Yoo Seong-min
| Yoo Seong-min | |
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| 유승민 | |
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Yoo Seong-min in May 2017
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| Member of the National Assembly | |
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Assumed office 27 October 2005 |
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| Preceded by | Park Chang-dal |
| Constituency | Daegu Dong B |
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In office 30 May 2004 – 12 October 2005 |
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| Constituency | Proportional representation |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
January 7, 1958 Daegu, South Korea |
| Citizenship | South Korean |
| Political party | Bareun (2017–present) |
| Other political affiliations |
Saenuri (2000–2016; 2016) Independent (2016; 2016–2017) |
| Alma mater |
Seoul National University University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| Occupation | Politician, economist |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |
 South Korea
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| Service/branch |
 Republic of Korea Army
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| Years of service | 1979–1981 |
| Rank |
 Byeongjang
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| Korean name | |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Yu Seungmin |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yu Sŭngmin |
Yoo Seong-min (유승민, born January 7, 1958), also known as Yoo Seung-min, is a South Korean economist and politician. Yoo is currently a member of the Korean National Assembly and was the Bareun Party's presidential nominee in the 2017 South Korean presidential election. He is the son of late Daegu court chief attorney and parliament member Yoo Soo-ho.
Yoo was born in Daegu, and was the youngest child. His father was a farmer, but then became a judge and had been in politics for 8 years between 1985-1993. Yoo obtained his B.A. in Economics from Seoul National University in 1982, and his Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1987. His focus was in industrial organization with a minor in economic theory and mathematical economics/econometrics. Yoo's Ph.D. dissertation is titled "Entry Into a Foreign Market: Theory and Evidence" and was supervised under Rachel McCulloch.
After graduation Yoo worked as an economist at the Korea Development Institute (KDI) from 1987-2000. He then worked as President of the Youido Institute, a think-tank for then Hannara (now Liberty Korea) Party from 2000-2003.
He was first elected as member of the National Assembly in 2004 as a member of the conservative Hannara Party as part of the proportional representation ticket. Yoo also served as Chief of Staff to future President and then-lawmaker/Chairman of the Hannara Party Park Geun-hye in 2005. He was considered her close aide. He went onto be elected three more times representing parts of Daegu.
Yoo was the floor leader for the Saenuri Party (renamed from Hannara) in the National Assembly, resigning from the position in July 2015.
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