Mayor of Busan
The Mayor of Busan (Korean: 부산광역시장; Hanja: 釜山廣域市長) is the head of the local government of Busan who is elected to a four-year term.
| Mayor of Busan
부산광역시장 | |
|---|---|
 Seal of Busan | |
Incumbent Lee Byung-jin since 29 January 2021 Acting | |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Yang Seong-bong |
| Formation | 24 January 1946 |
List of mayors
Appointed mayors (before 1995)
From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Busan was appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea.
Direct elected mayors (1995–present)
Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the Mayor of Busan is elected by direct election.
| Political parties |
|---|
| Status |
| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Term | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
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Moon Jeong-soo 문정수 文正秀 (born 1939) |
1 July 1995 | 30 June 1998 | 3 years, 0 days | Democratic Liberal → New Korea → Grand National |
1 | |
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Ahn Sang-yeong 안상영 安相英 (1938–2004) |
1 July 1998 | 4 February 2004 | 5 years, 219 days | Grand National | 2 | |
| 3 | |||||||
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Oh Keo-don 오거돈 吳巨敦 (born 1948) (acting) |
5 February 2004 | 13 May 2004 | 99 days | Independent | ||
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Ahn Joon-tae 안준태 安準泰 (born 1952) (acting) |
14 May 2004 | 5 June 2004 | 23 days | Independent | ||
|
Hur Nam-sik 허남식 許南植 (born 1949) |
6 June 2004 | 30 June 2014 | 10 years, 25 days | Grand National → Saenuri | ||
| 4 | |||||||
| 5 | |||||||
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Suh Byung-soo 서병수 徐秉洙 (born 1952) |
1 July 2014 | 30 June 2018 | 4 years, 0 days | Saenuri → Liberty Korea |
6 | |
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Oh Keo-don 오거돈 吳巨敦 (born 1948) |
1 July 2018 | 23 April 2020 | 1 year, 298 days | Democratic | 7 | |
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Byeon Sung-wan 변성완 邊城完 (born 1965) (acting) |
23 April 2020 | 26 January 2021 | 279 days | Independent | ||
|
Kim Sun-jo 김선조 金善照 (born 1967) (acting) |
26 January 2021 | 28 January 2021 | 3 days | Independent | ||
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Lee Byung-jin 이병진 李炳振 (born 1964) (acting) |
29 January 2021 | Incumbent | 12 days | Independent | ||
Elections
Source: [1]
2018
| 2018 Busan mayoral election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic | 1 | Oh Keo-don | 940,469 | 55.23% | ||
| Liberty Korea | 2 | Suh Byung-soo | 632,806 | 37.16% | ||
| Bareunmirae | 3 | Lee Sung-guen | 67,502 | 3.96% | ||
| Justice | 5 | Park Joo-mi | 35,299 | 2.07% | ||
| Independent | 6 | Lee Jong-hyuk | 26,720 | 1.56% | ||
| Total | 1,702,796 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 58.78% | |||||
2014
| 2014 Busan mayoral election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Saenuri | 1 | Suh Byung-soo | 797,926 | 50.65% | ||
| Independent | 4 | Oh Keo-don | 777,225 | 49.34% | ||
| Total | 1,575,151 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 55.56% | |||||
2010
| 2010 Busan mayoral election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Hur Nam-sik | 770,507 | 55.42% | ||
| Democratic | 2 | Kim Jeong-gil | 619,565 | 44.57% | ||
| Total | 1,390,072 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 49.48% | |||||
2006
| 2006 Busan mayoral election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 2 | Hur Nam-sik | 895,214 | 65.54% | ||
| Uri | 1 | Oh Keo-don | 329,470 | 24.12% | ||
| Democratic Labor | 4 | Kim Seok-joon | 141,061 | 10.32% | ||
| Total | 1,365,745 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 48.46% | |||||
2004 (by-election)
| 2004 Busan mayoral by-election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 2 | Hur Nam-sik | 566,700 | 62.29% | ||
| Uri | 1 | Oh Keo-don | 343,110 | 37.71% | ||
| Total | 909,810 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 32.98% | |||||
2002
| 2002 Busan mayoral election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Ahn Sang-yeong | 729,589 | 63.76% | ||
| Millennium Democratic | 2 | Han Ih-heon | 221,938 | 19.39% | ||
| Democratic Labor | 3 | Kim Seok-joon | 192,594 | 16.83% | ||
| Total | 1,144,121 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 41.77% | |||||
1998
| 1998 Busan mayoral election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Ahn Sang-yeong | 558,909 | 45.14% | ||
| Independent | 4 | Kim Ki-jae | 537,983 | 43.45% | ||
| National Congress | 2 | Ha Il-min | 141,172 | 11.40% | ||
| Total | 1,238,064 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 46.66% | |||||
1995
| 1995 Busan mayoral election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic Liberal | 1 | Moon Jeong-soo | 885,433 | 51.40% | ||
| Democratic | 2 | Roh Moo-hyun | 647,297 | 37.58% | ||
| Independent | 3 | Kim Hyun-ok | 169,652 | 9.84% | ||
| Independent | 4 | Bae Sang-han | 20,008 | 1.16% | ||
| Total | 1,722,390 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 66.23% | |||||
References
- National Election Commission. "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
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