Mayor of Seoul
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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; 77 years ago (1946-09-28) |
Salary | ₩102 million annually |
Website | Official website |
Mayor of Seoul | |
Hangul | |
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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.