Kim Bo-ra (; born 8 September 1969) is a South Korean politician serving as Mayor of

Anseong Anseong () is a city in Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, south of Seoul. Its geographical location is . Anseong promotes itself as "The City of Masters". It is known for producing brassware and arts and crafts. From late spring to fall, Anseong h ...

Gyeonggi Province Gyeonggi-do (, ) is the most populous province in South Korea. Its name, ''Gyeonggi'', means "京 (the capital) and 畿 (the surrounding area)". Thus, ''Gyeonggi-do'' can be translated as "Seoul and the surrounding areas of Seoul". Seoul, the na ...

and its first woman mayor from April 2020. Before entering politics in 2014, Kim led various

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, medical cooperatives and local social welfare. In the 2014 election, Kim was placed as number 3 of the proportional list of her party for Gyeonggi Provincial legislature. Since then, she took numerous roles in Gyeonggi Assembly, Gyeonggi branch of her party and her party at Gyeonggi Assembly. She also took multiple roles in her party - vice chair of its

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Committee, Special Committee on Fine Dust and Women's Committee as well as director of Social Economy centre of party thinktank. Before running for mayor, Kim was the deputy spokesperson of her party. In the 2020 by-election Kim ran for Mayor of Anseong City - the post vacated by Woo Seok-jae () from her party who was removed from the office after the Supreme Court found Woo guilty of breaking the election law. Kim was previously an adjunct professor of nursing at

Sangmyung University Sangmyung University is a private university in South Korea. It consists of the first campus in Jongno District, Seoul and the second campus in Cheonan, Chungcheongnam-do South Chungcheong Province ( ko, 충청남도, ''Chungcheongnam-do'' ...

from 2013 to 2014 and

Soonchunhyang University Soonchunhyang University (SCH) is a private university in Asan, South Korea. SCH was founded by Dr. Succ-Jo Suh in 1978 as a medical college with 80 students. It expanded to a comprehensive university in 1980, offering both undergraduate and ...

from 2005 to 2007 as well as a visiting professor at

Hanshin University Hanshin University is a private university in the Seoul National Capital Area of South Korea South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia, constituting the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and sharing ...

from 2017 to 2018. Kim holds two degrees - a bachelor in nursing from

Yonsei University Yonsei University (; ) is a private research university in Seoul, South Korea. As a member of the "SKY" universities, Yonsei University is deemed one of the three most prestigious institutions in the country. It is particularly respected in the ...

and a master's in social welfare from

Pyeongtaek University Pyeongtaek University (평택대학교, 平澤大學校) is a private research university located in Pyeongtaek, South Korea. Originating at Pierson Memorial Union Bible Institute in 1912, Pyeongtaek University is today one of the oldest univ ...

Electoral history

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Kim, Bo-ra 1969 births Living people Minjoo Party of Korea politicians 21st-century South Korean women politicians 21st-century South Korean politicians Mayors of places in South Korea Yonsei University alumni Anseong