The mayor of Seoul (Korean: 서울특별시장) is the chief executive of Seoul Metropolitan Government, Seoul being the capital and largest city of South Korea.
Mayor of Seoul | |
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서울특별시장 | |
Member of | |
Residence | Mayor's residence, Hannam-dong |
Term length | Four years, renewable thrice |
Inaugural holder | Kim Hyongmin |
Formation | 28 September 1946 |
Salary | ₩102 million annually |
Website | Official website |
Mayor of Seoul | |
Hangul | 서울특별시장 |
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Hanja | 서울特別市長 |
Revised Romanization | Seoul tukbyeol sijang |
McCune–Reischauer | Sŏul t'ŭukpyŏl sichang |
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.
The modern office of mayor succeeds the historic offices of Hansong-bu P'anyun (Lord Mayor of Seoul).
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 |
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Kim Jangyeong | August 15, 1945 | September 11, 1945 |
James S. Killough[n 1] | September 12, 1945 | October 24, 1945 |
Lee Beomsung | October 25, 1945 | May 9, 1946 |
Kim Hyongmin | May 10, 1946 | September 27, 1946 |
Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office[3] | Political party | ||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
Kim Hyongmin 김형민 (1907–1998)[n 2] |
September 28, 1946 | December 15, 1948 | 2 years, 79 days | ||
Yun Posun 윤보선 (1897–1990) |
December 15, 1948 | June 6, 1949 | 174 days | ||
Lee Ki-poong 이기붕 (1896–1960) |
June 6, 1949 | May 8, 1951 | 1 year, 337 days | ||
Kim Tai Sun 김태선 (1903–1977) |
June 27, 1951 | July 6, 1956 | 5 years, 60 days | ||
Goh Chaebong 고재봉 |
July 6, 1956 | December 14, 1957 | 1 year, 162 days | ||
Ho Chong 허정 (1896–1988) |
December 14, 1957 | June 12, 1959 | 1 year, 181 days | Democratic | |
Yim Heung Soon 임흥순 (1895–1971) |
June 12, 1959 | April 30, 1960 | 324 days | Liberal | |
Chang Ki Young 장기영 (1903–1981) |
May 2, 1960 | June 30, 1960 | 60 days | Liberal | |
Kim Sangdon 김상돈 (1901–1986) [n 3] |
December 30, 1960 | May 16, 1961 | 138 days | Democratic | |
Yoon Taeil 윤태일 (1918–1982) |
May 21, 1961 | December 16, 1963 | 2 years, 210 days | Military | |
Yun Chi-young 윤치영 (1898–1996) |
December 17, 1963 | March 30, 1966 | 2 years, 165 days | Democratic Republican | |
Kim Hyun-ok 김현옥 (1926–1997) |
March 31, 1966 | April 16, 1970 | 4 years, 17 days | Democratic Republican | |
Yang Taek Shik 양택식 (1924–2012) |
April 16, 1970 | September 2, 1974 | 4 years, 140 days | Democratic Republican | |
Koo Cha Chun 구자춘 (1932–1996) |
September 2, 1974 | December 22, 1978 | 4 years, 112 days | Democratic Republican | |
Chong Sangchon 정상천 (1931–2015) |
December 22, 1978 | September 2, 1980 | 1 year, 256 days | Democratic Republican | |
Park Young Su 박영수 (1928–2003) |
September 2, 1980 | April 28, 1982 | 1 year, 239 days | Democratic Justice | |
Kim Sung-bae 김성배 |
April 28, 1982 | October 15, 1983 | 1 year, 171 days | Democratic Justice | |
Yeom Bo-hyeon 염보현 (1932–2021) |
October 15, 1983 | December 30, 1987 | 4 years, 77 days | Democratic Justice | |
Kim Yong Nae 김용래 (1934–2009) |
December 30, 1987 | December 5, 1988 | 342 days | Democratic Justice | |
Goh Kun 고건 (born 1938) |
December 5, 1988 | December 27, 1990 | 2 years, 23 days | Democratic Justice | |
Park Seh-jik 박세직 (1933–2009) |
December 27, 1990 | February 18, 1991 | 54 days | Democratic Liberal | |
Lee Haewon 이해원 (1930–2014) |
February 19, 1991 | June 26, 1992 | 1 year, 129 days | Democratic Liberal | |
Lee Sang-bae 이상배 (born 1939) |
June 26, 1992 | February 26, 1993 | 246 days | Democratic Liberal | |
Kim Sang chul 김상철 (1947–2012) |
February 26, 1993 | March 4, 1993 | 7 days | Democratic Liberal | |
Lee Won Jong 이원종 (born 1942) |
March 8, 1993 | October 21, 1994 | 1 year, 228 days | Democratic Liberal | |
Woo Myoung Kyu 우명규 (born 1936) |
October 22, 1994 | November 3, 1994 | 13 days | Democratic Liberal | |
Choi Byung-ryeol 최병렬 (1938–2022) |
November 3, 1994 | June 30, 1995 | 240 days | Democratic Liberal |
Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the mayor of Seoul is elected by direct election.
