| Mayor of Busan | |
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| 부산광역시장 | |
 Seal of Busan | |
 IncumbentPark Heong-joon since 8 April 2021 | |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Yang Seong-bong |
| Formation | 24 January 1946; 78 years ago (1946-01-24) |
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
Appointed mayors (before 1995)
From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Busan was appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea.
Directly elected mayors (1995–present)
Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the Mayor of Busan is elected by direct election.
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| Conservative Liberal Independent |
| Status |
| Denotes acting mayor |
| Term | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1st | 
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Moon Jung-soo [ko] 문정수 文正秀 (born 1939) |
1 July 1995 | 30 June 1998 | 3 years, 0 days | Democratic Liberal → New Korea → Grand National |
1995 | |
| 2nd |
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Ahn Sang-yeong 안상영 安相英 (1938–2004) |
1 July 1998 | 24 October 2003 | 5 years, 116 days | Grand National | 1998 | |
| 3rd | 2002 | |||||||
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Oh Keo-don 오거돈 吳巨敦 (born 1948) Acting |
25 October 2003 | 13 May 2004 | 202 days | Independent | — | ||
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Ahn Joon-tae [ko] 안준태 安準泰 (born 1952) Acting |
14 May 2004 | 5 June 2004 | 23 days | Independent | — | ||
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Hur Nam-sik 허남식 許南植 (born 1949) |
6 June 2004 | 30 June 2014 | 10 years, 25 days | Grand National → Saenuri |
2004 (by-el.) | ||
| 4th | 2006 | |||||||
| 5th | 2010 | |||||||
| 6th | 
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Suh Byung-soo 서병수 徐秉洙 (born 1952) |
1 July 2014 | 30 June 2018 | 4 years, 0 days | Saenuri → Liberty Korea |
2014 | |
| 7th |
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Oh Keo-don 오거돈 吳巨敦 (born 1948) |
1 July 2018 | 23 April 2020 | 1 year, 298 days | Democratic | 2018 | |
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Byeon Sung-wan 변성완 邊城完 (born 1965) Acting |
23 April 2020 | 26 January 2021 | 279 days | Independent | — | ||
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Kim Sun-jo [ko] 김선조 金善照 (born 1967) Acting |
26 January 2021 | 28 January 2021 | 3 days | Independent | — | ||
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Lee Byeong-jin [ko] 이병진 李炳振 (born 1964) Acting |
29 January 2021 | 7 April 2021 | 69 days | Independent | — | ||
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Park Heong-joon 박형준 朴亨埈 (born 1960) |
8 April 2021 | Incumbent | 3 years, 258 days | People Power | 2021 (by-el.) | ||
| 8th | 2022 | |||||||
Elections
Source:
1995
| 1995 Busan mayoral election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic Liberal | 1 | Moon Jung-soo | 885,433 | 51.40% | ||
| Democratic | 2 | Roh Moo-hyun | 647,297 | 37.58% | ||
| Independent | 3 | Kim Hyun-ok | 169,652 | 9.84% | ||
| Independent | 4 | Bae Sang-han | 20,008 | 1.16% | ||
| Total | 1,722,390 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 66.23% | |||||
1998
| 1998 Busan mayoral election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Ahn Sang-yeong | 558,909 | 45.14% | ||
| Independent | 4 | Kim Ki-jae | 537,983 | 43.45% | ||
| National Congress | 2 | Ha Il-min | 141,172 | 11.40% | ||
| Total | 1,238,064 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 46.66% | |||||
2002
| 2002 Busan mayoral election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Ahn Sang-yeong | 729,589 | 63.76% | ||
| Millennium Democratic | 2 | Han Ih-heon | 221,938 | 19.39% | ||
| Democratic Labor | 3 | Kim Seok-joon | 192,594 | 16.83% | ||
| Total | 1,144,121 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 41.77% | |||||
2004 (by-election)
| 2004 Busan mayoral by-election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 2 | Hur Nam-sik | 566,700 | 62.29% | ||
| Uri | 1 | Oh Keo-don | 343,110 | 37.71% | ||
| Total | 909,810 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 32.98% | |||||
2006
| 2006 Busan mayoral election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 2 | Hur Nam-sik | 895,214 | 65.54% | ||
| Uri | 1 | Oh Keo-don | 329,470 | 24.12% | ||
| Democratic Labor | 4 | Kim Seok-joon | 141,061 | 10.32% | ||
| Total | 1,365,745 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 48.46% | |||||
2010
| 2010 Busan mayoral election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Hur Nam-sik | 770,507 | 55.42% | ||
| Democratic | 2 | Kim Jeong-gil | 619,565 | 44.57% | ||
| Total | 1,390,072 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 49.48% | |||||
2014
| 2014 Busan mayoral election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Saenuri | 1 | Suh Byung-soo | 797,926 | 50.65% | ||
| Independent | 4 | Oh Keo-don | 777,225 | 49.34% | ||
| Total | 1,575,151 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 55.56% | |||||
2018
| 2018 Busan mayoral election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic | 1 | Oh Keo-don | 940,469 | 55.23% | ||
| Liberty Korea | 2 | Suh Byung-soo | 632,806 | 37.16% | ||
| Bareunmirae | 3 | Lee Sung-guen | 67,502 | 3.96% | ||
| Justice | 5 | Park Joo-mi | 35,299 | 2.07% | ||
| Independent | 6 | Lee Jong-hyuk | 26,720 | 1.56% | ||
| Total | 1,702,796 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 58.78% | |||||
2021 (by-election)
| 2021 Busan mayoral by-election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| People Power | 2 | Park Heong-joon | 961,576 | 62.67% | ||
| Democratic | 1 | Kim Young-choon | 528,135 | 34.42% | ||
| Freedom and Democracy | 8 | Jeong Kyu-jae | 16,380 | 1.06% | ||
| Progressive | 9 | Roh Jeong-hyeon | 13,054 | 0.85% | ||
| Mirae | 6 | Son Sang-woo | 7,933 | 0.51% | ||
| Minsaeng | 7 | Bae Jun-hyeon | 7,251 | 0.47% | ||
| Total | 1,534,329 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 52.65% | |||||
2022
| 2022 Busan mayoral election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| People Power | 2 | Park Heong-joon | 938,601 | 66.36% | ||
| Democratic | 1 | Byeon Sung-wan | 455,901 | 32.23% | ||
| Justice | 3 | Kim Young-jin | 19,733 | 1.39% | ||
| Total | 1,414,235 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 49.10% | |||||
See also
References
- National Election Commission. "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
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