Park Won-soon
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Park Won-soon (Korean: 박원순; March 26, 1956 – July 9, 2020) was a South Korean politician and lawyer. In 2011, he was elected as the Mayor of Seoul.[1] He received the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2006. He was born in Changnyeong, South Korea. Park was a member of the Democratic Party.
As a lawyer, he won several major cases, including South Korea’s first sexual harassment conviction.[2] He also campaigned for the rights of comfort women.[2]
On June 13, 2018, Park was elected to his third and last term as Mayor of Seoul. He was the first mayor in the city's history to be elected to a third term.[3]
On July 9, 2020, Park's daughter reported him as missing to Seoul police authorities.[4] He was found dead a few hours later, aged 64.[5][6] His death was ruled as a suicide.[7]
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Park discussing the 2013 Special Winter Olympic Games
Park Won Soon (박원순) in Dec 2014
Park's funeral was held after a mourning period of five days.
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References
- ↑ "Seoul Residents Elect Liberal Novice as Mayor". voanews.com.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Police Search for Seoul Mayor After His Daughter Reports Him Missing". The New York Times. July 9, 2020.
- ↑ Wallace, Danielle (July 9, 2020). "Missing Seoul mayor's body found after massive search". Fox News. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ↑ Kim, Jun-yeop (July 9, 2020). [속보] "박원순 서울시장 유언 남기고 나가" 딸이 경찰에 신고. Kookmin Ilbo (in 한국어). Kookmin Ilbo Company. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ↑ "박원순 서울시장 북악산 숙정문 인근서 숨진 채 발견". 연합뉴스. July 10, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ↑ "Seoul mayor found dead in northern Seoul: police". Yonhap News Agency. July 10, 2020. Archived from the original on July 9, 2020. Retrieved July 9, 2020.
- ↑ "Mayor killed himself: police". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2020-07-10.