16 Facts About Yoo Seong-min

Yoo Seong-min, known as Yoo Seung-min, is a South Korean economist and politician.

Yoo Seong-min is the son of late Daegu court chief, attorney and Member of Parliament, Yoo Soo-ho for Junggu of Daegu.

Yoo Seong-min's father was a farmer, but then became a judge and had been in politics for 8 years between 1985 and 1993.

Yoo Seong-min then worked as President of the Youido Institute, a think-tank for then Hannara Party from 2000 to 2003.

Yoo Seong-min 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 Seong-min went onto be elected three more times representing parts of Daegu.

Yoo Seong-min was the floor leader for the Saenuri Party in the National Assembly, resigning from the position in July 2015.

Yoo Seong-min stated after the election in interview that he would return to the Saenuri Party and did so.

Yoo Seong-min was a notable member of the party for his previously close support for Park Geun-hye but later split from the pro-Park faction of the party.

Yoo Seong-min went onto help form, and joined, the political group New Conservative Party for Reform during the 2016 South Korean political scandal.

Yoo Seong-min had run for the 2017 South Korean presidential election.

Yoo Seong-min faced a primary challenge against Nam Kyung-pil to be his party's nominee, but went onto win the presidential nomination of the Bareun Party on March 28,2017.

Yoo Seong-min emphasizes "warm conservatism," which calls for reforms in the economy to provide what he brands himself to be true conservatism.

Yoo Seong-min finished fourth in the election, with his best results in his home area of Daegu.

Yoo Seong-min has an elder brother and an elder sister.

Yoo Seong-min is considered one of the leading politicians who advocate moderate conservative factors.