The Governor of Gyeonggi Province (Korean: 경기도지사; Hanja: 京畿道知事) is the head of the local government of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, who is elected to a four-year term.
| Governor of Gyeonggi Province | |
|---|---|
| 경기도지사 | |
.svg) Seal of Gyeonggi | |
since 1 July 2022 | |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Koo Ja-ok |
| Formation | 15 February 1946 |
| Deputy | 3 Vice Governors |
| Website | governor.gg.go.kr |
List of governors
editAppointed governors (before 1995)
editFrom 1946 to 1995, the Governor of Gyeonggi Province was appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea.
Directly elected governors (1995–present)
editSince 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the Governor of Gyeonggi Province is elected by direct election.
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Denotes acting governor
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| Term | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1st | Lee In-je 이인제 李仁濟 (born 1948) |
1 July 1995 | 18 September 1997 | 2 years, 80 days | Democratic Liberal → New Korea |
1995 | ||
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Lim Su-bok 임수복 林秀福 (born 1943) Acting |
19 September 1997 | 30 June 1998 | 285 days | Independent | — | ||
| 2nd |
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Lim Chang-yeol 임창열 林昌烈 (born 1944) |
1 July 1998 | 30 June 2002 | 4 years, 0 days | National Congress | 1998 | |
| 3rd | 
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Sohn Hak-kyu 손학규 孫鶴圭 (born 1948) |
1 July 2002 | 30 June 2006 | 4 years, 0 days | Grand National | 2002 | |
| 4th | _(cropped).jpg)
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Kim Moon-soo 김문수 金文洙 (born 1951) |
1 July 2006 | 30 June 2014 | 8 years, 0 days | Grand National → Saenuri |
2006 | |
| 5th | 2010 | |||||||
| 6th | 
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Nam Kyung-pil 남경필 南景弼 (born 1965) |
1 July 2014 | 30 June 2018 | 4 years, 0 days | Saenuri → Bareun → Liberty Korea |
2014 | |
| 7th | Lee Jae-myung 이재명 李在明 (born 1964) |
1 July 2018 | 25 October 2021 | 3 years, 117 days | Democratic | 2018 | ||
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Oh Byeong-kwon 오병권 吳秉權 (born 1971) Acting |
26 October 2021 | 30 June 2022 | 248 days | Independent | — | ||
| 8th | 
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Kim Dong-yeon 김동연 金東兗 (born 1957) |
1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 146 days | Democratic | 2022 | |
Elections
editSource:[1]
1995
edit| 1995 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic Liberal | 1 | Lee In-je | 1,264,914 | 40.56% | ||
| Democratic | 2 | Chang Kyoung-woo | 923,069 | 29.60% | ||
| Independent | 4 | Im Sa-bin | 613,624 | 19.67% | ||
| United Liberal Democrats | 3 | Kim Moon-won | 316,637 | 10.15% | ||
| Total | 3,118,244 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 63.23% | |||||
1998
edit| 1998 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| National Congress | 2 | Lim Chang-yeol | 1,549,189 | 54.30% | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Sohn Hak-kyu | 1,303,340 | 45.69% | ||
| Total | 2,852,529 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 50.00% | |||||
2002
edit| 2002 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Sohn Hak-kyu | 1,744,291 | 58.37% | ||
| Millennium Democratic | 2 | Jin Nyum | 1,075,243 | 35.98% | ||
| Democratic Labor | 3 | Kim Joon-ki | 168,357 | 5.63% | ||
| Total | 2,987,891 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 44.63% | |||||
2006
edit| 2006 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 2 | Kim Moon-soo | 2,181,677 | 59.68% | ||
| Uri | 1 | Jin Dae-je | 1,124,317 | 30.75% | ||
| Democratic Labor | 4 | Kim Yong-han | 201,106 | 5.50% | ||
| Democratic | 3 | Park Jung-il | 148,409 | 4.05% | ||
| Total | 3,655,509 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 46.67% | |||||
2010
edit| 2010 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Kim Moon-soo | 2,271,492 | 52.20% | ||
| Participation | 8 | Rhyu Si-min | 2,079,892 | 47.79% | ||
| Total | 4,351,384 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 51.76% | |||||
2014
edit| 2014 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Saenuri | 1 | Nam Kyung-pil | 2,524,981 | 50.43% | ||
| NPAD | 2 | Kim Jin-pyo | 2,481,824 | 49.56% | ||
| Total | 5,006,805 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 53.28% | |||||
2018
edit| 2018 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic | 1 | Lee Jae-myung | 3,370,621 | 56.40% | ||
| Liberty Korea | 2 | Nam Kyung-pil | 2,122,433 | 35.51% | ||
| Bareunmirae | 3 | Kim Young-hwan | 287,504 | 4.81% | ||
| Justice | 5 | Lee Hong-woo | 151,871 | 2.54% | ||
| Minjung | 6 | Kim Young-hwan | 43,098 | 0.72% | ||
| Total | 5,975,527 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 57.77% | |||||
2022
edit| 2022 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic | 1 | Kim Dong-yeon | 2,827,593 | 49.06% | ||
| People Power | 2 | Kim Eun-hye | 2,818,680 | 48.91% | ||
| Independent | 6 | Kang Yong-suk | 54,758 | 0.95% | ||
| Justice | 3 | Hwang Sun-sik | 38,525 | 0.66% | ||
| Progressive | 5 | Song Young-ju | 13,939 | 0.24% | ||
| Basic Income | 4 | Seo Tae-seong | 9,314 | 0.16% | ||
| Total | 5,762,809 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 50.63% | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ National Election Commission. "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2019.