David Ryu

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David E. Ryu
Ryu at the Los Angeles 2019 Women's March
Member of the Los Angeles City Council from the 4th district
In office July 1, 2015 – December 14, 2020
Preceded by	Tom LaBonge
Succeeded by	Nithya Raman
Assistant President Pro Tempore of the Los Angeles City Council
In office January 5, 2020 – December 14, 2020
Preceded by	Joe Buscaino
Succeeded by	Bob Blumenfield
Personal details
Born	Ryu Eun Seok 1975 (age 48–49) Seoul, South Korea
Political party	Democratic
Education	University of California, Los Angeles (BA) Rutgers University (MPP)
Occupation	Politician
Korean name
Hangul	유은석[1]
Revised Romanization	Yu Eunseok
McCune–Reischauer	Yu Ŭnsŏk

David Eun Seok Ryu (Korean: 유은석; born 1975) is an American politician, who served as the Los Angeles City Councilman for District 4 from 2015 to 2020.^[2] He is the first Korean-American to hold a council seat in Los Angeles, California,^[2] and the first Asian-American to serve on Los Angeles City Council Leadership.^[3] Ryu was defeated by Nithya Raman in the November 3rd, 2020 general election.^[4][5]