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Term | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | |||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1st | Cho Soon 조순 趙淳 (1928–2022) |
July 1, 1995 | September 9, 1997 | 2 years, 71 days | Democratic | 1995 | ||
Kang Deok-ki 강덕기 姜德基 (born 1936) Acting |
September 10, 1997 | June 30, 1998 | 294 days | Independent | — | |||
2nd | Goh Kun 고건 高建 (born 1938) |
July 1, 1998 | June 30, 2002 | 4 years, 0 days | National Congress → Millennium Democratic |
1998 | ||
3rd | Lee Myung-bak 이명박 李明博 (born 1941) |
July 1, 2002 | June 30, 2006 | 4 years, 0 days | Grand National | 2002 | ||
4th | Oh Se-hoon 오세훈 吳世勳 (born 1961) |
July 1, 2006 | August 26, 2011 | 5 years, 57 days | Grand National | 2006 | ||
5th | 2010 | |||||||
Kwon Young-kyu 권영규 權寧奎 (born 1955) Acting |
August 27, 2011 | October 26, 2011 | 61 days | Independent | — | |||
Park Won-soon 박원순 朴元淳 (1955–2020) |
October 27, 2011 | July 9, 2020[n 4] | 8 years, 257 days | Independent → Democratic United → Democratic ('11) → NPAD → Democratic ('14) |
2011 (by-el.) | |||
6th | 2014 | |||||||
7th | 2018 | |||||||
Seo Jung-hyup 서정협 徐正協 (born 1965) Acting |
July 10, 2020 | April 7, 2021 | 273 days | Independent | — | |||
Oh Se-hoon 오세훈 吳世勳 (born 1961) |
April 8, 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 19 days | People Power | 2021 (by-el.) | |||
8th | 2022 |
1995 Seoul mayoral election | ||||||
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Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
Democratic | 2 | Cho Soon | 2,051,441 | 42.35% | ||
Independent | 7 | Park Chan-jong | 1,623,356 | 33.51% | ||
Democratic Liberal | 1 | Chung Won-shik | 1,001,446 | 20.67% | ||
Independent | 9 | Hwang San-sung | 97,709 | 2.01% | ||
People First | 3 | Park Hong-rae | 25,054 | 0.51% | ||
Independent | 6 | Kim Ok-sun | 17,728 | 0.36% | ||
Korea | 4 | Goh Soon-bok | 10,488 | 0.21% | ||
Independent | 5 | Kim Myung-ho | 9,992 | 0.20% | ||
Independent | 8 | Chung Ki-yong | 6,156 | 0.12% | ||
Total | 4,843,370 | 100.00% | ||||
Voter turnout | 66.18% |
1998 Seoul mayoral election | ||||||
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Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
National Congress | 2 | Goh Kun | 1,838,348 | 53.46% | ||
Grand National | 1 | Choi Byung-ryul | 1,512,854 | 43.99% | ||
Independent | 3 | Lee Byung-ho | 87,495 | 2.54% | ||
Total | 3,438,697 | 100.00% | ||||
Voter turnout | 47.13% |
2002 Seoul mayoral election | ||||||
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Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
Grand National | 1 | Lee Myung-bak | 1,819,057 | 52.28% | ||
Millennium Democratic | 2 | Kim Min-seok | 1,496,754 | 43.02% | ||
Democratic Labor | 4 | Lee Moon-ok | 87,965 | 2.52% | ||
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 Seoul mayoral election | ||||||
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Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
Grand National | 2 | Oh Se-hoon | 2,409,760 | 61.05% | ||
