Academic Background
- Daljeon Elementary School (29 th )/ Dongji Middle School (24 th )/ Pohang High School (23 rd )
- Graduated from Daehan Judo Academy (current Yong In University)
- Yonsei Graduate School of Education (Master of Pedagogy)
- Yonsei Graduate School of Administration (Master of Political Science)
- Korea National Sport University Graduate School of Sports (Doctor of Physical Science)
- Chinese Academy of Social Sciences, Doctor of Laws (Majored in Constitution and Administrational Laws)
Career
- 1983 Olympic Organizing Committee Planning Office《O.O.C》(passed the first open recruitment)
- 1984 Chairperson's secretary for the Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee
- 1985 Dispatched work for Democratic (Minju) Justice party (president's secretary)
- 1988 Executive official of Blue House Secretarial Office
- 1992 Director of Civil Defense Bureau in Gyeongsangbuk-do
- 1994 Governor of Bonghwa-gun (Age 36, the youngest governor)
- 1995 Head of the Investigation Division in Local Government Officials Development Institute, Ministry of Home Affairs
- 1996 Head of the Emergency Plan Division for the Ministry of Home Affairs
- 1996 Head of the Organization Management Division for the Ministry of Home Affairs
- 1998 Sejong Institute (Globalization Course) training
- 1999 Investigator in the Ministry of Government Affairs and Home Affairs
- 1999 Director of Information Support Division, Korea Local Authorities Foundation for International Relations
- 2000 Chief delegate of China Beijing Headquarter, Korea Local Authorities Foundation for International Relations
- 2002 Director of Health Environment Forestry, Gyeongsangbuk-do
- 2005 Director of Environment Forestry Marine, Gyeongsangbuk-do
- 2005 Principal of the Officials Training Institute, Gyeongsangbuk-do
- 2005 Promoted as a Bureau Chief
- 2005 Retired from the principal post of the Officials Training Institute, Gyeongsangbuk-do (September 14th)
- 2005 Vice-chairperson of the Grand National Party, Gyeongbuk Party (October 18th)
- 2005 Joint representative of Pohang Globalization Forum
- 2006. 7~present: Mayor of Pohang City (4 th general election)
Awards
- Order of Service Merit Red Stripes (2004)
- President’s Commendation (1992)
Miscellaneous
- Guest professor of Department for the International Relations, Yong In University (2001~)
- President of School Council Organizing Committee, PohangCity(consecutive)
- President of School Council, Dongji Girls´ Middle School (consecutive)
- President of Inline Union, Gyeongsangbuk-do (consecutive)
- Advisory member of Korean Society in China
- Adviser to ForestInterpreters'Association
- Honorary ambassador to , USA
- Honorary citizen of LittleRock , USA
- Honorary citizen of Bozhou and Dongchuan , China
