Cho Kwang-han (Korean: 조광한; Hanja: 趙光漢; born 1 February 1958) is a South Korean politician serving as Mayor of Namyangju in Gyeonggi Province from 2018.
Cho Kwang-han | |
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| 조광한 | |
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| Mayor of Namyangju | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Suk-woo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1958 Gunsan, South Korea |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | HUFS |
Previous political career
editHe was previously an administrator at President Kim Dae-jung's Blue House. He then worked for Kim's successor Roh Moo-hyun. He was responsible for recruiting Jagalchi Market worker for televised speech in support of then-presidential candidate Roh which hit unusually high 12.4% viewer ratings. For this he was appointed by then-president Roh as his secretary for public relations and later vice spokesperson.[1]
In 2012 general election, he unsuccessfully ran for Seoul's constituency under the slogan "I want to make Ahn Cheol-soo the president"[2] but as an independent candidate to benchmark Ahn's "new politics campaign" as opposed to two-party system.[3]
Mayor of Namyangju
editIn 2018 election, Cho became the first Democratic politician to become the Mayor of Namyangju, which was taken by main opposition party, PPP, for 16 years,[4] defeating former deputy governor of Gyeonggi Province.[5] He earned the party nomination defeating the former deputy mayor of the city.[6]
In October 2018, Cho launched the task force dedicated to eradicating businesses illegally selling extremely overpriced food and charging for bench usages at illegally installed restaurants around the major lakes in the city.[7] In July 2019 the project was completed allowing citizens to enjoy cleaner lakes freely becoming the first in such project in the country.[8][9] A month later Gyeonggi Province Governor Lee Jae-myung launched similar projects.[9][10]
Education and Academia
editCho holds a bachelor's degree in Chinese language from Hankuk University of Foreign Studies.[11] He previously served as a visiting scholar at Georgetown University and an endowed chair professor at Kunjang University College.[12]
Electoral history
edit| Election | Year | Position | Party Affiliation | Votes | Percentage of votes | Results |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19th General Election | 2012 | Member of National Assembly from Seoul Dongdaemun A | Independent | 4,039 | 4.66% | Lost |
| 7th local elections | 2018 | Mayor of Namyangju City | Democratic Party | 186,730 | 64.4% | Won |
References
edit- ^ "'안철수 대통령' 현수막 걸고선 … 조광한 "안 원장 본 적 없다"". JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 2012-03-30. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ "박근혜는 되고 안철수는 안 돼?". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). 2012-02-28. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ ""썩은 정당·무능한 정당 필요없다 고향에서 신화 만들겠다"". m.weekly.chosun.com (in Korean). 2012-02-08. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ "조광한 남양주시장 당선자 "베드타운 남양주 새롭게 바꾸겠다"". OhmyNews (in Korean). 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ "[경기북도일보] [6.13/ 남양주시장]조광한 VS 예창근 VS 이인희 VS 송영진 후보". 경기북도일보. 2018-06-07. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ "≪경기북도일보≫ 남양주시 더불어 민주당..조광한, 최현덕 ˝2인 경선˝". 경기북도일보. 2018-04-30. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ 김, 도윤 (2020-07-01). "'해변 같은 계곡 백사장' 남양주시 '청학 비치' 개장". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ "[경기북도일보] 남양주시, 하천·계곡 불법구조물 뿌리 뽑는다". 경기북도일보. 2019-07-12. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ a b ""청정계곡 원조는 이재명 지사 아냐" 남양주시장이 외치는 이유". 이데일리 (in Korean). 2020-08-25. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ "하천계곡 정비사업은 남양주가 최초 - 경기동부신문". www.kdbnews.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ "조광한 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
- ^ "프로필 < 조광한입니다 : 남양주시 열린시장실". www.nyj.go.kr. Retrieved 2021-02-27.