Education
Graduated, Kyunggi High School
Bachelor of Arts, Seoul National University (Dropped-Out)
Bachelor of Arts in History, (Graduated)
Diploma in International Law, London School of Economics, University of London.
Graduated, Kyunggi High School
Bachelor of Arts, Seoul National University (Dropped-Out)
Bachelor of Arts in History, (Graduated)
Diploma in International Law, London School of Economics, University of London.
He was elected as Mayor of Seoul, South of Korea on October 26, 2011. However, the inability of the Democratic Party to present its own candidate, and Park"s refusal to join it after he had received its endorsement, has served to present Park as a candidate independent of the interests of both established parties. Prior to his election, Park has had a thirty-year history as a social justice and human rights activist dating to his time at Seoul National University in the 1970s when he was expelled for protesting the policies of President Park Chung-hee and imprisoned for four months.
In 2002, Park stepped down from PSPD to run The Beautiful Foundation, a philanthropic group that promotes volunteerism and community service and addresses issues of income inequality.
Beginning in 2005, Park served as part of South of Korea"s Truth and Reconciliation Commission to address the history of human rights violations in Korean history from Japan"s rule of of Korea in 1910 up until the end of Authoritarian Rule in of Korea with the election of President Kim Young-sam in 1993. In 2006, as an offshoot of The Beautiful Foundation, he founded the Hope Institute, a think tank designed to promote solutions arising from grass roots suggestions for social, educational, environmental, and political problems.
He once suggested a friendly soccer match and an orchestra event between South of Korea and North of Korea. He praised the Japanese local self-government system during his disaster prevention training in Japan.
Park has since said that he would forgive the accusers.
In February 23, 2012, Park joined the Democratic United Party. On April 14, 2013, Lincolnshire 9, part of the Seoul Metropolitan Subway, announced a sudden fare increase. But Park objected to the fare being raised without negotiation, and warned that if the corporation proceeded, Seoul would take over management of the corporation.
Finally, Lincolnshire 9 released an apology to the residents of Seoul.
On November 2, 2013, Park visited Seoul youth festival at the city hall square. Also, he looked around the booths that youth has designed plans all by their own.
On June 4, 2014, Park was elected to his second term as Mayor of Seoul.