Ahn Sang-soo (Incheon mayor) explained

Ahn Sang-soo
Office1:Member of the National Assembly
Predecessor1:Kim Du-seop
Successor1:Song Young-gil
Term Start1:4 June 1999
Term End1:29 May 2000
Constituency1:Gyeyang-Ganghwa A (Incheon)
Term Start2:30 April 2015
Term End2:29 May 2020
Predecessor2:Ahn Deok-su
Successor2:Lee Hak-jae, Shin Dong-kun
Constituency2:Seo District-Ganghwa B(2015~2016)
Jung District-Dong District-Ganghwa-Ongjin(2016~2020)
Office4:Mayor of Incheon
Predecessor4:Choi Ki-sun
Successor4:Song Young-gil
Term Start4:1 July 2002
Term End4:30 June 2010
Birth Date:28 May 1946
Birth Place:Seosan, South Chungcheong, USAMGIK
Party:People Power Party
Spouse:Jeong Gyeong-im
Blank1:Religion
Data1:Christian(Methodist)

Ahn Sang-soo (; born 28 May 1946) is a South Korean politician of the People Power Party who served as two-time mayor of Incheon from 2002 to 2010. In the 2010 local elections he lost his position to Song Young-gil of the Democratic Party.[1] He was a candidate for the Saenuri nomination in the 2012 presidential elections.[2] As mayor, Ahn was responsible for initiating a range of expensive construction projects which have been implicated in causing financial difficulties.[3]

On November 22, 2019, while serving in the National Assembly representing the opposition Liberty Korea party, he introduced an amendment to remove homophobia and transphobia from a list of violations of an anti-discrimination law.[4] He used a poster that compared homosexual marriage to a picture of a woman marrying a dog.[5]

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  1. News: In stunning turn, opposition parties secure significant victory in elections. The Hankyoreh. 3 June 2010. 29 April 2012.
  2. News: Ex-Incheon mayor joins Saenuri presidential race. The Korea Herald. 6 May 2012. 7 May 2012.
  3. News: In financial pinch, Incheon under pressure to downscale Asiad plan . 4 April 2012 . 30 April 2012 . . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131106104904/http://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2012/04/113_108358.html . 6 November 2013 .
  4. News: Outcry as conservative South Korean MPs seek to curtail LGBT rights. 21 November 2019. 21 November 2019.
  5. News: [팩트체크K] "'동성애' 차별금지 조항서 없애자"…안상수 법안 따져보니]. 21 November 2019. 21 November 2019.