Yoo Seong-min

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Yoo Seong-min
유승민
Yoo Seong-min in May 2017
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
27 October 2005
Preceded byPark Chang-dal
ConstituencyDaegu Dong B
In office
30 May 2004 – 12 October 2005
ConstituencyProportional representation
Leader of the Bareunmirae Party
In office
13 February 2018 – 14 June 2018
Serving with Park Joo-sun
Preceded byPosition established
Leader of the Bareun Party
In office
13 November 2017 – 13 February 2018
Preceded byJoo Ho-young (Acting)
Succeeded byPosition disestablished
Personal details
Born (1958-01-07) 7 January 1958 (age 66)
Daegu, South Korea
CitizenshipSouth Korean
Political partyBareunmirae (2018–present)
Other political
affiliations
Saenuri (2000–2016; 2016)[1][2]
Independent (2016; 2016–2017)[3][4]
Bareun (2017-2018)
Alma materSeoul National University
University of Wisconsin–Madison
OccupationPolitician, economist
Signature
Military service
Allegiance South Korea
Branch/service Republic of Korea Army
Years of service1979–1981
Rank Byeongjang (Sergeant)

Yoo Seong-min (유승민, born 7 January 1958), also known as Yoo Seung-min, is a South Korean economist and politician. Yoo is a member of the Korean National Assembly and was the Bareun Party's presidential nominee in the 2017 South Korean presidential election.

References[change | change source]

  1. "'대통령에 맞선 자', 지인들이 말하는 유승민의 과거" (in Korean). The Hankyoreh. July 10, 2015.
  2. "'비박' 유승민 새누리 복당…친박 반발로 또 내홍" (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. June 16, 2016.[permanent dead link]
  3. "[속보] 유승민 탈당 및 무소속 출마 선언". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). March 23, 2016.
  4. "비박계 의원 29명 집단탈당…'개혁보수신당' 창당 선언(종합)" (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. December 27, 2016.[permanent dead link]