Mayor of Seoul explained

Post:Mayor
Body:Seoul
Insignia:Logo of Seoul, South Korea.svg
Insigniasize:100px
Insigniacaption:Logo of the Seoul Metropolitan Government
Incumbent:Oh Se-hoon
Incumbentsince:8 April 2021
Residence:Mayor's residence, Hannam-dong
Termlength:Four years, renewable thrice
Salary:₩102 million annually
Inaugural:Kim Hyongmin
Native Name Lang:ko
Hanja:서울
Rr:Seoul tukbyeol sijang
Mr:Sŏul t'ŭukpyŏl sichang

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.[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.

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.[2] 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.

MayorTook officeLeft office
Kim JangyeongAugust 15, 1945September 11, 1945
James S. Killough[3] September 12, 1945October 24, 1945
Lee BeomsungOctober 25, 1945May 9, 1946
Kim HyongminMay 10, 1946September 27, 1946

Appointed mayors of Seoul

PortraitName
Term of office[4] Political party
Took officeLeft officeTime in office

Korean: 김형민
[5] 		September 28, 1946December 15, 1948
Yun Posun
Korean: 윤보선
December 15, 1948June 6, 1949
Lee Ki-poong
Korean: 이기붕
June 6, 1949May 8, 1951

Korean: 김태선
June 27, 1951July 6, 1956
Goh Chaebong
Korean: 고재봉 		July 6, 1956December 14, 1957
Ho Chong
Korean: 허정
December 14, 1957June 12, 1959Democratic

Korean: 임흥순
June 12, 1959April 30, 1960Liberal

Korean: 장기영
May 2, 1960June 30, 1960Liberal

Korean: 김상돈

[6] 		December 30, 1960May 16, 1961Democratic

Korean: 윤태일
May 21, 1961December 16, 1963Military
Yun Chi-young
Korean: 윤치영
December 17, 1963March 30, 1966Democratic Republican

Korean: 김현옥
March 31, 1966April 16, 1970Democratic Republican

Korean: 양택식
April 16, 1970September 2, 1974Democratic Republican

Korean: 구자춘
September 2, 1974December 22, 1978Democratic Republican

Korean: 정상천
December 22, 1978September 2, 1980Democratic Republican

Korean: 박영수
September 2, 1980April 28, 1982Democratic Justice

Korean: 김성배 		April 28, 1982October 15, 1983Democratic Justice

Korean: 염보현
October 15, 1983December 30, 1987Democratic Justice

Korean: 김용래
December 30, 1987December 5, 1988Democratic Justice
Goh Kun
Korean: 고건
December 5, 1988December 27, 1990Democratic Justice
Park Seh-jik
Korean: 박세직
December 27, 1990February 18, 1991Democratic Liberal

Korean: 이해원
February 19, 1991June 26, 1992Democratic Liberal

Korean: 이상배
June 26, 1992February 26, 1993Democratic Liberal

Korean: 김상철
February 26, 1993March 4, 1993Democratic Liberal

Korean: 이원종
March 8, 1993October 21, 1994Democratic Liberal

Korean: 우명규
October 22, 1994November 3, 1994Democratic Liberal
Choi Byung-ryeol
Korean: 최병렬
November 3, 1994June 30, 1995Democratic Liberal

Directly elected mayors

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

TermPortraitName
Term of officePolitical partyElected
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1stCho Soon
Korean: 조순<br>趙淳
July 1, 1995September 9, 1997Democratic1995
Kang Deok-ki
Korean: 강덕기<br>姜德基
September 10, 1997June 30, 1998Independent—
2ndGoh Kun
Korean: 고건<br>高建
July 1, 1998June 30, 2002National Congress →
Millennium Democratic		1998
3rdLee Myung-bak
Korean: 이명박<br>李明博
July 1, 2002June 30, 2006Grand National2002
4thOh Se-hoon
Korean: 오세훈<br>吳世勳
July 1, 2006August 26, 2011Grand National2006
5th2010

Korean: 권영규<br>權寧奎
August 27, 2011October 26, 2011Independent—
Park Won-soon
Korean: 박원순<br>朴元淳
October 27, 2011July 9, 2020[7] Independent →
Democratic United →
Democratic ('11) →
NPAD →
Democratic ('14)		2011
6th2014
7th2018
Seo Jung-hyup
Korean: 서정협<br>徐正協
July 10, 2020April 7, 2021Independent—
Oh Se-hoon
Korean: 오세훈<br>吳世勳
April 8, 2021IncumbentPeople Power2021
8th2022

Elections

1995

1995 Seoul mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Democratic2Cho Soon2,051,44142.35%
Independent7Park Chan-jong1,623,35633.51%
Democratic Liberal1Chung Won-shik1,001,44620.67%
Independent9Hwang San-sung97,7092.01%
People First3Park Hong-rae25,0540.51%
Independent6Kim Ok-sun17,7280.36%
Korea4Goh Soon-bok10,4880.21%
Independent5Kim Myung-ho9,9920.20%
Independent8Chung Ki-yong6,1560.12%
Total4,843,370align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout66.18%

