |
| Independent politician}}" | Independent | 9 | Bae Il-do | 15,408 | 0.38% | |
| Total | 4,041,764 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 48.56% |
2014
| 2014 Seoul mayoral election | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Politics Alliance for Democracy}}" | NPAD | 2 | Park Won-soon | 2,752,171 | 56.12% | |
| Saenuri Party}}" | Saenuri | 1 | Chung Mong-joon | 2,109,869 | 43.02% | |
| Unified Progressive Party}}" | 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% |
2018
| 2018 Seoul mayoral election | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic Party of Korea}}" | Democratic | 1 | Park Won-soon | 2,619,497 | 52.79% | |
| Liberty Korea Party}}" | Liberty Korea | 2 | Kim Moon-soo | 1,158,487 | 23.34% | |
| Bareunmirae Party}}" | Bareunmirae | 3 | Ahn Cheol-soo | 970,374 | 19.55% | |
| Green Party Korea}}" | Green | 8 | Sin Jie-ye | 82,874 | 1.67% | |
| Justice Party (South Korea)}}" | Justice | 5 | Kim Jong-min | 81,664 | 1.64% | |
| Minjung Party}}" | Minjung | 6 | Kim Jin-sook | 22,134 | 0.44% | |
| Our Future | 9 | Woo In-cheol | 11,599 | 0.23% | ||
| Korean Patriots' Party}}" | 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% |
2021 (by-election)
| 2021 Seoul mayoral by-election | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People Power Party (South Korea)}}" | People Power | 2 | Oh Se-hoon | 2,798,788 | 57.50% | |
| Democratic Party of Korea}}" | Democratic | 1 | Park Young-sun | 1,907,336 | 39.18% | |
| National Revolutionary Dividends Party}}" | National Revolutionary | 7 | Huh Kyung-young | 52,107 | 1.07% | |
| Women's Party (South Korea)}}" | Women's | 11 | Kim Jin-ah | 33,421 | 0.68% | |
| Basic Income Party}}" | Basic Income | 6 | Shin Ji-hye | 23,628 | 0.48% | |
| Independent politician}}" | Independent | 15 | Shin Ji-ye | 18,039 | 0.37% | |
| Progressive Party (South Korea, 2017)}}" | Progressive | 12 | Song Myeong-suk | 12,272 | 0.25% | |
| Minsaeng Party}}" | Minsaeng | 9 | Lee Su-bong | 11,196 | 0.23% | |
| Mirae Party}}" | Mirae | 8 | Oh Tae-yang | 6,483 | 0.13% | |
| Independent politician}}" | Independent | 13 | Chung Dong-hui | 1,874 | 0.03% | |
| Independent politician}}" | Independent | 14 | Lee Do-yeop | 1,664 | 0.03% | |
| New United Liberal Democrats | 10 | Bae Yeong-gyu | 634 | 0.01% | ||
| Total | 4,867,442 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 58.19% |
2022
| 2022 Seoul mayoral election | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People Power Party (South Korea)}}" | People Power | 2 | Oh Se-hoon | 2,608,277 | 59.05% | |
| Democratic Party of Korea}}" | Democratic | 1 | Song Young-gil | 1,733,183 | 39.23% | |
| Justice Party (South Korea)}}" | Justice | 3 | Kwon Soo-joung | 53,840 | 1.21% | |
| Basic Income Party}}" | Basic Income | 4 | Shin ji-hye | 12,619 | 0.28% | |
| Independent politician}}" | Independent | 5 | Kim Gwang-jong | 9,000 | 0.20% | |
| Total | 4,416,919 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 53.17% |
Notes
References
References
- link
- link. (April 7, 2021)
- "Successive Mayors".
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