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WON

WON Hee-ryong
Governor of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province

Profile

CAREER

September 2014 - Present: President of UCLG ASPAC

July 2014 - Present: 37th Governor of Jeju Special Self-Governing Province

April 2012 - May 2008: Member of 18th National Assembly, South Korea

June 2011: Supreme Council, Grand National Party (GNP)

July 2010: Secretary General, Grand National Party

June 2010: Chairman of Committee for Foreign Affairs, Trade, and Unification, National Assembly

May 2009: Chairman of the Special Renovation Committee, GNP

October 2008: Chairman of Low Carbon Green Growth National Forum

December 2006 - May 2000: Member of 15th and 17th National Assembly, South Korea

2004: Young Global Leader at World Economic Forum

August 1998 – March 1995: Public prosecutor in Seoul, Suwon, Yeoju and Busan

1993: Passed 34th National Bar Exam, South Korea

EDUCATION

2007: Honorary doctorate in Political Science, Jeju National University

2003: Master's degree in New Media, Graduate School of Journalism and Mass Communication, Hanyang University

1989: Seoul National University, School of Law (LL.B)