Choi Byung-ryeol (Korean: 최병렬; Hanja: 崔秉烈; 16 September 1938 – 2 December 2022) was a South Korean politician and reporter who served as the last appointed mayor of Seoul from 1994 to 1995.

[1] After leaving office, Choi remained involved in politics as a member of the National Assembly, eventually becoming the leader of the Grand National Party.

[2] Choi Byung-ryeol was born on 16 September 1938, in Sancheong, a county in South Gyeongsang Province.

[1] He entered politics as a member of the Democratic Justice Party in 1985 after holding office as Editor-in-Chief of The Chosun Ilbo.

[3] Under President Roh Tae-woo, he was Chief of Political Affairs and Minister of Cultural and Public Information.