Yoo Seong-min
Yoo Seong-min | |
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유승민 | |
Yoo in 2017 | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 27 October 2005 – 29 May 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Park Chang-dal |
| Succeeded by | Kang Dae Sik |
| Constituency | Dong B (Daegu) |
| In office 30 May 2004 – 12 October 2005 | |
| Constituency | Proportional representation |
| Leader of the Bareunmirae Party | |
| In office 13 February 2018 – 14 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Kim Dong-cheol (interim) |
| Leader of the Bareun Party | |
| In office 13 November 2017 – 13 February 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Joo Ho-young (Acting) |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 January 1958 Daegu, South Korea |
| Political party | People Power (since 2020) |
| Other political affiliations | Saenuri (2000–2016; 2016) Independent (2016; 2016–2017) Bareun (2017–2018) Bareunmirae (2018–2020) New Conservative (2020) |
| Residence(s) | Yong-Gye Dong, Dong-gu, Daegu, Korea Bundang District, Seongnam, Korea Gaepo-Dong, Gangnam District, Seoul, Korea |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University (BA) University of Wisconsin–Madison (PhD) |
| Occupation | Politician, economist |
| Signature | |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | South Korea |
| Branch/service | Republic of Korea Army |
| Years of service | 1979–1981 |
| Rank | Byeongjang (Sergeant) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 유승민 |
| Hanja | 劉承旼 |
| RR | Yu Seungmin |
| MR | Yu Sŭngmin |
| IPA | ju.sɯŋ.min |
Yoo Seong-min (Korean: 유승민; born 7 January 1958), also known as Yoo Seung-min, is a South Korean economist and politician. Yoo is a former member of the National Assembly and was the Bareun Party's presidential nominee in the 2017 South Korean presidential election. He is the son of late Daegu court chief, attorney and Member of Parliament, Yoo Soo-ho for Junggu of Daegu.