Yoo Seong-min

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Yoo Seong-min
유승민
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
27 October 2005
Preceded by Park Chang-dal
Constituency Dong B (Daegu)
In office
30 May 2004 – 12 October 2005
Constituency Proportional representation
Personal details
Born (1958-01-07) January 7, 1958 (age 66)
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 ROK Army Byeongjang.png Byeongjang
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanization Yu Seungmin
McCune–Reischauer Yu Sŭngmin

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Yoo Seong-min[lower-alpha 1] (유승민, 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

  1. "Seung-min" in Revised Romanization.

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