Suh Byung-soo
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Suh Byung-soo (Korean: 서병수; born 9 January 1952) is a South Korean politician who served as the Mayor of Busan from 2014 to 2018. He previously served as the Member of the National Assembly for Haeundae-Gijang 1st constituency from 2002 to 2014 and the Mayor of Haeundae from 2000 to 2002.
In this Korean name, the family name is Suh.
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Suh Byung-soo | |
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서병수 | |
Mayor of Busan | |
In office 1 July 2014 – 30 June 2018 | |
Preceded by | Hur Nam-sik |
Succeeded by | Oh Keo-don |
Secretary-General of the Saenuri Party | |
In office 21 May 2012 – 13 May 2013 | |
President | Hwang Woo-yea |
Preceded by | Kwon Young-se |
Succeeded by | Hong Moon-jong |
Mayor of Haeundae | |
In office 26 January 2000 – 8 February 2002 | |
Preceded by | Shin Joong-bock |
Succeeded by | Chung Young-seok (acting) Huh Ok-kyung |
Member of the National Assembly | |
Assumed office 30 May 2020 | |
Preceded by | Kim Young-choon |
Constituency | Busanjin 1st |
In office 9 August 2002 – 15 May 2014 | |
Preceded by | Sohn Tae-in |
Succeeded by | Bae Duck-kwang |
Constituency | Haeundae-Gijang 1st |
Personal details | |
Born | (1952-01-09) 9 January 1952 (age 72) Daun, Ulsan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea (now Daun-dong, Central District, Ulsan) |
Citizenship | South Korean |
Political party | People Power |
Other political affiliations | NKP (1996-1997) GNP (1997-2012) Saenuri (2012-2017) LKP (2017-2020) UFP (2020) |
Spouse | Kwon Soon-jin |
Children | Suh Seung-jae Suh Kyung-jae |
Parent | Suh Seok-in (father) |
Relatives | Suh Ha-soo Suh Hyun-soo Suh Bum-soo |
Alma mater | Sogang University Northern Illinois University |
Occupation | Politician |
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A member of the conservative People Power Party, Suh was elected the Mayor of Busan on 4 June 2014, defeating the independent candidate Oh Keo-don. In 2018, he ran for re-election but lost to Oh, who ran under the Democratic banner.