Yoo Jeong-bok

In this Korean name, the family name is Yoo.

Yoo Jeong-bok
유정복
Mayor of Incheon
Incumbent
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	(1957-06-17) 17 June 1957 (age 67) 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	劉正福
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.

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

1. "자동등록방지를 위해 보안절차를 거치고 있습니다". 5donews.co.kr. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
2. 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.
3. 굿모닝인천 7월(2022)
4. "유정복 "여당 지도부 분란 바람직하지 않아…국민 수준 높아져"". 28 June 2022.
5. "네이버 뉴스 라이브러리".
6. "유정복 인천시장 당선자". 2 June 2022.
7. "[Who is ?] 유정복 인천광역시 시장". 20 July 2022.
8. "서울특별시 미디어재단 TBS".
9. "인천 행정체제 개편, 군수·구청장 대체로 찬성 '주민수용성' 관건". 13 September 2022.