Heo Tae-jeong

In this Korean name, the family name is Heo.

Heo Tae-jeong (Korean: 허태정; 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	(1965-09-12) 12 September 1965 (age 59) Yesan, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea
Political party	Democratic
Alma mater	Chungnam National University
Website	happytj.co.kr
Korean name
Hangul	허태정
Hanja	許泰鋌
RR	Heo Taejeong
MR	Hŏ T'aejŏng

Biography

Heo 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]