Seo Jung-hyup (Korean: 서정협; Hanja: 徐正協, born 3 January 1965) is a South Korean educator and politician served as the acting mayor of Seoul since 10 July 2020 to 8 April 2021, and has been Deputy Mayor for Administration of Seoul since 2020. Prior to becoming Deputy Mayor, Seo served as the head of the Seoul Metropolitan Government's cultural department.[1] He has been the acting mayor of Seoul following the death of Mayor Park Won-soon.[2]
Seo Jung-hyup | |
|---|---|
서정협 | |
| Mayor of Seoul | |
Acting | |
| In office 10 July 2020 – 7 April 2021 | |
| Preceded by | Park Won-soon |
| Succeeded by | Oh Se-hoon |
| Deputy Mayor for Administration of Seoul | |
| In office 17 January 2020 – 22 April 2021 Serving with Kim Hak-jin | |
| Preceded by | Kang Tae-woong |
| Succeeded by | Cho In-dong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 January 1965 Ulsan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea |
| Citizenship | South Korea |
| Political party | Independent |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University (B.Econ 1987, MPA 1991) Korea National Open University (BA Eng. and B. Litt 2007) Harvard University (MPA 2000) University of Seoul (PhD without dissertation 2011) |
| Occupation | Educator, public administrator, politician |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 서정협 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Seo Jeong-hyup |
| McCune–Reischauer | Seo Chŏnghyŏp |
Early years and studies edit
Seo Jung-hyup was born and raised in Ulsan. After graduating from Hakseong High School in 1983, Seo moved to Seoul to complete his post secondary studies.[3]
Seo studied international economics at Seoul National University (BA), as well as public administration at University of Seoul (MA), Korea National Open University (MA as well as BA in English and Literature), Harvard University's Kennedy School in Public Administration (MA)[4]
Academic and municipal career edit
Following his completion of administrative exams in 1991, Seo has worked at various positions within the Seoul Metropolitan City Government,[3] as well as adjunct professor at various universities in Seoul (Korea University, Hanyang University, Yonsei University).
He became Deputy Mayor in January 2020 and Acting Mayor on 10 July 2020.
References edit
- ^ Lee, Suh-yoon (2019-01-02). "Seoul 'future heritage' list adds 14 new sites, books". The Korea Times. Archived from the original on 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2020-07-09.
- ^ "'박원순 실종'에 서정협 행정1부시장이 직무대리". 9 July 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.
- ^ a b "서정협 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com. Retrieved Dec 5, 2020.
- ^ "서울시, 행정1부시장에 서정협 기획조정실장 임용제청". 17 January 2020. Retrieved 10 July 2020.