Mayors Of Busan
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The mayor of Busan () is the head of the local government 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 ...
who is elected to a four-year term.


List of mayors


Appointed mayors (before 1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Mayor of Busan was appointed by the
President of the Republic of Korea The president of the Republic of Korea (), also known as the president of South Korea (), is the head of state and head of government of South Korea. The president directs the executive branch of the Government of South Korea, government and is ...
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Directly elected mayors (1995–present)

Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the Mayor of Busan is elected by
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Elections

Source:


1995


1998


2002


2004 (by-election)


2006


2010


2014


2018


2021 (by-election)


2022


See also

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Government of South Korea The government of South Korea () is the national government of the Republic of Korea, created by the Constitution of South Korea as the executive, legislative and judicial authority of the republic. The president acts as the head of state and ...
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Politics of South Korea The politics of South Korea take place in the framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the president is the head of state, and of a multi-party system. To ensure a separation of powers, the government of th ...


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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 ...