Role ＆ History
About Busan City Hall's Role
There are many public officials working in various sections of Busan City.
Public officials were selected by exam based upon their ability to execute Civic Administration and Affairs At present, approximately 1,500 public officials are working in Busan City Hall.
The mayor is our elected representative.
Every 4 years, there is an election held and citizens choose the best representative who will work the hardest for Busan City among all the potential candidates.
The mayor is the representative of Busan Metropolitan City outside and generalizes the embodiement of all the city's all affairs inside.
Public officials were selected by exam based upon their ability to execute Civic Administration and Affairs At present, approximately 1,500 public officials are working in Busan City Hall.
The mayor is our elected representative.
Every 4 years, there is an election held and citizens choose the best representative who will work the hardest for Busan City among all the potential candidates.
The mayor is the representative of Busan Metropolitan City outside and generalizes the embodiement of all the city's all affairs inside.
Busan City's History
| July 1407 | Opening of Busan-Po(=Busan Port) for the first time. |
|---|---|
| Feb. 1876 | Opening the Busan Port as an International Port. |
| Feb. 1895 | Renamed Dongnae-Bu. |
| Oct. 1910 | Renamed Busan-Bu. |
| Oct. 1914 | Execution of the Busan-Bu System. |
| Apr. 1936 | The 1st Administrative District Expansion. (Seomyeon Dongnae-gu, Amnamni Saha-myeon were incorporated into Busan) |
| Oct. 1942 | The 2nd Administrative District Expansion. (Dongnae-eup Dongnae-gun, Saha-myeon were incorporated into Busan) |
| Aug. 1949 | Changed the name from Busan-Bu to Busan City. (Population : 470,000 people) |
| Jan. 1957 | Execution of the Gu (Administrative District Unit) System. 6 Gu(Jung-gu, Seo-gu, Dong-gu, Yeongdo-gu, Busanjin-gu, Dongnae-gu) |
| Jan. 1963 | Changed to the Government Jighalsi (City under the Direct Control of the Government), 6 Gu 7 Branch Office (Population : 1,360,000 people) The 3rd Administrative District Expansion. (Gupo-eup Dongnae-gun, Sasang-myeon, Book-myeon, 2011-10-20Gijang-myeon, Songjeongni were incorporated into Busan) |
| Oct. 1975 | Reorganization of Administrative District. (Nam-gu are created) 7 Gu, 3Branch Offices |
| Feb. 1978 | The 4th Administrative District Expansion. (Dajeo-eup Kimhae-gun, Myeongji-myeon and some parts of Garack-myeon were incorporated into Busan) Reorganization of Administrative Districts. (Buk-Gu are created) 8 Gu, 2 Branch Offices |
| Apr. 1980 | Reorganization of Administrative Districts. (Haeundae-gu are created) 9 Gu, 1 Branch Office |
| Dec. 1983 | Reorganization of Administrative Districts. (Saha-gu are created) 10Gu, 1 Branch Office |
| Jan. 1988 | Reorganization of Administrative Districts. (Geumjeng-gu are created) 11Gu, 1 Branch Office |
| May. 1988 | Execution of a Self-Governing Administrative System. |
| Jan. 1989 | Reorganization of Administrative District (Gangseo-gu are created) 12 Gu The 5th Administrative District (Noksan-myeon Gimhae-gun, Garak-myeon, Chenga-myeon and Changwon-gun were incorporated into Busan). |
| July 1991 | The 1st City Council Opening of Busan Direct Control. (51 persons) |
| Jan. 1995 | Changed the name to Metropolitan City from Gikhalsi. (City was now under the Direct Control of the Government) |
| March 1995 | Reorganization Administrative District. (15Gu 1Gun) (Yeonje-gu, Suyeong-gu, Sasang-gu, Gijang-gun are created.) The 6th Administrative District Expansion. (Part of Yangsan-gun, Kyeongnam Province and Jinhae City were incorporated into Busan) |
| July 1995 | The 1st City government elected by popular vote. (Mayor Moon Jeong-soo) The 2nd City Council Opening of Busan Metropolitan City. (61 persons) |
| Jan. 1998 | Open the City Hall in Yeonsan-dong. |
| July 1998 | The 2nd City government to have been elected by popular vote. (Mayor Ahn Sang-yeong) The 3rd City Council Opening of Busan Metropolitan City. (49persons) |
| July 2002 | The 3rd City government elected by popular vote. (Ahn Sang-yeong Mayor) The 4th City Council Opening of Busan Metropolitan City. (44persons) |
| June 2004 | The 4th City government to have been elected by popular vote. (Mayor Hur Nam-sik) |
| July 2006 | The 5th City government to have been elected by popular vote. (Mayor Hur Nam-sik) |
| July 2010 | The 6th City government to have been elected by popular vote. (Mayor Hur Nam-sik) |
