Oh Young-hun (; born 31 January 1969) is a South Korean politician serving as 39th Governor of Jeju Province since 1 July 2022. He previously served as member of the

National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the repre ...

from 2016 to 2022. Oh resignation as member of the National Assembly was accepted on April 29, 2022, due to his candidacy for the governor of

Jeju Province Jeju Province, officially Jeju Special Self-Governing Province, is one of the nine provinces of South Korea. The province comprises Jeju Island (; ), formerly transliterated as Cheju or Cheju Do, the country's largest island. It was previously kno ...

in the 2022 local election.

Early life and career

Oh Young-hun was born on 14 December 1968 in Namjeju County (now

Seogwipo Seogwipo () is the second-largest city on Jeju Island, settled on a rocky volcanic coastline in the southern part of Jeju Province, South Korea. In July 2006, Seogwipo's boundaries were expanded to include the entire southern half of Jeju island. ...

. He graduated from

Jeju National University Jeju National University is one of ten Flagship Korean National Universities. founded in 1952 in Jeju City, the provincial capital of Jeju, South Korea. In 2008 Cheju National University and the Jeju National University of Education merged int ...

Political career

Oh served as a member of the Jeju Provincial Council from 2006 to 2011. In 2016, he was nominated by the

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in the

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and was elected in

Jeju City Jeju City ( ko, 제주시, Jeju-si; ) is the capital of the Jeju Province in South Korea and the largest city on Jeju Island. The city is served by Jeju International Airport ( IATA code CJU). Located on an island off the Korean Peninsula, Jeju ...

, Jeju Province.

References

1968 births Living people People from Jeju Province Members of the National Assembly (South Korea) Minjoo Party of Korea politicians Jeju National University alumni {{SouthKorea-politician-stub