Uri | 1 | Kang Kum-sil | 1,077,890 | 27.31% | ||
Democratic | 3 | Park Joo-sun | 304,565 | 7.71% | ||
Democratic Labor | 4 | Kim Jong-chul | 117,421 | 2.97% | ||
People First | 5 | Lim Woong-kyun | 14,111 | 0.35% | ||
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 Seoul mayoral election | ||||||
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Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
Grand National | 1 | Oh Se-hoon | 2,086,127 | 47.43% | ||
Democratic | 2 | Han Myeong-sook | 2,059,715 | 46.83% | ||
New Progressive | 4 | Roh Hoe-chan | 143,459 | 3.26% | ||
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 Seoul mayoral by-election | ||||||
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Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
Independent | 10 | Park Won-soon | 2,158,476 | 53.41% | ||
Grand National | 1 | Na Kyung-won | 1,867,880 | 46.21% | ||
Independent | 9 | Bae Il-do | 15,408 | 0.38% | ||
Total | 4,041,764 | 100.00% | ||||
Voter turnout | 48.56% |
2014 Seoul mayoral election | ||||||
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Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
NPAD | 2 | Park Won-soon | 2,752,171 | 56.12% | ||
Saenuri | 1 | Chung Mong-joon | 2,109,869 | 43.02% | ||
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 Seoul mayoral election | ||||||
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Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
Democratic | 1 | Park Won-soon | 2,619,497 | 52.79% | ||
Liberty Korea | 2 | Kim Moon-soo | 1,158,487 | 23.34% | ||
Bareunmirae | 3 | Ahn Cheol-soo | 970,374 | 19.55% | ||
Green | 8 | Sin Jie-ye | 82,874 | 1.67% | ||
Justice | 5 | Kim Jong-min | 81,664 | 1.64% | ||
Minjung | 6 | Kim Jin-sook | 22,134 | 0.44% | ||
Our Future | 9 | Woo In-cheol | 11,599 | 0.23% | ||
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 Seoul mayoral by-election | ||||||
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Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
People Power | 2 | Oh Se-hoon | 2,798,788 | 57.50% | ||
Democratic | 1 | Park Young-sun | 1,907,336 | 39.18% | ||
National Revolutionary | 7 | Huh Kyung-young | 52,107 | 1.07% | ||
Women's | 11 | Kim Jin-ah | 33,421 | 0.68% | ||
Basic Income | 6 | Shin Ji-hye | 23,628 | 0.48% | ||
Independent | 15 | Shin Ji-ye | 18,039 | 0.37% | ||
Progressive | 12 | Song Myeong-suk | 12,272 | 0.25% | ||
Minsaeng | 9 | Lee Su-bong | 11,196 | 0.23% | ||
Mirae | 8 | Oh Tae-yang | 6,483 | 0.13% | ||
Independent | 13 | Chung Dong-hui | 1,874 | 0.03% | ||
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 Seoul mayoral election | ||||||
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Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
People Power | 2 | Oh Se-hoon | 2,608,277 | 59.05% | ||
Democratic | 1 | Song Young-gil | 1,733,183 | 39.23% | ||
Justice | 3 | Kwon Soo-joung | 53,840 | 1.21% | ||
Basic Income | 4 | Shin ji-hye | 12,619 | 0.28% | ||
Independent | 5 | Kim Gwang-jong | 9,000 | 0.20% | ||
Total | 4,416,919 | 100.00% | ||||
Voter turnout | 53.17% |