Feb. 1968 Graduated from Okryongbuk Elementary School
Feb. 1971 Graduated from Kwangyang Middle School
Feb. 1974 Graduated from Gwangju Industrial High School
Feb. 1982 Graduated from the Department of Public Administration Chonnam National Univ.
Feb. 2012 Graduated from the Graduate School of International Tourism, Hanyang Univ. (Master in Internatinal Tourism)
Working Experiences
Mar. 1982 Passed the 26th High Civil Exam of the Korean Government
Apr. 1984 ~ Jan. 1995 Served at Jeollanam Provincial Hall as 5th grade official (in charge of civil defense, economic analysis, public opinion, admin. guidance, administration)
Jan. 1995 ~ Jan. 1999 Served at Jeollanam Provincial Hall and its Council as 4th grade official ( in charge of adolescence, operation expert, culture and arts, general affairs)
Jan. 1999 ~ Aug. 2002 Served in Jangheung County Office as 4th grade official (vice mayor)
Aug. 2002 ~ Jan. 2005 Served at Gwangyang City Hall as 4th grade official (vice mayor)
Jan. 2005 ~ Jan. 2006 Served at Jeollanam Provincial Hall as 4th grade official ( in charge of public affairs, inspection)
Jan. 2006 ~ Jan. 2007 Completed the High-level Policy Program at the Human Power Development Institute for Provincial Innovation
Jan. 2007 ~ July 2009 Served at Jeollanam Provincial Hall as 3rd grade official (in charge of tourism and inestment attraction, T/F policy aide, policy planning)
July. 2009 ~ Jan. 2011 Served at Yeosu City Hall as 3rd grade official (vice mayor)
Jan. 2011 ~ Jan. 2012 Completed Security Program at the National Defense Univ.
Jan. 2012 ~ Aug. 2012 Served at Jeollanam Provincial Hall as 3rd grade official (in charge of tourism and culture)
Aug. 2012 ~ Oct. 2013 Served at GFEZ as 3rd grade official (in charge of administrative development)
May. 2016 ~ May 2020 20th National Assembly member (representing Gwangyang, Gokseong and Gurye)
July. 2022 ~ Gwangyang Mayor of the 8th popular election
Honors and awards
2008 Hongjo service honor
2016 ~ 2019 (4 years in a row) National assembly member award by the Federation of Legal Consumers
2016 ~ 2019 (4 years in a row) National admin. auditing honor by the National Auditing NGO
2016 National assembly pro-environment best NA member honor by the Korea Research Institute for Environmental Information
2017 Consumer legislation grand prix in the Korea consumer prix series
2017&2019 Honored as excellent NA member in legislation and policy development by the National Assembly Secretariat
2017 Honored as best national auditing member by the Korea Central Association of Agricultural Managers
2017&2019 Honored as member who used correct political language and glorified the National Assembly
2018 Selected by adolescents as member who used beautiful language when replying to others
2018 Honored as anti-corruption clean NA member by the Korea Association for Anti-corruption Policy
2019 Honored as Korean NA prix by Local Autonomy TV
2020 Received 20th NA activities prix by the Korea Central Association of Agricultural Managers