The Governor of South Gyeongsang Province (Korean: 경상남도지사; Hanja: 慶尙南道知事) is the head of the local government of South Gyeongsang Province who is elected to a four-year term.
| Governor of South Gyeongsang Province | |
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| 경상남도지사 | |
 Seal of South Gyeongsang | |
since 1 July 2022 | |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Kim Byung-kyu |
| Formation | 23 January 1946 |
| Website | www.gyeongnam.go.kr/governor |
List of governors
editAppointed governors (before 1995)
editFrom 1946 to 1995, the Governor of South Gyeongsang 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 South Gyeongsang 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 | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
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Kim Hyuk-kyu 김혁규 金爀珪 (born 1939) |
1 July 1995 | 14 December 2003 | 8 years, 167 days | Democratic Liberal → New Korea → Grand National |
1995 | |
| 2nd | 1998 | |||||||
| 3rd | 2002 | |||||||
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Chang In-tae 장인태 張仁太 (born 1951) Acting |
15 December 2003 | 3 May 2004 | 141 days | Independent | — | ||
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Kim Chae-yong 김채용 金采溶 (born 1949) Acting |
4 May 2004 | 5 June 2004 | 33 days | Independent | — | ||
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Kim Tae-ho 김태호 金台鎬 (born 1962) |
6 June 2004 | 30 June 2010 | 6 years, 25 days | Grand National | 2004 (by-el.) | ||
| 4th | 2006 | |||||||
| 5th |
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Kim Doo-kwan 김두관 金斗官 (born 1959) |
1 July 2010 | 6 July 2012 | 2 years, 6 days | Independent → Democratic United |
2010 | |
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Lim Chae-ho 임채호 林采虎 (born 1958) Acting |
7 July 2012 | 19 December 2012 | 166 days | Independent | — | ||
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Hong Joon-pyo 홍준표 洪準杓 (born 1954) |
20 December 2012 | 9 April 2017 | 4 years, 111 days | Saenuri → Liberty Korea |
2012 (by-el.) | ||
| 6th | 2014 | |||||||
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Ryu Soon-hyun 류순현 柳淳鉉 (born 1963) Acting |
10 April 2017 | 16 August 2017 | 129 days | Independent | — | ||
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Han Kyung-ho 한경호 韓徑浩 (born 1963) Acting |
17 August 2017 | 30 June 2018 | 318 days | Independent | — | ||
| 7th | 
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Kim Kyoung-soo 김경수 金慶洙 (born 1967) |
1 July 2018 | 21 July 2021 | 3 years, 21 days | Democratic | 2018 | |
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Ha Byung-pil 하병필 河炳弼 (born 1968) Acting |
21 July 2021 | 30 June 2022 | 345 days | Independent | — | ||
| 8th | .jpg)
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Park Wan-su 박완수 朴完洙 (born 1955) |
1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 138 days | People Power | 2022 | |
Elections
editSource:[1]
1995
edit| 1995 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic Liberal | 1 | Kim Hyuk-kyu | 1,177,397 | 63.84% | ||
| United Liberal Democrats | 2 | Kim Yong-kyun | 666,756 | 36.15% | ||
| Total | 1,844,153 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 73.05% | |||||
1998
edit| 1998 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Kim Hyuk-kyu | 939,358 | 74.64% | ||
| National Congress | 2 | Kang Shin-hwa | 161,703 | 12.84% | ||
| Independent | 4 | Heo Moon-doh | 157,337 | 12.50% | ||
| Total | 1,258,398 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 61.08% | |||||
2002
edit| 2002 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Kim Hyuk-kyu | 920,706 | 74.50% | ||
| Millennium Democratic | 2 | Kim Doo-kwan | 208,641 | 16.88% | ||
| Democratic Labor | 3 | Lim Su-tae | 106,367 | 8.60% | ||
| Total | 1,235,714 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 56.53% | |||||
2004 (by-election)
edit| 2004 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial by-election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 2 | Kim Tae-ho | 454,883 | 61.60% | ||
| Uri | 1 | Chang In-tae | 203,272 | 27.53% | ||
| Democratic Labor | 3 | Lim Su-tae | 80,290 | 10.87% | ||
| Total | 738,445 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 32.80% | |||||
2006
edit| 2006 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 2 | Kim Tae-ho | 852,377 | 63.12% | ||
| Uri | 1 | Kim Doo-kwan | 343,137 | 25.41% | ||
| Democratic Labor | 4 | Moon Sung-hyun | 135,823 | 10.05% | ||
| People First | 5 | Kim Jae-ju | 18,906 | 1.40% | ||
| Total | 1,350,243 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 57.84% | |||||
2010
edit| 2010 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Independent | 7 | Kim Doo-kwan | 812,336 | 53.50% | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Lee Dal-gon | 705,986 | 46.49% | ||
| Total | 1,518,322 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 61.83% | |||||
2012 (by-election)
edit| 2012 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial by-election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Saenuri | 1 | Hong Joon-pyo | 1,191,904 | 62.91% | ||
| Independent | 4 | Kwon Young-ghil | 702,689 | 37.09% | ||
| Total | 1,894,593 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 76.80% | |||||
2014
edit| 2014 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Saenuri | 1 | Hong Joon-pyo | 913,162 | 58.85% | ||
| NPAD | 2 | Kim Kyoung-soo | 559,367 | 36.05% | ||
| Unified Progressive | 3 | Kang Byung-ki | 79,015 | 5.09% | ||
| Total | 1,551,544 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 59.80% | |||||
2018
edit| 2018 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic | 1 | Kim Kyoung-soo | 941,491 | 52.81% | ||
| Liberty Korea | 2 | Kim Tae-ho | 765,809 | 42.95% | ||
| Bareunmirae | 3 | Kim Yoo-geun | 75,418 | 4.23% | ||
| Total | 1,782,718 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 65.79% | |||||
2022
edit| 2022 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| People Power | 2 | Park Wan-su | 963,473 | 65.70% | ||
| Democratic | 1 | Yang Moon-seok | 431,569 | 29.43% | ||
| Justice | 3 | Yeo Yeong-gug | 58,933 | 4.01% | ||
| United Korea | 4 | Choi Jin-seok | 12,353 | 0.84% | ||
| Total | 1,466,328 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 53.40% | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ National Election Commission. "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2019-10-05.