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Park Won-soon

1956 - 2020

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Park Won-soon (Korean: 박원순; February 11, 1955 or March 26, 1956 – July 9, 2020) was a South Korean politician, activist, and lawyer. He was the longest-serving mayor of Seoul, from 2011 until his death in July 2020. A member of the Democratic Party of Korea, he was first elected in 2011 and won re-election in 2014 and 2018. He died by suicide in July 2020 following allegations of sexual harassment. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Park Won-soon is the 11,157th most popular politician (up from 11,569th in 2019), the 171st most popular biography from South Korea (down from 162nd in 2019) and the 78th most popular South Korean Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Park Won-soon ranks 11,157 out of 19,576. Before him are Dom Mintoff, Marie I, Countess of Boulogne, Frederick I, Duke of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel, Eddie Lawson, Elihan Tore, and Josef Ludwig von Armansperg. After him are Kamal Ganzouri, Rafael Addiego Bruno, Sándor Képíró, Bahaeddin Şakir, Prince Johann Georg of Saxony, and Savka Dabčević-Kučar.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1956, Park Won-soon ranks 162. Before him are Zlatko Kranjčar, Brian Robertson, Lesley Manville, Sebastian Coe, Kenny G, and David Alan Grier. After him are Princess Marie-Esméralda of Belgium, Kim Jong-hun, Tim Russ, Veronica Hart, Richard Curtis, and Artur Mas. Among people deceased in 2020, Park Won-soon ranks 246. Before him are Éva Székely, Silvio Marzolini, Tarun Gogoi, Jack Welch, Ken Shimura, and Sadiq al-Mahdi. After him are David Stern, Nur Hassan Hussein, Stuart Whitman, Italo De Zan, Ann E. Todd, and Hans-Jochen Vogel.

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In South Korea

Among people born in South Korea, Park Won-soon ranks 171 out of 1,128. Before him are Kim Jung-sook (1954), Lee Dong-wook (1981), Lee Jong-suk (1989), Choi Min-sik (1962), Kim Hwang-sik (1948), and Huh Jung-moo (1955). After him are Rain (1982), Yang Hyun-suk (1970), Ji Chang-wook (1987), Park Hae-soo (1981), J. Y. Park (1971), and Im Kwon-taek (1936).

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Among POLITICIANS In South Korea

Among politicians born in South Korea, Park Won-soon ranks 78. Before him are Lyuh Woon-hyung (1886), Heo Gyun (1569), Chung Sye-kyun (1950), Lee Beom-seok (1900), Yi San-hae (1539), and Kim Hwang-sik (1948). After him are Yi Gwang-sik (1493), Chung Un-chan (1947), Yi Jun-yong (1870), Jo Gwang-jo (1482), Heo Mok (1595), and Song Si-yeol (1607).

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