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Date Historical Event
1949. 7. 4 Local Self-Government Law Enactment.
1952. 4.25 First member Election for the City Council of Busan,
Gyeongnamdo; 35 members elected from 8 electoral districts.
1956. 8. 8 Second member Election for the City Council of Busan
29 members elected from 12 electoral districts.
1960.12.19 Third member Election for the City Council of Busan
29 members elected from 11 electoral districts.
1961. 5. 16 City Council Disorganization of Busan City, Kyeongnamdo.
1988. 4. 6 Local Self Government Law Revision ( The Full Text Revision)
1991. 6.20 First Great-sphere City Council member Election for Busan Direct Control City
51 members elected from 51 electoral districts.
1991. 7. 8 First City Council Opening of Busan Direct Control City
President Election of First City Council of Busan Direct Control City for the first half year
- President : Woo, Byung Tak
- Vice-President : Kim, Hwa Sub and Do, Jong Yi
1993. 7. 8 President Election of First City Council of Busan Direct Control City for the latter half of the year
- President : Woo, Byung Tak
- Vice-President : Kim, Hwa Sub and Do, Jong Yi.
1995. 1. 1 Changed the name from the City Council of Busan Direct Control City to the City Council of Busan Metropolitan City.
1995. 3. 1 Administrative districts enlarged and reorganized
(12 districts ¡æ 15 districts, 1 county)
1995. 6.27 Second City Council member Election of Busan Metropolitan City
55 members elected from 55 electoral districts and 6 proportional representatives elected.
1995. 7. 10 Second City Council Opening of Busan Metropolitan City
President Election of Busan Metropolitan City Council for the first half year
- President : Do, Jong Yi
- Vice-President : Bae, Sang Do and Kwon, Yung chuk
1997. 1. 1 President Election of Busan Metropolitan City Council for the latter half of the year
- President : Do, Jong Yi
- Vice-President : Bae, Sang Do and Kwon, Yung chuk
1997. 4. 7 Do, Jong Yi, the President resigned
1997. 4. 15 Special election of President of 2nd Busan Metropolitan City Council for the latter half of the year - Lee, Jong Man elected as the President
1998. 1. 20 Moved the official building of Busan Metropolitan City Council.
(Jungang-dong ¡æ Yeonsan-dong)
1998. 4. 30 Official Election and Election Illegality Prevention Law Revision
Revised a fixed member number of 3rd Council
- Reduced from 61 persons to 49 persons.
(Local electorates: 44 persons, Proportional representation: 5 per-sons)
1998. 6. 4 Third City Council member Election of Busan Metropolitan City
44 member elected from 44 electoral districts and 5 proportional representatives elected.
1998. 7. 9 Third City Council Opening of Busan Metropolitan City
President Election of 3rd City Council for the first half year
- President : Kwon, Yung chuk
- Vice-President : Hwang, Soo Taik and Kim, Ok Soo.
2000. 7. 3 President Election of 3rd City Council for the latter half of the year
- President : Kwon, Yung chuk
- Vice-President : Jo, Kil Woo and Lee, Young
2002. 3. 7 Official Election and Election Illegality Prevention Law Revision
Revised a fixed member number of 4th Council
- Reduced from 49 persons to 44 persons.
(Local electorates: 40 persons, Proportional representation: 4 per-sons)
2002. 6. 13 Fourth City Council member Election of Busan Metropolitan City
40 member elected from 40 electoral districts and 4 proportional representatives elected.
2002. 7. 9 Fourth City Council Opening of Busan Metropolitan City
President Election of 4th City Council for the first half year
- President : Lee, Young
- Vice-President : Bae, Hak Cheol and Kim, Young Jae
2004. 7. 2 President Election of 4th City Council for the latter half of the year
- President : Jo, Kil Woo
- Vice-President : Je, Jong Mo and Kim, Young Joo
2006. 5. 31 Fifth City Council member Election of Busan Metropolitan City
47 member elected from 42 electoral districts and 5 proportional representatives elected.
2006. 7. 5 Fifth City Council Opening of Busan Metropolitan City
President Election of 5th City Council for the first half year
- President : Jo, Kil Woo
- Vice-President : Park, Sam Seok and Cho, Yang Hwan
2008. 7. 4 President Election of 5th City Council for the latter half of the year
- President : Je, Jong Mo
- Vice-President : Hong, Seong Rul and Park, Sam Seok