Song Cheol-ho (Korean: 송철호; Hanja: 宋哲鎬; born 26 May 1949) is a South Korean lawyer and politician and served as the mayor of Ulsan from 2018 to 2022.[2]
Song Cheol-ho | |
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송철호 | |
Mayor of Ulsan | |
In office 1 July 2018 – 30 June 2022 | |
Preceded by | Kim Gi-hyeon |
Succeeded by | Kim Doo-gyum |
Personal details | |
Born | Bosu-dong, Jung-gu, Busan, South Korea[1] | 26 May 1949
Political party | Democratic |
Alma mater | Korea University University of Ulsan |
Religion | Roman Catholic(Christian Name : Thomas More) |
Website | Official Website |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 송철호 |
Hanja | 宋哲鎬 |
Revised Romanization | Song Cheolho |
McCune–Reischauer | Song Ch'ŏrho |
Song Cheol-ho was born in Bosu-dong, Jung-gu, Busan in 1949[1] and he grew up in Iksan, North Jeolla Province, where his father was born.
Song passed the bar exam in 1982 and became a lawyer.
His brother is Song Jung-ho, who served as justice minister in 2002. Like his brother, he joined the government in 2005.
Song was although he lost eight elections, he was elected mayor of Ulsan in 2018.[3]