The mayor of Busan () 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.
Political parties Status
Term Portrait Name Term of office Political party Elected Took office Left office Time in office 1st 1 July 1995 30 June 1998 Democratic Liberal →New Korea →Grand National 1995 2nd Ahn Sang-yeong 1 July 1998 24 October 2003 Grand National 1998 3rd 2002 Oh Keo-don 25 October 2003 13 May 2004 Independent — 14 May 2004 5 June 2004 Independent — Hur Nam-sik 6 June 2004 30 June 2014 Grand National →Saenuri 2004 4th 2006 5th 2010 6th Suh Byung-soo 1 July 2014 30 June 2018 Saenuri →Liberty Korea 2014 7th Oh Keo-don 1 July 2018 23 April 2020 Democratic 2018 Byeon Sung-wan 23 April 2020 26 January 2021 Independent — 26 January 2021 28 January 2021 Independent — 29 January 2021 7 April 2021 Independent — Park Heong-joon 8 April 2021 30 June 2026 People Power 2021 8th 2022 9th Chun Jae-soo 1 July 2026 Incumbent Democratic 2026
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 turnout66.23%
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 turnout46.66%
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 turnout41.77%
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 turnout32.98%
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 turnout48.46%
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 turnout49.48%
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 turnout55.56%
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 turnout58.78%
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 turnout52.65%
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 turnout49.10%
2026
See also Government of South Korea Politics of South Korea
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