Park Wan-soo

Park Wan-soo (Korean: 박완수; Hanja: 朴完洙; born 10 August 1955) is a South Korean politician serving as the Member of the National Assembly for Changwon Uichang since 2016. He was also the Secretary-General of the United Future Party, the main conservative opposition party of the country.

This is a Korean name; the family name is Park.
Park Wan-soo
박완수
Secretary-General of the United Future Party
In office
17 February 2020 – 28 May 2020
PresidentHwang Kyo-ahn
Shim Jae-chul (acting)
Joo Ho-young (acting)
Kim Chong-in (acting)
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byKim Seon-dong
Secretary-General of the Liberty Korea Party
In office
2 December 2019 – 17 February 2020
PresidentHwang Kyo-ahn
Preceded byPark Maeng-woo
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2016
Preceded byPark Sung-ho
ConstituencyChangwon Uichang
President of the Incheon International Airport Corporation
In office
7 October 2014 – 19 December 2015
Preceded byChung Chang-soo
Succeeded byChung Il-young
Mayor of Changwon
In office
6 June 2004 – 5 February 2014
Preceded byBae Han-sung
Ha Sam-seok (interim)
Succeeded byKim Seok-ki (interim)
Ahn Sang-soo
Mayor of Hapcheon
In office
3 November 1994 – 30 June 1995
Preceded byLee Bang-soo
Succeeded byKang Suk-jung
Personal details
Born (1955-08-10) 10 August 1955
Tongyeong, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
CitizenshipSouth Korean
Political partyUnited Future
Other political
affiliations		GNP (2004–2012)
Saenuri (2012–2017)
Liberty Korea (2017–2020)
Spouse(s)Cha Kyung-ae
ChildrenPark Chan-hyo
Alma materKyungnam University
OccupationPolitician
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationBak Wan-su
McCune–ReischauerPak Wan-su

Prior to his parliamentary career, Park served as the Mayor of Hapcheon from 1994 to 1995 and of Changwon from 2004 to 2014. He served as the President of the Incheon International Airport Corporation from 2014 to 2015.

Early life and education

Park was born in Tongyeong on 10 August 1955.[1][2] As a son of a poor peasant, he barely graduated from primary school[1] and was unable to continue his secondary education.[3] He has an elder brother and 3 elder sister.[1][2]

After graduated from Masan Technical High School, Park used to work at Dongkyung Electronics.[1][2][3] He then attended to Korea National Open University and Kyungnam University.[1][2][3]

Political career

Park served as the Mayor of Hapcheon from 1994 to 1995.[4] When direct elections were applied for all mayorships in 1995, he then became the last indirect Mayor.[2]

In 2002, he ran as an independent candidate for Changwon mayorship[5] but lost to Bae Han-sung. After Bae's election was nullified in 2004, he joined the Grand National Party[6] and was elected. He was then re-elected in 2006 and again in 2010. He also became the first Mayor of the united Changwon, after the city was merged with Masan and Jinhae.[7]

Following the resignation of Kim Doo-kwan prior to the 2012 presidential election, Park contested Saenuri preselection for the South Gyeongsang governorship but lost to Hong Jun-pyo.[8] In 2014, he quitted from the Mayor of Changwon and again contested Saenuri preselection, but was also defeated to Hong.[8] During this time, he harshly criticised Hong with issues regarding Jinju Medical Centre.[8]

Park was appointed as the President of the Incheon International Airport Corporation in October 2014 but resigned after a year in order to run for 2016 election.[1] He was selected as the Saenuri candidate for Changwon Uichang and defeated Kim Ki-woon of the Democratic Party.[9]

On 2 December 2019, Park was appointed as the Secretary-General of the Liberty Korea Party.[3][10] After the party was merged into the United Future Party, he was appointed again as the Secretary-General.[11]

Election results

General elections
YearConstituencyPolitical partyVotes (%)Remarks
2016Changwon UichangSaenuri64,845 (56.61%)Won
2020Changwon UichangUFP88,718 (59.04%)Won

Local elections

Mayor of Changwon
YearPolitical partyVotes (%)Remarks
2002Independent43,757 (26.57%)Defeated
2004GNP77,639 (67.80%)Won
2006GNP124,228 (68.10%)Won
2010GNP268,055 (55.16%)Won

References
  1. "박완수". Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  2. "[김주완이 만난 사람]박완수 창원시장". 11 January 2014. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  3. "[프로필]박완수 한국당 사무총장…공고 나온 3선 창원시장 출신". 2 December 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  4. "1990년대". Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  5. "배한성 27.7 - 차정인 16.4 박완수 15.8 - 이재구 7.2%". 27 May 2002. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  6. "배한성 전 창원시장 한나라 탈당 시사". 29 March 2004. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  7. "[화제의 당선자]박완수 통합 창원시장 - 108만명 '광역시급' 첫 기초단체장". 3 June 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  8. "처지 뒤바뀐 홍준표 전 대표와 박완수 사무총장". 3 December 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  9. "'창원시장에서 국회의원으로' 박완수 도전 성공". 14 April 2016. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  10. "한국당 신임 사무총장에 박완수, 전략기획부총장 송언석(종합)". 2 December 2019. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
  11. "박완수 의원, 미래통합당 사무총장에 임명돼". 17 February 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2020.
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