Ahn Sang-soo (Incheon mayor)
Ahn Sang-soo | |
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| 안상수 | |
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| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office June 4, 1999 – May 29, 2000 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Du-seop |
| Succeeded by | Song Young-gil |
| Constituency | Gyeyang-Ganghwa A (Incheon) |
| In office April 30, 2015 – May 29, 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Ahn Deok-su |
| Succeeded by | Lee Hak-jae, Shin Dong-kun |
| Constituency | Seo District-Ganghwa B(2015–2016) Jung District-Dong District-Ganghwa-Ongjin(2016–2020) |
| Mayor of Incheon | |
| In office July 1, 2002 – June 30, 2010 | |
| Preceded by | Choi Ki-sun |
| Succeeded by | Song Young-gil |
| Personal details | |
| Born | May 28, 1946 Seosan, South Chungcheong, USAMGIK |
| Political party | People Power Party |
| Spouse | Jeong Gyeong-im |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University |
| Religion | Christian(Methodist) |
Ahn Sang-soo (Korean: 안상수; Hanja: 安相洙; RR: An Sang-su; born May 28, 1946) is a South Korean politician of the People Power Party who served as two-time mayor of Incheon from 2002 to 2010. In the 2010 local elections he lost his position to Song Young-gil of the Democratic Party.[1] He was a candidate for the Saenuri nomination in the 2012 presidential elections.[2] As mayor, Ahn was responsible for initiating a range of expensive construction projects which have been implicated in causing financial difficulties.[3]
On November 22, 2019, while serving in the National Assembly representing the opposition Liberty Korea party, he introduced an amendment to remove homophobia and transphobia from a list of violations of an anti-discrimination law.[4] He used a poster that compared homosexual marriage to a picture of a woman marrying a dog.[5]
References
[edit]- ^ "In stunning turn, opposition parties secure significant victory in elections". The Hankyoreh. June 3, 2010. Retrieved April 29, 2012.
- ^ "Ex-Incheon mayor joins Saenuri presidential race". The Korea Herald. May 6, 2012. Retrieved May 7, 2012.
- ^ "In financial pinch, Incheon under pressure to downscale Asiad plan". The Korea Times. April 4, 2012. Archived from the original on November 6, 2013. Retrieved April 30, 2012.
- ^ "Outcry as conservative South Korean MPs seek to curtail LGBT rights". November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
- ^ "[팩트체크K] "'동성애' 차별금지 조항서 없애자"…안상수 법안 따져보니". November 21, 2019. Retrieved November 21, 2019.
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