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Byeon Sung-wan (; born 5 September 1965) is a South Korean politician served as Acting Mayor of
Busan Busan (), officially Busan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's second list of cities in South Korea by population, most populous city after Seoul, with a population of over 3.3 million as of 2024. Formerly romanized as Pusan, it is the economi ...
from 2020 to 2021. After passing the state exam in 1994, Byeon has dedicated his career in public service - mostly at now- Ministry of the Interior and Safety and Busan City government. Byeon served as the last administrator for protocol to President
Roh Moo-hyun Roh Moo-hyun (, ; 1 September 1946 – 23 May 2009) was a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as the ninth president of South Korea from 2003 to 2008. Roh's pre-presidential political career was focused on human rights advocacy for ...
. After working at the Interior Ministry's department for local government taxation and its Office for Planning and Coordination, he served as the head of Planning & Coordination Office of Busan City government under conservative Mayor
Suh Byung-soo Suh Byung-soo (; born 9 January 1952) is a South Korean politician who served as the mayor of Busan from 2014 to 2018. He previously served as the National Assembly (South Korea), Member of the National Assembly for Haeundae District, Haeundae ...
. Byeon then went back to the Ministry where he served as its spokesperson. In January 2019 Byeon was appointed as the second Vice Mayor of Busan under liberal Mayor Oh Keo-don. After Oh resigned due to his sexual harassment, Byeon led the city government as its Acting Mayor. In January 2021, Byeon resigned from acting mayor of Busan and announced his campaign for Busan Mayor in its upcoming by-election in April. He joined the Democratic Party and is expected to run against Kim Young-choon at party primary. Byeon's spouse, Cho Kyu-young, is also a democratic politician served as a member of
Seoul Metropolitan Council The Seoul Metropolitan Council () is the local council of Seoul. There are a total of 112 members, with 101 members elected in the First-past-the-post voting system and 11 members elected in Party-list proportional representation. The council u ...
from 2006 to 2018 and its deputy speaker from 2016 to 2018. Byeon holds a bachelor's degree in administration from
Korea University Korea University (KU, ) is a Private university, private research university in Seoul, South Korea. Established in 1905 by Yi Yong-ik, Lee Yong-Ik, a prominent official of the Korean Empire, Korea University is among South Korea's oldest List of ...
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