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Academic Background
- Feb. 1981 Graduated from Daedong High School of Gwangju
- Feb. 1988 Graduated from Department of Business Administration,
School of Business, Yonsei University (Class of ‘81)
- Feb. 2005 Graduated from Department of Chinese Language and Literature, Korea National Open University (Class of ’00)
- 2009 Fourth Grade at Department of Japanese Studies, Korea National Open University (currently on a leave, Class of ’05)
Career Backgroundn Summary
- 1984 Elected as the first President of Student Council of Yonsei University through direct election
- 1994 Passed the 36th National Bar Examination
- 2000 to 2004 Elected as the 16th National Assemblyman
- 2004 to 2008 Re-elected as the 17th National Assemblyman
- 2008 to 2010 Elected as the 18th National Assemblyman for the third term
- 2008 Senior Member of Democratic Party
- 2010 Elected as the 5th Mayor of Incheon Metropolitan City by popular vote
Labor Movement and Legal Services
- 1985 Served as a welder at the Daewoo Motors Lemains Plant Construction Site in Incheon
- 1987 Operated Transportation Labor Newspaper (Labor-related counseling services)
- 1991 Served as the first Director of Incheon Branch, Federation of Korean Taxi Worker’s Unions
- 1997 to 2000 Served as Lawyer at Hwanghae Law Firm (Passed the 36th National Bar Examination)
- 1997 Member of Minbyun - Lawyers for a Democratic Society Policy Advisor and Legal Advisor at Incheon City Office Gave lectures on legal procedures at School of Law, Inha University
- 2000 to 2006 Served as a member of Korea Federation for Environmental Movements
Political and Diplomatic Services
- 1999 Served as Head of Electoral District Chapter Gap of Gyeyang-Ganghwa, National Congress for New Politics
- 2000 Served as Head of Electoral District Chapter of Gyeyang-gu, Millennium Democratic Party
- 2000 to 2004 Served as the 16th National Assemblyman
- 2000 and 2002 Served as a member of Special Committee on Budget and Accounts, National Assembly
- 2000 to 2002 Served as a member of Legislation and Judiciary Committee, National Assembly
- 2001 Served as President of Special Committee on Labor, Millennium Democratic Party
- 2002 to 2008 Served as a member of Strategy and Finance Committee
- 2002 Served as Vice Floor Leader of Millennium Democratic Party
Served as Deputy Head of Headquarters for Citizens’ Participatory Movements
Served as Chairman of Labor Committee, Election Polling Committee for Candidate Roh Moo-Hyun
- 2003 Served as a member of Central Committee, Preparatory Committee for Open Uri Party
- 2003 to 2004 Served as Chairman of Civil Society Committee, Open Uri Party
- 2004 to 2008 Re-elected as the 17th National Assemblyman
Served as Vice Chairman of Group of National Assemblymen Elevating Spirit of Korean People
Served as Chairman of the Committee for the 21st Century of Korea-Japan Parliamentarians’ Union
Served as Chairman of Korea-France Parliamentary Friendship Group
- Served as Deputy Head of Electoral Polling Headquarters for the 17th General Election, Open Uri Party
Served as an assistant administrator of Special Committee for Investigation on Iraqi Terrorists’ Murder of Korean Citizen
- 2004 to 2005 Served as Chairman of E-Party Committee, Open Uri Party
- 2004 to 2006 Served as an assistant administrator of Strategy and Finance Committee, National Assembly
- 2005 to 2007 Served as Chief Vice Chairman of Policy Committee, Open Uri Party
Served as Chief Vice President of Open Policy Research Center
- 2006 to 2007 Served as Chairman of Korea-US FTA Special Committee, Open Uri Party
2006 to 2007 Served as Chairman of Korea-US FTA Special Committee, Open Uri Party
- 2006 to 2008 Served as an assistant administrator of Special Committee for Response to Korea-US FTA, National Assembly
- 2007 to 2008 Served as Chairman of the Incheon Area, United New Democratic Party
- 2007 Served as Secretary General, Open Uri Party
- 2007 to 2010 Served as Co-Head of Market Economy and Social Security Net Forum, the research forum of the National Assembly
- 2008 Served as Senior Member of Democratic Party
Served as Head of Headquarters for Strike outside Parliament on Beef Issues, United Democratic Party
- 2008 to 2010 Elected as the 18th National Assemblyman for the third term
Served as a member of Health, Welfare Committee and Intelligence Committee, National Assembly
Served as Chairman of KIKO Response Committee, Democratic Party
Served as a member of Special Committee for Remedy for GM Daewoo, Democratic Party
Served as Chairman of Yongsan Tragedy Response Committee, Democratic Party
Served as Chairman of Committee for Legal Status of Korea-Japan Parliamentarians’ Union
Served as Chairman of Korea-Malaysia Parliamentary Friendship Group
Served as a director of Korea-Indonesia Parliamentary Friendship Group
Key Present Positions
- From 1997 Governor of Saeul Foundation of Culture (Present)
- From 1999 Director of Incheon House for Opening Tomorrow (Present)
- From 2000 Member of Child Fund Korea (former Korea Social Welfare Foundation) (Present)
- From 2001 Honorary Director of Sales of GM Daewoo (Present)
- From 2004 Vice Chairman of Foundation of Inter-Korea Cooperation (Present)
Advisor of Asia Peace and History Education Network (Present)
- From 2007 Chief Educational Advisor of Dongseonambuk Forum (Present)
- From 2008 Senior Member of Democratic Party (Present)
President of Ethical Committee, Alumni Association, Korea National Open University (Present)
Reporting and Broadcasting
- 1982 Served as a reporter at the Yonsei Chunchu (48th Session)
- 1998 Served as an attorney in charge of law in life at i-TV and YTN
Awards
- 2000 Selected as the Best National Assemblyman at the National Audit
- 2001 to 2004 Selected as the best research group of national assemblymen
- Forum for Implementation of Right Politics
- Group of National Assemblymen Elevating Spirit of Korean People
- Group of National Assemblymen for Nation and Culture
- Forum for Implementation of Right Politics
- 2003 to 2004 Selected as the best research group of national assemblymen
- Forum for Implementation of Right Politics
- Group of National Assemblymen Elevating Spirit of Korean People
- 2005 to 2009 Selected as the best research group of national assemblymen
Market Economy and Social Security Net Forum (Co-Director)
- 2007 Won the Order of Legion d’honneur from French Government
Publications
- 2003 Yes, I will Work on Silently like a Bull
- 2009 Turn the Wall to a Gate
