| Alma Mater: | Chungnam National University |
| Office: | Mayor of Daedeok District |
| Termstart: | 1 July 2018 |
| Party: | Democratic |
| Birth Date: | 4 November 1964 |
| Predecessor: | Park Soo-beom |
| Office1: | Member of Daejeon Metropolitan Council |
| Constituency1: | Seo District 4th district |
| Termstart1: | 1 July 2014 |
| Termend1: | 12 March 2018 |
| Constituency2: | proportional representation |
| Termstart2: | 1 July 2010 |
| Termend2: | 30 June 2014 |
Park Jung-hyun (; 4 November 1964) is a South Korean politician serving as Mayor of Daedeok District of Daejeon and Daejeon's first woman district mayor from July 2018.[1]
Before entering politics in 2010, Park had worked at environmental organisations most notably as Green Korea United's deputy secretary general from 2008 after Kim Je-nam and its Daejeon-Chungnam branch's secretary general from 1997.[2]
In the 2010 election, Park was placed as the top of the proportional list of her party. In 2011 she resigned from vice-chair of Industry and Construction Committee of Daejeon Metropolitan Council over issuing Municipal bond to fund the construction of accommodation for Daejeon Hana Citizen, a football club owned by the City.[3]
In the 2014 election, Park was re-elected. Since then, she took multiple roles in her party such as vice chair of its Women's Committee, vice chair of its Special Committee on Fine Dust and co-spokesperson of Moon Jae-in's second presidential campaign in Daejeon.[4]
In the 2018 election, Park defeated the incumbent Daedeok Mayor from opposition party becoming the first woman mayor of any of 5 districts in Daejeon. She is also the first mayor of Daedeok not from now-United Future Party or its preceding parties in 12 years.
Park holds LLB from Chungnam National University.
| Election | Year | Post | Party Affiliation | Votes | Percentage of votes | Results | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5th Local Election | 2010 | Member of Daejeon Metropolitan Council (proportional representation) | Democratic Party (2008) | 174,876 | 29.83% | Won | |
| 6th Local Election | 2014 | Member of Daejeon Metropolitan Council from Seo District's 4th district | New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) | 18,583 | 49.38% | Won | |
| 7th Local Election | 2018 | Mayor of Daedeok District | Democratic Party | 50,263 | 57.9% | Won |