Cho Soon (Korean: 조순; 1 February 1928 – 23 June 2022) was a South Korean politician who was the first publicly elected mayor of Seoul, serving from 1995 to 1997.

[1] Cho Soon was born on February 1, 1928 in Jumunjin, Kōgen-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan.

In 1992, he became the Chief of the Bank of Korea, a position he left a year later.

[1] In 1995, he ran for Mayor of Seoul, winning the race decisively with 42.4% of the vote.

He assumed the office on July 1, 1995,[2] becoming the first elected mayor of the city.