Heo Tae-jeong (Korean: 허태정; Hanja: 許泰鋌; born 12 September 1965) is a South Korean politician, mayor of Daejeon.
Heo Tae-jeong | |
|---|---|
| 허태정 | |
 Heo in 2020 | |
| Mayor of Daejeon | |
| In office 1 July 2018 – 30 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Kwon Sun-taek |
| Succeeded by | Lee Jang-woo |
| Mayor of the Yuseong District | |
| In office 1 July 2010 – 12 February 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Jin Dong-gyu |
| Succeeded by | Jeong Yong-rae |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 September 1965 Yesan, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Alma mater | Chungnam National University |
| Website | happytj |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 허태정 |
| Hanja | 許泰鋌 |
| Revised Romanization | Heo Taejeong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hŏ T'aechŏng |
Biography
editHeo Tae-jeong was born in Yesan County, South Chungcheong Province in 1965. He participated in a student movement while attending Chungnam National University.
Heo was appointed by President Roh Moo-hyun and served as a personnel administrator and social administrator of Blue House. And he served as policy advisor to Science and Technology Minister Oh Myeong.
Heo was elected as the head of the Yuseong District Office in 2010 and the mayor of Daejeon in 2018.[1][2]
References
edit- ^ "[6·13 지방선거] 허태정 더불어민주당 대전시장 당선". Aju Business Daily (in Korean). 14 June 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
- ^ "[인터뷰] 허태정 대전시장 당선인 "좋은 일자리 창출 집중"". Newsis (Newsis) (in Korean). 27 June 2018. Retrieved 26 July 2018.