Oh Keo-don
오거돈
Press briefing, 2019–20 coronavirus outbreak in Busan
Mayor of Busan
In office
1 July 2018 – 23 April 2020
Preceded bySuh Byung-soo
Succeeded byByeon Sung-wan (Acting)
Park Hyung-joon
Minister of Oceans and Fisheries
In office
5 January 2005 – 26 March 2006
PresidentRoh Moo-hyun
Preceded byJang Seung-woo
Succeeded byKim Sung-jin
Personal details
Born (1948-10-28) 28 October 1948
Jung-gu, Busan, South Korea[1]
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Democratic (-2020)
Alma materSeoul National University
Dong-a University
WebsiteOh Keo-don's Blog
Korean name
Hangul
오거돈
Hanja
Revised RomanizationO Geodon
McCune–ReischauerO Kŏton

Oh Keo-don (Korean: 오거돈; Hanja: 吳巨敦; born 28 October 1948) is a South Korean public servant and politician who served as mayor of Busan from 2018 until 2020.[2]

Life

Oh Keo-don was born in Jung-gu, Busan in 1948.[1]

After passing the Public Administration and Public Administration Examination in 1973, Oh served as Minister of Oceans and Fisheries from 2005 to 2006. On June 13, 2018, he was elected mayor of Busan, beating Suh Byung-soo of the Liberty Korea Party in the election.[3]

Controversy & resignation

Oh Keo-don sexually harassed a female aide during a meeting on April 7, 2020. However, it is a separate case from the Me Too allegation claimed by Gaseyeon. And when the victim demanded Oh Keo-don's resignation as mayor, he pledged to resign by the end of April and was notarized

On April 23, 2020, he resigned from the mayor of Busan Metropolitan City, revealing that he sexually harassed a female aide during a recent meeting. In this case, Byeon Sung-wan, the administrative mayor of Busan Metropolitan City, will take over as acting mayor of Busan Metropolitan City.

Immediately after Oh Keo-don announced his intention to resign, the victim expressed regret through the Korea Sexual Violence Counseling Center and did not report it to the police, even though he said the situation at the time was clearly a punishable crime. In the statement, the victim said, "I was summoned by Oh's secretary for the first time during work hours early this month, and I hurriedly went to the office to be sexually harassed by the words of business calls," adding, "I realized that I could be recognized as a forced molestation, regardless of the seriousness, I am afraid that I would be seen as an unusual person," adding, "There was no political pressure and no conciliation."

The next day, the leaders of the Democratic Party of Korea held an ethics committee meeting to decide to expel Oh Keo-don, but failed to open due to a lack of quorum, and unanimously decided to expel him on April 27, 2020.[4][5][6][7]

On June 29, 2021 Oh was sentenced to three years in prison by the Busan District Court for sexually assaulting and injuring two female employees while he was the mayor of Busan. The court rejected his claims that his crimes could be excused due to his alleged dementia and cognitive problems.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 "[Who Is ?] 오거돈 부산광역시 시장". Business Post (in Korean). 2020-01-05. Retrieved 2023-12-14.
  2. ↑ "[단체장에게 듣는다-오거돈 부산시장] 변함없는 소신…"동남권 관문공항 반드시 건설"". 국민일보 (in Korean). 2018-07-15. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  3. ↑ "[부산시장 당선인] '3전4기' 도전끝에 부산시장 당선, 더불어 민주당 오거돈". 중앙일보 (in Korean). 2018-06-14. Retrieved 2018-07-26.
  4. ↑ Sang-Hun, Choe (23 April 2020). "Mayor of South Korean City Resigns in #MeToo Case". The New York Times.
  5. ↑ "Mayor of South Korea's Busan quits over sexual harassment". The Straits Times. 23 April 2020. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  6. ↑ "통합당, 오거돈 직권남용 고발키로…"직원 동원해 피해자 합의"(종합)". news.naver.com (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-03.
  7. ↑ 서혜림 (2020-04-27). "민주, '직원 성추행' 오거돈 전 부산시장 제명(종합)". 연합뉴스 (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-05-22.
  8. ↑ "[Newsmaker] Ex-Busan mayor gets 3 yrs for workplace sexual assault". www.koreaherald.com. 29 June 2021. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
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