Jeong Mi-yeong (Korean: 정미영; Hanja: 鄭美英; born 1 March 1967) is a South Korean politician serving as the mayor of Geumjeong District of Busan and its first woman mayor from July 2018.
Jeong, along with Busanjin District Mayor Seo Eunsuk and Buk District Mayor Jeong Myeong-hui, was elected as the first woman mayor of their respective district in Busan in the 2018 election[1] where 13 out of 16 autonomous districts/counties of Busan, including Geumjeong District, have their first mayors not from People Power Party or its preceding parties.
[2][3] In the 2018 election, Jeong defeated two-term mayor of the district, Won Jeong-hee (Korean: 원정희) from the main opposition party.
[4] She previously served as the member of Geumjeong District Council for three terms, the maximum limit, from 2006 to 2018.
[7] Jeong holds a bachelor's degree in library studies from Pusan National University.