South KoreaGovernors & MayorsDemocratic Party of KoreaSeoul · Dongdaemun DistrictMayor of Dongdaemun District
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Choi Dong-min
Profile
Choi Dong-min is a South Korean politician currently serving as the 47th Mayor of Dongdaemun District in Seoul. A former student activist during the 1987 June Democratic Struggle, he later worked as a parliamentary aide to Choo Mi-ae and served in the Moon Jae-in administration as an administrator in the Office of the President. He has a background in civil society activism, including work with the Citizens' Coalition for Economic Justice, and has focused his political career on local governance and urban development. He assumed his current office in July 2026 after winning the local election.
Details
- Born
- June 10, 1969
- Birth place
- Buan, North Jeolla, South Korea
- Education
- University of Seoul (Bachelor of Laws), University of Seoul Graduate School of Urban Science
- Career
- Parliamentary aide, researcher at the Korea Research Institute for Human Settlements, administrator in the Office of the President, policy committee vice-chair of the Democratic Party of Korea
