Yoo Jeong-bok (; born 17 June 1957) is a South Korean politician who served as the mayor of incheon from 2014 to 2018 and from 2022 to 2026. A member of the People Power Party, he previously served as the minister of security and public administration from 2013 to 2014.
Life Yoo Jeong-bok was born on 17 June 1957, in Songrim-dong of Dong District, Incheon. His parents were Internally displaced person from Cheongdan area, Hwanghae ProvinceAfter Division of Korea, Ilsin-myeon, Byeokseong County was incorporated into Yeonbaek County of South Korea. During Korean War, North Korea created Chongdan County to control former eastern Byeokseong County.
He passed the civil service exam in his last year of college. After serving in the military, he became a public servant.굿모닝인천 7월(2022) In 1994, he was appointed a mayor of Gimpo County. He agreed absorption of Geomdan Myeon into Incheon and appointed as a mayor of Seo District, Incheon, which absorbed Geomdan Myeon. In 1995, South Korea expanded local autonomy. He resigned to run for 1995 South Korean local elections and elected as a mayor of Gimpo County. In 1998, Gimpo County was promoted to Gimpo. He served two terms for Mayor of Gimpo. After the loss in 2002 South Korean local elections, he was elected as a member of the National Assembly to represent Gimpo three times since 2004. In 2014, he resigned his seat in the National Assembly to run for Mayor of Incheon and was elected. He lost in the 2018 elections but was elected in 2022.
On 31 August 2022, he announced administrative reorganization plans for Incheon. Geomdan will become a new separate District from Seo District. Old downtown area of Jung District and Dong District will be merged into Jemulpo District and Yeongjong-Yongyu will be an independent Yeongjong District. Mayors of Jung, Dong and Seo District agreed this proposal.
On 9 April 2025, Yoo, a member of the People Power Party, announced his candidacy for the 2025 South Korean presidential election, saying he would "pave the way for proper national unity." He lost in the party primaries.
Election results General elections Year Elections Constituency Political party Votes (%) Results 2004 17th National Assembly General Election Gimpo (Gyeonggi) GNP 43,344 (47.74%) Won 2008 18th National Assembly General Election Gimpo (Gyeonggi) GNP 44,551 (65.57%) Won 2012 19th National Assembly General Election Gimpo (Gyeonggi) Saenuri 61,591 (56.48%) Won 2020 21st National Assembly General Election Namdong A (Incheon) UFP 59,466 (44.44%) Defeated
Local Elections Mayor of Incheon Year Elections Constituency Political party Votes (%) Results 2014 6th Iocal Election Incheon(Mayoral Elections) Saenuri 615,077 (49.95%) Won 2018 7th Iocal Election Incheon(Mayoral Elections) LKP 470,937 (35.44%) Defeated 2022 8th Iocal Election Incheon(Mayoral Elections) PPP 634,250 (51.76%) Won 2026 9th Iocal Election Incheon(Mayoral Elections) PPP 705,622 (46.06%) Defeated
Mayor of Gimpo Year Elections Constituency Political party Votes (%) Results 1995 1st Iocal Election Mayor of Gimpo Independent 18,298 (38.00%) Won 1998 2nd Iocal Election Mayor of Gimpo NCNP 29,625 (63.01%) Won 2002 3rd Iocal Election Mayor of Gimpo MDP 27,832 (45.35%) Defeated
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