The Mayor of Busan () is the head of the local government of
Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, w ...
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
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.
Directly elected mayors (1995–present)
Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the Mayor of Busan is elected by
direct election
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.
Elections
Source:
1995
1998
2002
2004 (by-election)
2006
2010
2014
2018
2021 (by-election)
2022
See also
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Government of South Korea
The Government of South Korea is the union government of the Republic of Korea, created by the Constitution of South Korea as the executive, legislative and judicial authority of the republic. The president acts as the head of state and is th ...
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Politics of South Korea
The politics of the Republic of Korea take place in the framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the president is the head of state, and of a multi-party system. The government exercises executive power and l ...
References
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Busan
Busan (), officially known as is South Korea's most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.4 million inhabitants. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economic, cultural and educational center of southeastern South Korea, w ...
Lists of political office-holders in South Korea