Jürgen Wöhler

Jürgen Otto Wöhler (born 10 May 1950, in Oberlahnstein) is a German lawyer and manager. He has served as Secretary General of the Korean-German Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Seoul from June, 2007, to May, 2012.

Education

After the Abitur, Wöhler joined the German Army (since 1987 Major) and in 1977 successfully completed his studies in law, economics, history and politics at the University of Tübingen and the University of Geneva. After the first legal state examination in 1977, he went to Georgetown University, Washington D.C., as a research fellow. In 1978 he received a Master in Comparative Law from the University of Strasbourg. In 1980 he completed the second legal state examination in Stuttgart and received the admission to advocacy. Recent publications include a paper in the Hankuk University of Foreign Studies (HUFS) Global Law Review.

Honors

Federal Cross of Merit of the Federal Republic of Germany, 2009 Sungrye Medal for "Diplomatic Service Merit" of the Republic of Korea, 2008 Officier de l'Ordre national du Mérite of the French Republic, 2006