Yu Sung-yup
{{Short description|South Korean politician}}
{{family name hatnote|Yu||lang=Korean}}
{{use British English|date=June 2021}}
{{use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| image = Yu Seong-yeop listening to questions from college students after the Guest lecture organized by Jeonju University (crop 2).jpg
| caption =
| name = Yu Sung-yup
| native_name = {{nobold|유성엽}}
| native_name_lang = ko
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|1|25|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Jeongeup, South Korea
| office1 = President of the Minsaeng Party
| term_start1 = 24 February 2020
| term_end1 = 20 April 2020
serving with Kim Jung-hwa from 24 March 2020 to 20 April 2020
served with Park Joo-hyun until 23 March 2020
| predecessor1 = Position established
| successor1 = Lee Su-bong (acting)
| office2 = Member of the National Assembly
| constituency2 = Jeongeup-Gochang
| term_start2 = 30 May 2016
| term_end2 = 29 May 2020
| predecessor2 = Himself (as Jeongeup)
Kim Choon-jin (as Gochang)
| successor2 = Yoon Joon-byung
| constituency3 = Jeongeup
| term_start3 = 30 May 2008
| term_end3 = 29 May 2016
| predecessor3 = Kim Won-ki
| successor3 = Himself (as Jeongeup-Gochang)
| office4 = Mayor of Jeongeup
| term_start4 = 1 July 2002
| term_end4 = 8 February 2006
| predecessor4 = Kuk Seung-rock
| successor4 = Kang Kwang
| party = Democratic
| otherparty = MDP
Uri
UDP
NPAD
PP
PDP
NA
Minsaeng
| alma_mater = Seoul National University
| occupation = Politician
}}
Yu Sung-yup ({{Korean|hangul=유성엽}}, born 25 January 1960) is a South Korean politician who was the Member of the National Assembly for Jeongeup from 2008 (also for Gochang from 2016) to 2020. He was also the co-presidents of the Minsaeng Party, serving with Park Joo-hyun. He formerly served the mayor of Jeongeup from 2002 to 2006. As a former member of the Party for Democracy and Peace, he was the party's vice president from 2018 to 2019 and the parliamentary leader from May to August 2019.
Career
Yu was the candidate for mayor of Jeongup from the Millennium Democratic Party (MDP) during the local election in 2002.{{cite news |date= 29 May 2002|script-title=ko:[표] [지방선거] 기초단체장 - 전북|url= https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=100&oid=009&aid=0000213269|access-date= 14 August 2019}} He defeated the incumbent Kuk Seung-rock{{cite news |date= 14 June 2002|title= [6.13 지방선거] 기초단체장 득표 최종집계 : 충남 ; 전북|url= https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=100&oid=001&aid=0002008662|access-date= 14 August 2019}} who faced harsh criticisms at the end of his term.{{cite news |date= 19 January 2001|script-title=ko:[이주의 이슈] 지방자치의 위기와 국승록 정읍시장|url= http://www.jjan.kr/news/articleView.html?idxno=26862|access-date= 14 August 2019}} He left the MDP and joined the Uri Party in October 2003.{{cite news |date= 23 October 2003|script-title=ko:유성엽 정읍시장,민주당 탈당키로|url= http://www.jnewsk.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=14544|access-date= 14 August 2019}} He ran for the party's primary of Governor of North Jeolla in the early 2006,{{cite news |date= 26 January 2006|script-title=ko:유성엽 정읍시장 ＂전북지사 출마|url= http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/area/area_general/98335.html|access-date= 14 August 2019}} but defeated by Kim Wan-joo.{{cite news |date= 24 April 2006|script-title=ko:여당 전북지사 후보 김완주 전 전주시장 확정|url= http://www.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/Mobile/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0000326000&CMPT_CD=MSPB17#cb|access-date= 14 August 2019}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=January 2025}}
He won as an independent candidate{{cite news |date= 20 March 2008|script-title=ko:유성엽 전 정읍시장, 무소속 출마 선언|url= https://news.naver.com/main/read.nhn?mode=LSD&mid=sec&sid1=100&oid=001&aid=0002008662|access-date= 14 August 2019}} for Jeongeup during the parliamentary election in 2008 and won again in 2012. Later, he shortly entered to New Politics Alliance for Democracy, but left the party and joined People's Party.{{cite news |date= 17 December 2015|script-title=ko:국민의당 유성엽 3선 국회의원 당선|url= http://www.jnewsk.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=64437|access-date= 14 August 2019}} In 2016, he ran for the newly formed Jeongeup-Gochang constituency and defeated Ha Jeong-yeol of the Democratic Party.{{cite news |date= 21 April 2016|script-title=ko:국민의당 유성엽 3선 국회의원 당선|url= http://www.jnewsk.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=64437|access-date= 14 August 2019}}
