Won Sei-hoon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Won Sei-hoon

South Korean politician

Date of Birth: 31-Jan-1951

Place of Birth: Yeongju, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea

Profession: politician

Nationality: South Korea

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Won Sei-hoon (born January 31, 1951) is a former South Korean public servant.
Born in Yeongju, he obtained a Masters in Urban Administration from Hanyang University.
In 2009, he was appointed the 10th Director of the National Intelligence Service.
He was indicted in June 2013 for attempted interference in the 2012 South Korean presidential election by allegedly ordering an online misinformation campaign against opposition candidates.
On January 22, 2014 he was found guilty for graft.
He got a 2-year jail term and a fine of some 160 million won.
In 2015, the Supreme Court returned to a lower court this ruling.
On 30 August 2017, he was sentenced to four years in prison by the Seoul High Court.