Ahn Sang-soo (born February 1946)
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Ahn Sang-soo ( hangul:안상수, hanja:安商守, born February 9, 1946, in
Changwon Changwon () is the capital city of Gyeongsangnam-do, on the southeast coast of South Korea. With a population of 1.07 million , Changwon is South Korea's ninth-most populous city. A port city, Changwon is bordered by Masan Bay to the south ...
) is a South Korean politician. He was chairman of the Grand National Party, the precursor to the Saenuri Party. He was the Mayor of Changwon from 2014 to 2018. He hopes to improve that city's bicycle-sharing plan.


Controversies

He mistook
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s as North Korean
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s in a bombed-out house afflicted after the Bombardment of Yeonpyeong. This has stirred controversies in the National Assembly of South Korea.


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Profile on city of Changwon website
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Official Website
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Copy of official website at Archive.org
Members of the National Assembly (South Korea) Living people 1946 births Seoul National University School of Law alumni Mayors of places in South Korea South Korean prosecutors Sang-soo {{SouthKorea-politician-stub