Park Won-soon | |
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박원순 | |
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| Mayor of Seoul | |
| In office October 27, 2011 – July 9, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Oh Se-hoon |
| Succeeded by | Oh Se-hoon[1] |
| Personal details | |
| Born | February 11, 1955 Changnyeong, South Korea |
| Died | July 9, 2020 (aged 65) Jongno, Seoul, South Korea |
| Cause of death | Suicide[2] |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Kang Nan-hee |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University (Expelled) Dankook University (BA) London School of Economics (Diploma) |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 박원순 |
| Hanja | 朴元淳 |
| Revised Romanization | Bak Wonsun |
| McCune–Reischauer | Pak Wŏnsun |
Park Won-soon (Korean: 박원순; February 11, 1955 – July 9, 2020) was a South Korean politician, activist, and lawyer. He was the longest-serving mayor of Seoul,[3] from 2011 until his death in July 2020. Being a member of the Democratic Party of Korea, he was first elected in 2011[4] and won re-election in 2014 and 2018.
Prior to being elected as mayor, Park was a community and social justice activist, serving as a member of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission. He wrote many books on transitional justice as international human rights lawyer and worked as the chief prosecutor for both North and South Korea for the first time in The Women's International War Crimes Tribunal on Japan's Military Sexual Slavery accusing the Showa Emperor. He was A noted political donor in Seoul, Park contributed to political organizations and think tanks that advocated for grassroots solutions towards social, educational, environmental, and political issues. As a mayor of Seoul, he was awarded for the first time in South Korea, Gothenburg Award for Sustainable Development for 'sharing city' and Lee Kuan Yew World City Prize, Singapore for changing the city into an inclusive, socially stable and innovative city.
In July 2020, Park's former secretary accused him of four years of sexual harassment; Park died the next day, in an apparent suicide.[5][6][7][8]
- ^ 오세훈·박형준 '당선' 野 압승...1년만에 180도 돌아선 민심. April 8, 2021.
- ^ "Mayor killed himself: police". The Korea Times. July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Seoul's Longest Serving Mayor Was Found Dead One Day After A Harassment Case Was Filed Against Him". www.vice.com. July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 10, 2020.
- ^ "Seoul Residents Elect Liberal Novice as Mayor". voanews.com. Archived from the original on May 26, 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2011.
- ^ Julia Hollingsworth, Gawon Bae and Yoonjung Seo (January 27, 2021). "Seoul's mayor sexually harassed secretary before his death, report finds". CNN. Retrieved March 24, 2021.
- ^ "Ex-Seoul Mayor Park sexually harassed secretary: Watchdog". January 25, 2021.
- ^ May, Tiffany; Kim, Youmi (January 26, 2021). "South Korean Mayor Sexually Harassed Secretary, Report Finds". The New York Times.
- ^ 박원순 성추행 피해자, '나의 회복 위해 용서하고 싶다'. BBC News 코리아.