1998

1998 Seoul mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
National Congress2Goh Kun1,838,34853.46%
Grand National1Choi Byung-ryul1,512,85443.99%
Independent3Lee Byung-ho87,4952.54%
Total3,438,697align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout47.13%

2002

2002 Seoul mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Grand National1Lee Myung-bak1,819,05752.28%
Millennium Democratic2Kim Min-seok1,496,75443.02%
Democratic Labor4Lee Moon-ok87,9652.52%
Independent6Lee Kyung-hee34,3130.98%
Green Peace3Lim Sam-jin28,0340.80%
Socialist5Won Yong-soo12,9820.37%
Total3,479,105align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout45.80%

2006

2006 Seoul mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Grand National2Oh Se-hoon2,409,76061.05%
Uri1Kang Kum-sil1,077,89027.31%
Democratic3Park Joo-sun304,5657.71%
Democratic Labor4Kim Jong-chul117,4212.97%
People First5Lim Woong-kyun14,1110.35%
Independent8Baek Seung-won13,8080.34%
Citizens6Lee Gwi-sun4,7900.12%
Hanmijun5Lee Tae-hee4,4810.11%
Total3,946,826align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout49.83%

2010

2010 Seoul mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Grand National1Oh Se-hoon2,086,12747.43%
Democratic2Han Myeong-sook2,059,71546.83%
New Progressive4Roh Hoe-chan143,4593.26%
Liberty Forward3Ji Sang-wook90,0322.04%
Future Union5Seok Jong-hyun18,3390.41%
Total4,397,672align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout53.90%

2011 (by-election)

2011 Seoul mayoral by-election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Independent10Park Won-soon2,158,47653.41%
Grand National1Na Kyung-won1,867,88046.21%
Independent9Bae Il-do15,4080.38%
Total4,041,764align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout48.56%

2014

2014 Seoul mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
NPAD2Park Won-soon2,752,17156.12%
Saenuri1Chung Mong-joon2,109,86943.02%
Unified Progressive3Chung Tae-heung23,6380.48%
New Politics5Hong Jung-shik17,6030.35%
Total4,903,281align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout58.63%

2018

2018 Seoul mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Democratic1Park Won-soon2,619,49752.79%
Liberty Korea2Kim Moon-soo1,158,48723.34%
Bareunmirae3Ahn Cheol-soo970,37419.55%
Green8Sin Jie-ye82,8741.67%
Justice5Kim Jong-min81,6641.64%
Minjung6Kim Jin-sook22,1340.44%
Our Future9Woo In-cheol11,5990.23%
Korean Patriots'7Ihn Ji-yeon11,2220.22%
Chinbak Yeondae10Choi Tae-hyeon4,0210.08%
Total4,961,872align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout59.89%

2021 (by-election)

2021 Seoul mayoral by-election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
People Power2Oh Se-hoon2,798,78857.50%
Democratic1Park Young-sun1,907,33639.18%
National Revolutionary7Huh Kyung-young52,1071.07%
Women's11Kim Jin-ah33,4210.68%
Basic Income6Shin Ji-hye23,6280.48%
Independent15Shin Ji-ye18,0390.37%
Progressive12Song Myeong-suk12,2720.25%
Minsaeng9Lee Su-bong11,1960.23%
Mirae8Oh Tae-yang6,4830.13%
Independent13Chung Dong-hui1,8740.03%
Independent14Lee Do-yeop1,6640.03%
New United Liberal Democrats10Bae Yeong-gyu6340.01%
Total4,867,442align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout58.19%

2022

2022 Seoul mayoral election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
People Power2Oh Se-hoon2,608,27759.05%
Democratic1Song Young-gil1,733,18339.23%
Justice3Kwon Soo-joung53,8401.21%
Basic Income4Shin ji-hye12,6190.28%
Independent5Kim Gwang-jong9,0000.20%
Total4,416,919align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout53.17%

See also

References

  1. Web site: 2013년도 서울시 예산안 발표(2012.11.1). finance.seoul.go.kr. April 6, 2013. November 5, 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131105225203/http://finance.seoul.go.kr/archives/12909. dead.
  2. Web site: [최종득표율] 서울 오세훈 57.5%, 부산 박형준 62.67%]. 2021-04-17. The Chosun Ilbo. April 7, 2021 . ko.
  3. Appointed as Military Mayor by the United States Army Military Government in Korea.
  4. Web site: Successive Mayors. May 21, 2006. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20060525173303/http://english.seoul.go.kr/gover/office/office_06suc.htm. May 25, 2006. With the exception of Kim Sangdon in 1960, the position was an appointed post until 1995. Since then, mayors are elected by popular vote. Some names have been adapted in accordance with Wikipedia conventions.
  5. Officially the first mayor of Seoul, he was the last mayor of Gyeongseong.
  6. Elected, under the Second Republic
  7. [Park Won-soon#Death|Died in office]

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