Suh Byung-soo

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In this Korean name, the family name is Suh.
Suh Byung-soo
서병수
Seo Byoung-soo in Nov 2014.jpg
Suh Byung-soo in 2014
Mayor of Busan
In office
1 July 2014 – 30 June 2018
Preceded byHur Nam-sik
Succeeded byOh Keo-don
Secretary-General of the Saenuri Party
In office
21 May 2012 – 13 May 2013
PresidentHwang Woo-yea
Preceded byKwon Young-se
Succeeded byHong Moon-jong
Mayor of Haeundae
In office
26 January 2000 – 8 February 2002
Preceded by
Succeeded by (acting)
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2020
Preceded byKim Young-choon
ConstituencyBusanjin 1st
In office
9 August 2002 – 15 May 2014
Preceded by
Succeeded by
ConstituencyHaeundae-Gijang 1st
Personal details
Born (1952-01-09) 9 January 1952 (age 69)
, Ulsan, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
(now Daun-dong, Central District, Ulsan)
CitizenshipSouth Korean
Political partyPeople Power
Other political
affiliations		NKP (1996-1997)
GNP (1997-2012)
Saenuri (2012-2017)
LKP (2017-2020)
UFP (2020)
Spouse(s)Kwon Soon-jin
ChildrenSuh Seung-jae
Suh Kyung-jae
Parent(s) (father)
RelativesSuh Ha-soo
Suh Hyun-soo
Alma materSogang University
Northern Illinois University
OccupationPolitician
Signature

Suh Byung-soo (Korean: 서병수, born 9 January 1952) is a South Korean politician who served as the Mayor of Busan from 2014 to 2018. He previously served as the Member of the National Assembly for Haeundae-Gijang 1st constituency from 2002 to 2014 and the Mayor of Haeundae from 2000 to 2002.

A member of the conservative People Power, Suh was elected the Mayor of Busan on 4 June 2014, defeating the independent candidate Oh Keo-don. In 2018, he ran for re-election but lost to Oh, who ran under the Democratic banner.

Early life[]

Suh Byung-soo was born in 1952, in the town of , Ulsan, South Gyeongsang (now Daun-dong, Central District, Ulsan),[1] to the son of (died in 2020), the founder of who had served as the Member of the from 1991 to 1995 and the Mayor of Haeundae from 1995 to 1998.[2][3][4] His mom died in February 1997.[5] He is the eldest among 4 sons and a daughter to the ex-Haeundae Mayor; he is the brother to Suh Ha-soo, Suh Hyun-soo and .[2][5] Although he was born in Ulsan, he grew up in Yeongdo, Busan.[6]

He went to 3 different schools — ,[7] and Kyungnam High School.[4] He later attended Sogang University and received a bachelor's and a master's degree in economics.[4][8] Then, he fled to the United States and received a doctorate in economics from Northern Illinois University[8] in 1987.[4] Following the graduation, he briefly worked at Ford Motor Company before he returned to South Korea and continued his career at and .[9] In 1990s,[10] he was the CEO of Woojin Service,[8] succeeding his father who had resigned in order to run for the . He served till the end of 1997,[11] however, in 2000, some sources reported that he was still serving the position at that time.[11][12] This time, he was also an adjunct professor at Dong-Pusan College.[12]

Political career[]

In the , Suh ran as the Grand National Party (GNP)'s nominee for the Mayor of Haeundae and was elected,[12][11] defeating 2 independent candidates (the then-ruling Millennium Democratic Party aka MDP did not put a candidate).[13] He succeeded the predecessor , whose election was annulled for violating the election law in 1999.[14] He promised to attract both foreign and private capitals and make the district as a logistic hub for information and tourism.[12] Under his mayorship, he had successfully fixed hawker stalls at Hoan Road and built Moontan Road.[15]

He resigned on 7 February 2002 in order to run for the MP for Haeundae-Gijang 1st constituency at the called due to the death of .[16] He won with 27,961 votes, defeating the MDP candidate .[17] In the 2004 election, he again contested with Choi In-ho who ran under the Uri Party banner in this time. Despite coming behind in exit polls, he successfully beat his rival.[6] Shortly after the re-election in 2008, he served as the Chairman of the Strategy and Finance Committee,[18] for this time, he suggested an amendment of the Tax Law and Bank of Korea Act, including tax reduction.[18][8] In 2010, he was elected as a Vice President of the GNP.[18]

In the 2012 election, Suh contested under the Saenuri banner and defeated the DFP-UFP unity candidate, , with a majority of 18,705 votes.[19] He was a potential candidate for the Saenuri parliamentary leader, but some media suggested he could be "nominated" the position under the interim President Park Geun-hye.[20] Known as the "Nominee List",[21][4] on 25 April, he finally declared to not seek for the position.[20] On 21 May, under the new President Hwang Woo-yea, he was appointed the party's Secretary-General.[8][9][21] As the Secretary-General, he contributed its presidential candidate Park Geun-hye to be elected to the position in December.[4]

Mayor of Busan[]

2014 mayoral election[]

On 26 February 2014, Suh officially launched his bid for Busan mayorship at , Gadeok Island.[22][23] Following are the manifestos included in his declaration:[22][23]

  • Building the (replacing the incumbent Gimhae International Airport) in Gadeok Island
  • Developing West Busan as a rich riverside city with future high-tech industries and cultural infrastructures
  • Creating 200,000 of new jobs, including 50,000 of stable jobs
  • Redeveloping:

