Kim Mi-kyung

Kim Mi-kyung (; born 5 July 1965) is a South Korean politician serving as mayor of Eunpyeong District of Seoul from 2018 and its first woman mayor.

Kim's father unsuccessfully ran for Eunpyeong District Council member in 1998. Kim's family supported her campaign in 2003 bi-election for the same post.

In the 2007 bi-election which happened on the same day as 2007 South Korean presidential election, Kim was the only democratic local council member to be elected outside of liberal stronghold Honam region with others being members of Hannara Party, the party of president-elect Lee Myung-bak.

In 2014 Kim was elected as the first woman to chair the City Planning Management Committee of Seoul Metropolitan Council.

Kim holds two degrees - a bachelor from Korea National Open University and a master's from Korea University. She also completed a doctoral programme in cultural arts studies at Chugye University for the Arts.

Electoral history