Jürgen Otto Wöhler (born 10 May 1950, in Oberlahnstein) is a

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and

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. He has served as Secretary General of the Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in

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from June, 2007, to May, 2012.

Education

After the

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, Wöhler joined the

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(since 1987

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) and in 1977 successfully completed his studies in law, economics, history and politics at the

University of Tübingen The University of Tübingen, officially the Eberhard Karl University of Tübingen (; ), is a public research university located in the city of Tübingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany. The University of Tübingen is one of eleven German Excellenc ...

and the

University of Geneva The University of Geneva (French: ''Université de Genève'') is a public university, public research university located in Geneva, Switzerland. It was founded in 1559 by French theologian John Calvin as a Theology, theological seminary. It rema ...

. After the first legal state examination in 1977, he went to

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, as a research fellow. In 1978 he received a Master in

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from the

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. In 1980 he completed the second legal state examination in

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and received the admission to advocacy.

Career

From 1981 to 1983 Wöhler was executive of the building legislation office as an official of the

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Baden-Württemberg Baden-Württemberg ( ; ), commonly shortened to BW or BaWü, is a states of Germany, German state () in Southwest Germany, east of the Rhine, which forms the southern part of Germany's western border with France. With more than 11.07 million i ...

. From 1983 to 1985 he worked as a permanent representative to the State Ministry of Baden-Württemberg in the

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Bonn Bonn () is a federal city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located on the banks of the Rhine. With a population exceeding 300,000, it lies about south-southeast of Cologne, in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region. This ...

. From 1985 to 1987 he was Deputy Managing Director of the Investment Consulting and Legal Department of the Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul. From 1987 to 2007 he was executive director responsible for foreign operations at the Landesbank Baden-Württemberg in

and since April 2007 is Secretary General of the Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Furthermore, Wöhler is a registered arbitrator at the Korean Commercial Arbitration Board and Member of the

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(MCIArb) in London. Recent publications include a paper in the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) Global Law Review.

Honors

Federal Cross of Merit The Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany (, or , BVO) is the highest state decoration, federal decoration of the Federal Republic of Germany. It may be awarded for any field of endeavor. It was created by the first List of president ...

of the Federal Republic of Germany, 2009 * Sungrye Medal for "Diplomatic Service Merit" of the Republic of Korea, 2008 * Officier de l'

Ordre national du Mérite The (; ) is a French order of merit with membership awarded by the President of the French Republic, founded on 3 December 1963 by President Charles de Gaulle. The reason for the order's establishment was twofold: to replace the large number of ...

of the French Republic, 2006

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wohler, Jurgen 1950 births Living people Recipients of the Cross of the Order of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany Officers of the Ordre national du Mérite People from Rhein-Lahn-Kreis University of Tübingen alumni Georgetown University alumni Jurists from Rhineland-Palatinate