Mayor of Busan

Mayor of Busan ; 부산광역시장
	Seal of Busan
	Incumbent; Byun Seong-wan; since 23 April 2020 ; Acting
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Yang Seong-bong
Formation	24 January 1946

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.

List of mayors

From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Busan was appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea.

Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the Mayor of Busan is elected by direct election.

Political parties
Conservative Liberal Independent
Status
Denotes acting mayor

Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Duration	Political party	Term
Moon Jung-soo 문정수 文正秀 (born 1939)	1 July 1995	30 June 1998	3 years, 0 days	Democratic Liberal → New Korea → Grand National	1
Ahn Sang-yeong 안상영 安相英 (1938–2004)	1 July 1998	4 February 2004	5 years, 219 days	Grand National	2
Ahn Sang-yeong 안상영 安相英 (1938–2004)	1 July 1998	4 February 2004	5 years, 219 days	Grand National	3
Oh Keo-don 오거돈 吳巨敦 (born 1948) (acting)	5 February 2004	13 May 2004	99 days	Independent
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
Suh Byung-soo 서병수 徐秉洙 (born 1952)	1 July 2014	30 June 2018	4 years, 0 days	Saenuri → Liberty Korea	6
Oh Keo-don 오거돈 吳巨敦 (born 1948)	1 July 2018	23 April 2020	1 year, 298 days	Democratic	7
Byun Seong-wan 변성완 邊城完 (born 1965) (acting)	23 April 2020	Incumbent	52 days	Independent	7

Source: [1]

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.