Park won-soon

Park Won-soon (2014)
Korean spelling
Hangeul	박원순
Hanja	朴元淳
Revised Romanization	Bak won-sun
McCune- Reischauer	Pak Wŏnsun
See also : Korean name

Park Won-soon (born March 26, 1956 in Changnyeong , Gyeongsangnam-do , South Korea , † July 9, 2020 in Seoul ) was a South Korean human rights activist and mayor of the capital Seoul from 2011 until his death. He was previously a state attorney and lawyer. From 2012 he belonged to the Minju-tonghap Party ( 민주 통합 당 , Democratic United Party) founded in 2011 , which was renamed the Minju Party ( 민주당 , Minju-dang, Democratic Party) in 2013 .

Study and job

Park was initially admitted to the Faculty of Social Sciences at Seoul National University , where he studied for a year. Because of his participation in the student movement in 1975 against the dictatorial government of Park Chung-hee , he was de -registered . Although his de-registration was later canceled, he did not resume his studies there, but studied at Dankook University , where he received a bachelor's degree in history in 1979 .

In 1980 he passed the state law examination and subsequently worked for the Daegu Public Prosecutor's Office. From 1982 he went freelance as a lawyer and set up an institute for historical research. In 1991 he graduated from the London School of Economics and Political Science with a degree in international law . He later worked as a visiting researcher at Harvard University .

Human rights activist

Park was a social justice and human rights activist for over 30 years . His activism arose during his time at Seoul National University in the late 1970s, when he protested against President Park Chung-hee's policies and was imprisoned for four months. As a result, he missed some of his law classes , but still passed the bar exam. He then became a human rights attorney. In 2006 he received the Ramon Magsaysay Prize in the Public Service category .

Mayor of Seoul

Park was elected as an independent candidate for 35th Mayor of Seoul on October 26, 2011 . He was supported by the Minju Party ( 민주당 , Democratic Party), founded in 2008, and the Minju-nodong Party ( 민주 노동당 , Democratic Labor Party). The independent politician Ahn Cheol-soo initially renounced his own candidacy and later supported him. On February 23, 2012, Park joined the Minju-tonghap Party ( 민주 통합 당 , Minju-tonghap-dang, Democratic United Party), which was renamed the Minju Party ( 민주당 , Minju-dang, Democratic Party) in 2013 and is Joined Sae-jeongchi-minju-yeonhap ( 새 정치 민주 연합 , New Political Alliance for Democracy) in 2014 . As a candidate for Allianz, Park was confirmed in office in the mayoral elections on June 4, 2014. Another re-election took place in June 2018. This began his third and final term as mayor, whose office is limited to three terms. In 2020 he announced the goals of the Seoul City Green New Deal .

On April 8, 2020, a former secretary, Parks, filed an allegation against him with the Seoul police of sexual harassment .

On July 10, 2020, shortly after midnight, Park was found dead by a search party at the foot of the Bugaksan near the historic Sukjeongmun city ​​gate . His daughter had reported him missing the previous afternoon. A last will has been found in Park's apartment. In it, Park thanked everyone who had accompanied him in his life, asked for forgiveness and wished he would be cremated . The ashes should be scattered on his parents' grave.

Personal

Park was a Buddhist . He was married and had a daughter and a son.

Fonts

• 2002: Korea's Civil Movements: The Bed of Procrustes - Dangdae
• 2010: Villages Are Schools - Geomdungso
• 2010: The Condition of the Beautiful World - Hankyoreh
• 2011: How Does Oliver Cook the World? - To e-magazine
• 2011: Village Companies - Geomdungso
• 2011: 1,000 Jobs That Changed the World - Munhak Dongne
• 2011: Dictionary of Beautiful Value - Wisdom House
• 2011: Ecology Is the Answer for Villages - Geomdungso

Web links

Commons : Park Won-soon  - collection of images, videos and audio files

• CV of Park Won-soon on seoul.go.kr (English)
• Videos from and about Park Won-soon in the AV portal of the Technical Information Library

Individual evidence

1. ^ Park Won Soon. In: rmaward.asia. The Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation, 2006, accessed January 13, 2018 . 
2. ^ Outsider in. In: economist.com. The Economist , October 29, 2011, accessed January 13, 2018 . 
3. ↑ Lee Sung-eun: Mayor announces Seoul's Green New Deal goals. In: Korea JoongAng Daily . July 8, 2020, accessed on July 9, 2020 . 
4. ↑ (4th LD) Seoul mayor found dead hours after reported missing: police. In: Yonhap . July 10, 2020, accessed on July 10, 2020 . 
5. ↑ Lee Sung-eun, Kim Min-sang: Secretary says mayor wouldn't stop harassing her. In: Korea JoongAng Daily . July 13, 2020, accessed on July 14, 2020 . 
6. ^ South Korea: Seoul Mayor Park Won-soon found dead after going missing. In: Deutsche Welle . July 9, 2020, accessed on July 9, 2020 . 
7. ↑ Lee Mi-gyeong: '시민 운동 대부' 서 '최장기 서울 시장' 으로… 일거 에 나락 으로 떨어진 故 박원순. In: Hanguk Gyeongje. July 10, 2020, accessed July 9, 2020 (Korean). 
8. ^ Seoul Mayor reported missing; search under way. In: The Korea Times . July 9, 2020, accessed on July 9, 2020 . 
9. ^ (3rd LD) Police searching for Seoul mayor after missing report. In: Yonhap . July 9, 2020, accessed on July 9, 2020 . 
10. ↑ Mayor of Seoul missing. In: Spiegel Online . July 9, 2020, accessed on July 9, 2020 . 
11. ↑ Search has begun for missing Seoul mayor, whose phone was turned off . Inquirer. July 9, 2020.
12. ↑ Park Si-soo: 'Thank you, sorry and good bye': Mayor's handwritten will unveiled. In: The Korea Times . July 10, 2020, accessed on July 10, 2020 . 

predecessor	Office	successor
Oh se-hoon	Mayor of Seoul since October 27, 2011	-

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Park is the family name here, Won-soon is the first name.