Heo Tae-yeol
Heo Tae-yeol (許泰烈, born July 25, 1945) is a South Korean politician. He served as a member of the National Assembly from the 16th to the 18th National Assembly and was the first [[Presidential Chief of Staff (South Korea)|Presidential Chief of Staff]] under the [[Park Geun-hye administration]].
Born Jul 25, 1945Last edited Oct 15, 2026, 2:51 PM
Details
- Born
- Jul 25, 1945
- Born
- July 25, 1945 (age 79), South Gyeongsang Province Goseong County Maam-myeon Jangsan-ri, during the Japanese colonial period
- Gender
- Male
- Nationality
- South Korea
- Bon-gwan
- Gimhae
- Education
- Sungkyunkwan University (LL.B. in law), Konkuk University (M.A. in public administration), Konkuk University (Ph.D. in public administration)
- Career
- 10th Mayor of Bucheon, Gyeonggi; 16th Mayor of Uijeongbu, Gyeonggi; 26th Governor of North Chungcheong Province; Member of the National Assembly (16th–18th); Secretary-General of the Grand National Party; Supreme Council Member of the Grand National Party; Chairman of the Political Affairs Committee of the National Assembly; 5th Presidential Office Director; 30th Presidential Chief of Staff
- Spouse
- Seo Yeong-seul (died 2019)
- Military service
- Exempt (2nd National Reserve)
- Religion
- Protestantism
- Terms as legislator
- 3
- Assembly terms
- 16, 17, 18
- Party
- People Power Party
- Constituency
- Busan Buk-gu–Gangseo-gu B (16th, 17th, 18th)
- Website
- Official site, Twitter @huhtaeyeol
Heo Tae-yeol (許泰烈, born July 25, 1945) is a politician of South Korea. He served as a member of the National Assembly from the 16th to the 18th National Assembly and was the first Presidential Chief of Staff under the Park Geun-hye administration.
Life
He was born in Goseong County, South Gyeongsang Province, in 1945.
He graduated from Busan High School in 1964, and in 1967 he received an exemption from military service as a member of the 2nd National Reserve.
In 1970, while attending Sungkyunkwan University, he passed the 8th administrative civil service examination. In 1985 he served as mayor of Uijeongbu, and in 1994 he served as the 28th Governor of North Chungcheong Province.
On April 13, 2000, he was elected in the 2000 South Korean legislative election in Busan's Buk-gu–Gangseo-gu B constituency, defeating Roh Moo-hyun.12
On April 9, 2008, he was elected in the 2008 South Korean legislative election, succeeding in winning a third consecutive term. On July 15, at the 10th national convention of the Grand National Party, he was elected a Supreme Council member together with lawmakers Chung Mong-joon, Gong Seong-jin, and Park Soon-ja.3
To press the territorial claim over Daemado, on September 28, 2010, together with 37 lawmakers from both ruling and opposition parties, including Ahn Hong-jun (Grand National Party), Baek Jae-hyun (Democratic Party), and Kim Yong-gu (Liberty Forward Party), he held the founding general meeting of the "Daemado Forum" in the National Assembly and registered it with the Assembly as an official policy research body.
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