Yoo Jeong-bok

South Korean politician (born 1957)

유정복

Mayor of Incheon

Incumbent

Assumed office
1 July 2022Preceded byPark Nam-choonIn office
1 July 2014 – 30 June 2018Preceded bySong Young-gilSucceeded byPark Nam-choonMember of the National AssemblyIn office
30 May 2004 – 31 March 2014Preceded byPark Jong-wooSucceeded byHong Chul-hoConstituencyGimpo (Gyeonggi-do)Minister of Security and Public AdministrationIn office
13 March 2013 – 6 March 2014PresidentPark Geun-hyePrime MinisterChung Hong-wonPreceded byPosition establishedSucceeded byKang Byung-kyuMinister for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and FisheriesIn office
30 August 2010 – 1 June 2011PresidentLee Myung-bakPrime MinisterKim Hwang-sikPreceded byJang Tae-pyungSucceeded bySeo Kyu-yong Personal detailsBorn (1957-06-17) 17 June 1957 (age 66)
Incheon, South KoreaPolitical partyPeople Power PartyAlma materYonsei University
Seoul National UniversityReligionRoman Catholic
(Christian name : Paul)Korean nameHangul

유정복

Hanja

劉正福

Revised RomanizationYu JeongbokMcCune–ReischauerYu Chŏngbŏk

Yoo Jeong-bok (Korean: 유정복; Hanja: 劉正福; born 17 June 1957) is a South Korean public servant and politician who is the current mayor of Incheon since July 1, 2022 and was also from July 1, 2014 to June 30, 2018.

Life

Yoo Jeong-bok was born on 17 June 1957, in Songrim-dong of Dong District, Incheon. His parents were Internally displaced person from Cheongdan area, Hwanghae Province^[1]^[2]

He passed the civil service exam in his last year of college. After serving in the military, he became a public servant.^[3] In 1994, he was appointed a mayor of Gimpo County. He agreed absorption of Geomdan Myeon into Incheon and appointed as a mayor of Seo District, Incheon, which absorbed Geomdan Myeon.^[4]^[5] In 1995, South Korea expanded local autonomy. He resigned to run for 1995 South Korean local elections and elected as a mayor of Gimpo County.^[6] In 1998, Gimpo County was promoted to Gimpo city. He served two terms for Mayor of Gimpo. After the loss in 2002 South Korean local elections, he was elected as a member of the National Assembly to represent Gimpo three times since 2004.^[7] In 2014, he resigned his seat in the National Assembly to run for Mayor of Incheon and elected.^[8] He lost in 2018 election but he was elected in 2022.^[8]

On 31 August 2022, he announced administrative reorganization plans for Incheon. Geomdan will become a new separate District from Seo District. Old downtown area of Jung District and Dong District District will be merged into Jemulpo District and Yeongjong-Yongyu will be an independent Yeongjong District. Mayors of Jung, Dong and Seo District agreed this proposal.^[9]

References

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^ After Division of Korea, Ilsin-myeon, Byeokseong County was incorporated into Yeonbaek County of South Korea. During Korean War, North Korea created Chongdan County to control former eastern Byeokseong County.
^ 굿모닝인천 7월(2022)
^ "유정복 "여당 지도부 분란 바람직하지 않아…국민 수준 높아져"". 28 June 2022.
^ "네이버 뉴스 라이브러리".
^ "유정복 인천시장 당선자". 2 June 2022.
^ "[Who is ?] 유정복 인천광역시 시장". 20 July 2022.
^ ^a ^b "서울특별시 미디어재단 TBS".
^ "인천 행정체제 개편, 군수·구청장 대체로 찬성 '주민수용성' 관건". 13 September 2022.