Yoo Seong-min
| Yoo Seong-min | |
|---|---|
| ìœ ìŠ¹ë¯¼ | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
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Assumed office 27 October 2005 | |
| Preceded by | Park Chang-dal |
| Constituency | Dong B (Daegu) |
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In office 30 May 2004 – 12 October 2005 | |
| Constituency | Proportional representation |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 7, 1958 Daegu, South Korea |
| Citizenship | South Korean |
| Political party | Saenuri Party |
| Alma mater |
Seoul National University University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Occupation | politician, economist |
| Religion | Buddhism |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 South Korea |
| Service/branch |
 Republic of Korea Army |
| Years of service | 1979–1981 |
| Rank |
 Byeongjang |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | ìœ ìŠ¹ë¯¼ |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 劉承旼 |
| Revised Romanization | Yu Seungmin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yu SÅngmin |
Yoo Seong-min[lower-alpha 1] (ìœ ìŠ¹ë¯¼, born January 7, 1958) is a South Korean economist and politician. He is son of late Daegu court chief attorney and parliament member Yoo Soo-ho. He graduated from Seoul National University for Bachelor's degree of economics, and studied abroad at University of Wisconsin–Madison for Ph.D in economics, especially industry organization theory.
He was elected as member of the parliament three times, since 2004.
He was the floor leader for the Saenuri Party in the National Assembly. He resigned from the position in July 2015.[1][2] After being deselected in the party's nominations process, he stood as an independent in the 2016 general election and was elected. He stated after the election in interview that he would return to the Saenuri Party.[3]
Notes
- ↑ "Seung-min" in Revised Romanization.
References
- ↑ "Saenuri Party Floor Leader Resigns".
- ↑ "Political Contrast: Saenuri Floor Leader Yoo Seung-min Pursues Liberal Economic Policies, Conservative Security". Business Korea. 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
- ↑ "ë¬´ì†Œì† ìœ ìŠ¹ë¯¼ 4ì„ ì„±ê³µ "í•œë²ˆë„ ìƒˆëˆ„ë¦¬ë‹¹äºº 아니ë¼ê³ ìƒê°í•œì 없어"" (in Korean). Korea Economic TV. 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
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