Suh Byung-soo
Suh Byung-soo | |
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서병수 | |
Suh Byung-soo in 2014 | |
| 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 | 9 January 1952 Daun, Ulsan, South Korea |
| 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 | 2 |
| Alma mater | Sogang University Northern Illinois University |
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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 as 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.