Yoo Jeong-bok | |
|---|---|
| 유정복 | |
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| Mayor of Incheon | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Park Nam-choon |
| In office 1 July 2014 – 30 June 2018 | |
| Preceded by | Song Young-gil |
| Succeeded by | Park Nam-choon |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 30 May 2004 – 31 March 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Park Jong-woo |
| Succeeded by | Hong Chul-ho |
| Constituency | Gimpo (Gyeonggi-do) |
| Minister of Security and Public Administration | |
| In office 13 March 2013 – 6 March 2014 | |
| President | Park Geun-hye |
| Prime Minister | Chung Hong-won |
| Preceded by | Position established |
| Succeeded by | Kang Byung-kyu |
| Minister for Food, Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries | |
| In office 30 August 2010 – 1 June 2011 | |
| President | Lee Myung-bak |
| Prime Minister | Kim Hwang-sik |
| Preceded by | Jang Tae-pyung |
| Succeeded by | Seo Kyu-yong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 17 June 1957 Incheon, South Korea |
| Political party | People Power Party |
| Alma mater | Yonsei University Seoul National University |
| Religion | Roman Catholic (Christian name : Paul) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 유정복 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yu Jeongbok |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yu 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.
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]
