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For the table tennis player, see Ryu Seung-min.
Yoo Seong-min
유승민
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 October 2005
Preceded byPark Chang-dal
ConstituencyDong B (Daegu)
In office
30 May 2004 – 12 October 2005
ConstituencyProportional representation
Personal details
Born (1958-01-07) January 7, 1958 (age 66)
Daegu, South Korea
CitizenshipSouth Korean
Political partySaenuri Party
Alma materSeoul National University
University of Wisconsin–Madison
Occupationpolitician, economist
Military service
Allegiance South Korea
Branch/service Republic of Korea Army
Years of service1979–1981
Rank Byeongjang
Korean name
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYu Seungmin
McCune–ReischauerYu Sŭngmin

Template:Korean name Yoo Seong-min[a] (유승민, born January 7, 1958) is a South Korean economist and politician. He is son of late Daegu court chief attorney and parliament member Yoo Soo-ho. He graduated from Seoul National University for Bachelor's degree of economics, and studied abroad at University of Wisconsin–Madison for Ph.D in economics, especially industry organization theory.

He was elected as member of the parliament three times, since 2004.

He was the floor leader for the Saenuri Party in the National Assembly. He resigned from the position in July 2015.[1][2] After being deselected in the party's nominations process, he stood as an independent in the 2016 general election and was elected. He stated after the election in interview that he would return to the Saenuri Party.[3]

Notes

  1. ^ "Seung-min" in Revised Romanization.

References

  1. ^ "Saenuri Party Floor Leader Resigns".
  2. ^ "Political Contrast: Saenuri Floor Leader Yoo Seung-min Pursues Liberal Economic Policies, Conservative Security". Business Korea. 2015-04-10. Retrieved 2015-12-13.
  3. ^ "무소속 유승민 4선 성공 "한번도 새누리당人 아니라고 생각한적 없어"" (in Korean). Korea Economic TV. 2016-04-14. Retrieved 2016-04-17.
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