In the early 2018, Yu left the People's Party and joined the newly formed Party for Democracy and Peace (PDP). He ran for the party's presidency during the leadership election in August 2018, but came behind to Chung Dong-young,{{cite news |date= 5 August 2018|title= [2보]정동영, 민주평화당 차기 당 대표 선출…득표율 68.57%|url= http://www.newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20180805_0000382903&cID=10301&pID=10300|access-date= 14 August 2019}} a former presidential candidate in 2007 South Korean presidential election. Instead, he became one of the Vice Presidents, but quit the position when he was elected the party's parliamentary leader.{{cite news |date= 13 May 2019|script-title=ko:유성엽 "바른미래당과 제3지대 신당 창당에 진력"|url= https://www.hankookilbo.com/News/Read/201905131070739801?did=NA&dtype=&dtypecode=&prnewsid=|access-date= 14 August 2019}}{{cite news |date= 14 May 2019|script-title=ko:유성엽 평화당 새원내대표에 선출… "패스트트랙 지정 선거제 법안 수정"|url= http://www.kyeongin.com/main/view.php?key=20190513010004974|access-date= 14 August 2019}}
On 12 August 2019, Yu left the PDP along with the party's dissidents group named Alternative Political Alliance for Change and Hope (later the New Alternatives).{{cite news |date= 12 August 2019|script-title=ko:평화당 11명 탈당… 1년 6개월만에 分黨|url= http://www.munhwa.com/news/view.html?no=2019081201070130319001|access-date= 14 August 2019}} On 24 February 2020, he was elected as the co-presidents of the newly formed Minsaeng Party, along with Park Joo-hyun.{{cite news |date= 24 February 2020|script-title=ko:'호남계 주축' 바른미래·대안신당·평화당 3당 합당…'민생당' 출범|url= http://www.hani.co.kr/arti/politics/assembly/929496.html|access-date= 24 February 2020}}
On 30 December 2021, Yu was one of the 12 former MPs joined or returned to the ruling Democratic Party.{{cite news |date= 31 December 2021|script-title=ko:천정배 등 12명 민주당 복당…"같은 DJ 뿌리"|url= https://www.yna.co.kr/view/MYH20211231004600038|access-date= 9 January 2022 |work=Yonhap News Agency }}{{cite news |date= 30 December 2021|script-title=ko:천정배·유성엽 등 非文·호남 與 대거 복당…송영길 "DJ 한 뿌리"|url= https://biz.chosun.com/policy/politics/2021/12/30/PESPIPNEBFBQ7JZSBZKEMUPVZU/|access-date= 9 January 2022}}
Ideology
Yu is a conservative and economically liberal who criticises President Moon Jae-in. He opposes Moon's Keynesian economic policy while advocating tax reductions.{{cite news |date= 9 July 2019|script-title=ko:유성엽 "소득주도성장, 방법 틀려…내년 최저임금 동결 바람직"|url= http://news.tvchosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2019/07/09/2019070990065.html|access-date= 14 August 2019}}{{cite news |date= 9 July 2019|script-title=ko:유성엽 "소득주도성장을 감세·공무원축소로 재설계해야"|url= http://www.gwangnam.co.kr/read.php3?aid=1562662448331403004|access-date= 14 August 2019}} He has also a sceptical view towards the minimum wages.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Yu urged the government to ban Chinese citizens from entering to South Korea in order to protect locals.{{cite news |date= 2 February 2020|script-title=ko:유성엽 의원, 중국발 외국인 입국금지 즉각 시행해야|url= http://www.todayan.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=254105|access-date= 14 August 2019}}
Election results
= General elections =
| class="wikitable" | ||||
| Year | Constituency | Political party | Votes (%) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Jeongeup | Independent | 33,489 (61.03%) | Won |
| 2012 | Jeongeup | Independent | 28,810 (48.73%) | Won |
| 2016 | Jeongeup-Gochang | People's | 43,670 (47.96%) | Won |
| 2020 | Jeongeup-Gochang | Minsaeng | 28,186 (30.22%) | Defeated |
= Local elections =
== Mayor of [[Jeongeup]] ==
| class="wikitable" | |||
| Year | Political party | Votes (%) | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | MDP | 22,699 (34.98%) | Won |
References
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External links
- [https://yajeong.or.kr/ Official Website]
- [https://twitter.com/ya_jeong Yu Sung-yup] on Twitter
- [https://www.facebook.com/yajeong Yu Sung-yup] on Facebook
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