Suh Byung-soo

Suh Byung-soo
서병수
Suh Byung-soo in 2014
Mayor of Busan
In office
1 July 2014 – 30 June 2018
Preceded byHur Nam-sik
Succeeded byOh Keo-don
Secretary-General of the Saenuri Party
In office
21 May 2012 – 13 May 2013
PresidentHwang Woo-yea
Preceded byKwon Young-se
Succeeded byHong Moon-jong
Mayor of Haeundae
In office
26 January 2000 – 8 February 2002
Preceded byShin Joong-bock
Succeeded byChung Young-seok (acting)
Huh Ok-kyung
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2020
Preceded byKim Young-choon
ConstituencyBusanjin 1st
In office
9 August 2002 – 15 May 2014
Preceded bySohn Tae-in
Succeeded byBae Duck-kwang
ConstituencyHaeundae-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)
CitizenshipSouth Korean
Political partyPeople Power
Other political
affiliations
NKP (1996-1997)
GNP (1997-2012)
Saenuri (2012-2017)
LKP (2017-2020)
UFP (2020)
SpouseKwon Soon-jin
ChildrenSuh Seung-jae
Suh Kyung-jae
ParentSuh Seok-in (father)
RelativesSuh Ha-soo
Suh Hyun-soo
Suh Bum-soo
Alma materSogang University
Northern Illinois University
OccupationPolitician
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Suh Byung-soo (Korean서병수; 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.

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.