He contested with the former Sasang MP and the ex-ambassador to Japan and the then North-Gangseo MP at the Saenuri preselection.[24] On 3 April, he relinquished his parliamentary membership in order to focus on his campaign.[25] On 30 April, he gained 36.9% and defeated 2 ex-MPs.[26]

Though he led at the beginning,[27] he was expected to lose[28] after the NPAD candidate Kim Young-choon abandoned his campaign and endorsed the independent candidate Oh Keo-don,[29] the former Minister of Oceans and Fisheries who had ever been run for 2 times before. On 4 June, he narrowly beat the former Oceans and Fisheries Minister by a margin of approximately 2%.[30]

Mayoralty[]

Suh was sworn into office on 1 July 2014, approximately a month after the election.[31] He promised "Citizens First" policies and the "Nakdong River Era".[31] Prior to the inauguration, he put a slogan "Happy Citizens, Healthy Busan".[32]

Since before the election, he pledged to build the new airport (replacing the incumbent Gimhae International Airport) in Gadeok Island[22][23] and to resign should the manifesto would not be fulfilled.[33] On 21 June 2016, the Government of Park Geun-hye had brought a decision in which they would expand the incumbent Gimhae Airport, instead of replacing it in either Gadeok Island or Miryang, recommended by the ADP Ingénierie.[34] The Government's determination was criticised as "breaking a promise" from the opposition parties, including the Democratic Party[35][36] and the People's Party,[37][36] despite of the reactions from the Blue House.[38][39] There were earlier prognoses that Suh would stand down for taking responsibilities;[40] in fact, a day before the governmental determination, he ensured "no alternatives except at Gadeok Island".[41] On 27 June, however, he confirmed he would accept the Government's decision and would not step down as Mayor.[42][43]

Suh Byung-soo with

On 16 August 2017, Lotte Corporation had donated 100 billion won (≒ 100 million US$) to Busan for the Opera House development at North Port.[44][45] Suh emphasised that the Opera House would not just be a cultural complex for citizens, but also become a tourist attraction and a new workplaces.[44][45] The construction was begun on 22 May 2018.[46]

On 21 September, the Busan City Government announced perhaps they would purchase 100 billion won to build a landmark, which is the Statue of Liberty, as a part of the .[47][48][49] The location was not confirmed yet, but probably nearby Quay, , South District.[47][48] According to the plan, the construction would begin in 2020 and be completed by 2022.[48][49] There were criticisms that whether the city is possible to proceed the project despite of owing too much debts.[50] The City Government reacted they have not made any decisions yet.[50]

2018 mayoral election[]

Suh Byung-soo campaigning at Gwangbok Street, Central District in June 2018

Prior to the 2018 local elections, the Liberty Korea Party (LKP) was agonising over preselection for Busan mayorship.[51] On 16 March 2018, the LKP confirmed the party had nominated Suh as its candidate, instead of holding a preselection.[52] , one of potential rival close to the party president Hong Jun-pyo, announced his departure from the party due to his objection towards the decision.[53] Lee, then, launched his bid to run as an independent candidate.[53]

On 3 April, the Democratic Party confirmed they would nominate Oh Keo-don, who had unsuccessfully stood 4 years ago, as its candidate.[54] Therefore, Suh faced the 2nd competition with Oh.[54]

However, according to the opinion polls of Realmeter on 5 May, Suh came far behind to Oh (Oh: 57.7%, Suh: 27.1%).[55] As of June, he failed to narrow the interval between the Democratic candidate.[56][57] On 13 June, he only received 37.16% and was finally defeated to Oh.[58] The LKP also lost many of its district mayors and metropolitan council members to the Democratic Party.[59]

Post-mayorship[]

On 5 March 2020, Suh was selected the MP candidate for Busanjin 1st constituency at the 2020 election.[60] Many polls showed neck and neck with the Democratic candidate Kim Young-choon, but Suh successfully defeated Kim.[61]

Shortly after his comeback to the National Assembly, Oh Keo-don resigned as the Mayor of Busan on 23 April following the allegations of sexual harassment has provoked the by-election in 2021.[62][63] As the incident provoked a by-election in 2021, Suh became one of the potential candidate to the position, and he also indicated that he was considering to run.[64] Nevertheless, on 21 December, he announced not to contest the election.[65][66] Several sources reported that he was backing the former Deputy Mayor at the PPP preselection,[66][67] and on 23 February 2021, he left some positive comments about the former Deputy Mayor.[68]

On the other hand, Park Seong-hun lost to the former MP for Suyeong Park Hyung-joon, whom Suh criticised as "incapable" to the position,[69] at the PPP preselection on 4 March.[70][71]

Election results[]

General elections[]

Year Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks
2002 Haeundae-Gijang 1st GNP 27,961 (69.60%) Won
2004 Haeundae-Gijang 1st GNP 71,913 (55.55%) Won
2008 Haeundae-Gijang 1st GNP 57,968 (64.98%) Won
2012 Haeundae-Gijang 1st Saenuri 68,136 (55.52%) Won
2020 Busanjin 1st UFP 52,037 (48.52%) Won

Local elections[]

Mayor of Haeundae[]

Year Political party Votes (%) Remarks
2000 GNP 15,793 (55.70%) Won

Mayor of Busan[]

Year Political party Votes (%) Remarks
2014 Saenuri 797,926 (50.65%) Won
2018 LKP 632,806 (37.16%) Defeated

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