Education

• 2001 ~ 2005

  Korea University Graduate School of Policy Studies
  Master’s in Public Administration (Urban and Local Administration)

• 1975 ~ 1978

  Graduated from Jeongeup Jeil High School

Awards

• MAY 18, 2022

  Outstanding Performance in Fulfilling Election Pledges for Local Chief Executive, 7th Term (Law Consumer Alliance)

• FEB 9, 2022

  2022 COVID-19 Crisis Management Grand Award (Global COVID-19 Crisis Management Evaluation Committee)

• JAN 13, 2022

  Grade B in Comprehensive Civil Service Evaluation (Ministry of the Interior and Safety, Rights Committee)

• JAN 5, 2022

  Excellence in Comprehensive Evaluation of Public Institution Information Disclosure (Ministry of the Interior and Safety)

• DEC 13, 2021

  Top Performance in Seoul Disaster Response Capacity Evaluation (Seoul Metropolitan Government)

• DEC 12, 2021

  Outstanding in Public Resource Access and Sharing Service Evaluation for Local Governments (Ministry of the Interior and Safety)

• DEC 9, 2021

  Highest Rating in Public Institution Integrity Evaluation among Local Districts (Anti-Corruption & Civil Rights Commission)

• DEC 8, 2021

  Grand Prize at the 14th Local Government Administration Awards (Seoul Journalists Association)

• JUL 8, 2021

  Special Award at the Nationwide Local Government Job Creation Awards for Public Disclosures (Ministry of Employment and Labor)

• OCT 14, 2020

  Grand Award at the Parliamentarian Awards in Local Administration (The Parliamentarian’s Society of the Republic of Korea)

• DEC 26, 2019

  Excellence in Local Government Innovation Evaluation (Ministry of the Interior and Safety)

• NOV 26, 2019

  Minister’s Award at the 18th Korea Safety Awards in Public Services (Ministry of the Interior and Safety)

• SEP 25, 2019

  Commendation for Contributions to Local Industry Promotion (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy)

• JUL 25, 2019

  Top Award for Best Practices of Basic Local Governments at the Local Government Manifesto Contest

Career

• JUL 2022 ~ PRESENT

  Seongbuk-gu District Mayor (8th Term)

• JUL 2018 ~ JUN 2022

  Seongbuk-gu District Mayor (7th Term)

• MAR 2018 ~ PRESENT

  Adjunct Professor, Hansung University

• JUL 2014 ~ MAR 2018

  9th Seoul Metropolitan Council Member

• 2017

  Seoul Regional Director, Presidential Campaign for Candidate Moon Jae-in

• JUN 2013 ~ JUN 2014

  Deputy Secretary-General, Democratic Party Central Committee

• OCT 2010

  Executive Secretary, Democratic Party Seoul Metropolitan Branch

• JUL 1995 ~ JUN 2002

  2nd and 3rd Term Seongbuk-gu District Council Member

• 2002

  Assistant Secretary (Grade 4), National Assembly Secretariat