Jeong Mi-yeong

Jeong Mi-yeong (Korean: 정미영; Hanja: 鄭美英; born 1 March 1967) is a South Korean politician serving as the mayor of Geumjeong District of Busan and its first woman mayor from July 2018.

Jeong Mi-yeong
정미영
Mayor of Geumjeong District
Assumed office
1 July 2018
Preceded byWon Jeong-hee
Member of Geumjeong District Council
In office
1 July 2006 – 30 June 2018
Personal details
Born (1967-03-01) 1 March 1967
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materPusan National University
In this Korean name, the family name is Jeong.

Jeong, along with Busanjin District Mayor Seo Eunsuk and Buk District Mayor Jeong Myeong-hui, was elected as the first woman mayor of their respective district in Busan in the 2018 election[1] where 13 out of 16 autonomous districts/counties of Busan, including Geumjeong District, have their first mayors not from People Power Party or its preceding parties.[2][3]

In the 2018 election, Jeong defeated two-term mayor of the district, Won Jeong-hee (Korean: 원정희) from the main opposition party.[4] She previously served as the member of Geumjeong District Council for three terms, the maximum limit, from 2006 to 2018. From 2008 to 2010 she was elected-vice chair of the council.[5][6] She is the only democratic politician in Busan who has been elected for the same post for three times and was the only democratic politician elected in the 2006 election in greater Yeongnam region.[7]

She taught Japanese at community centers in Geumjeong district for over 19 years and ran "small-library" for 15 years.[7]

Jeong holds a bachelor's degree in library studies from Pusan National University.[5]

Electoral history
Election Year Post Party Affiliation Votes Percentage of votes Results
4th Local Election 2006 Member of Geumjeong District Council Uri Party 4,503 21.87% Won
5th Local Election 2010 Member of Geumjeong District Council Democratic Party (2008) 7,432 34.93% Won
6th Local Election 2014 Member of Geumjeong District Council New Politics Alliance for Democracy (NPAD) 10,294 43.07% Won
7th Local Election 2018 Mayor of Geumjeong District Democratic Party 67,679 54.50% Won

References
  1. 차, 근호 (2018-06-14). "[6·13선거] '여풍당당' 민주당 부산서 구청장 3명 당선 기염". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  2. "부산 구청장 16곳 중 13곳을 민주당이 휩쓸었다(업데이트)". HuffPost Korea (in Korean). 2018-06-13. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  3. "한국당 3선 구청장에 맞선 민주당 여성 구청장 후보 2인방". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 2018-04-09. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  4. "정미영 부산 금정구청장 당선인 '생활정치의 꽃을 피웠다". 여성신문 (in Korean). 2018-06-15. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  5. "정미영 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  6. "( 이력사항 ) | 정미영입니다 | 부산광역시 금정구 소통구청장실". www.geumjeong.go.kr. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
  7. "평범한 아줌마 출신의 삼선 구의원, 구청장에 출사표를 던지다: 부산 금정구청장 후보 정미영 인터뷰". ㅍㅍㅅㅅ (in Korean). 2018-05-28. Retrieved 2020-09-05.
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