Ahn Sang-soo (Changwon mayor)
Appearance
Ahn Sang-soo | |
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Mayor of Changwon | |
In office 1 July 2014 – 30 June 2018 | |
Preceded by | Park Wan-soo |
Succeeded by | Heo Seong-moo |
Chairman of the Grand National Party | |
In office 14 July 2010 – 8 May 2011 | |
Preceded by | Chung Mong-joon |
Succeeded by | Jeong Ui-hwa (Interim) |
Member of the National Assembly | |
In office 30 May 1996 – 29 May 2012 | |
Preceded by | Park Je-sang |
Succeeded by | Song Ho-chang |
Constituency | Uiwang–Gwacheon |
Personal details | |
Born | Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea | 9 February 1946
Political party | United Future |
Alma mater | Masan High School Seoul National University School of Law (LL.B.) |
Profession | Politician, Prosecutor |
Korean name | |
Hangul | |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | An Sang-su |
McCune–Reischauer | An Sang-su |
Ahn Sang-soo (hangul:안상수, hanja:安商守, born February 9, 1946, in Changwon) is a South Korean politician. He was chairman of the Grand National Party, the precursor to the Saenuri Party.[1][2] He was the Mayor of Changwon from 2014[3][4] to 2018. He hopes to improve that city's bicycle-sharing plan.[5]
Controversies
He mistook thermos flasks as North Korean artillery shells in a bombed-out house afflicted after the Bombardment of Yeonpyeong.[6] This has stirred controversies in the National Assembly of South Korea.
References
- ^ "Saenuri Party History". Saenuri Party website. Archived from the original on 2013-05-28. Retrieved 2015-02-25.
- ^ Bae, Hyun-jung (2011-04-28). "Ruling party leaders resign". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2011-12-17.
- ^ "Interview with the Mayor of Changwon: Mayor Ahn Sang-soo". ICLEI. 2014-08-04. Archived from the original on 2014-12-11. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ "Mayor Ahn Sang Soo of Changwon egged during an assembly meeting". allkpop. September 16, 2014. Archived from the original on December 8, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ "Alliance Chair City has new Mayor". EcoMobility. 2014-07-17. Archived from the original on December 9, 2014. Retrieved December 6, 2014.
- ^ "South Korean party chief claims Thermos flasks are North Korean shells". The Telegraph. 2010-12-02. Retrieved 2010-12-03.
External links
- Profile on city of Changwon website
- (in Korean) Official Website
- (in Korean) Copy of official website at Archive.org