The Mayor of Daejeon (Korean: 대전광역시장; Hanja: 大田廣域市長) is the head of the local government of Daejeon who is elected to a four-year term.
| Mayor of Daejeon | |
|---|---|
| 대전광역시장 | |
 Seal of Daejeon | |
since 1 July 2022 | |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Hwang In-shik |
| Formation | 16 August 1945 |
List of mayors
editAppointed mayors (before 1995)
editFrom 1945 to 1995, the Mayor of Daejeon was appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea.
Directly elected mayors (1995–present)
editSince 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the Mayor of Daejeon is elected by direct election.[1]
| Political parties |
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| Status |
Denotes acting mayor
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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 | ||||||
| 1st | 
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Hong Sun-ki 홍선기 洪善基 (born 1936) |
1 July 1995 | 30 June 2002 | 7 years, 0 days | United Liberal Democrats | 1995 | |
| 2nd | 1998 | |||||||
| 3rd |
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Yeom Hong-cheol 염홍철 廉弘喆 (born 1944) |
1 July 2002 | 30 June 2006 | 4 years, 0 days | Grand National → Uri |
2002 | |
| 4th |
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Park Sung-hyo 박성효 朴城孝 (born 1955) |
1 July 2006 | 30 June 2010 | 4 years, 0 days | Grand National | 2006 | |
| 5th |
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Yeom Hong-cheol 염홍철 廉弘喆 (born 1944) |
1 July 2010 | 30 June 2014 | 4 years, 0 days | Liberty Forward → Saenuri |
2010 | |
| 6th |
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Kwon Sun-taek 권선택 權善宅 (born 1957) |
1 July 2014 | 14 November 2017 | 3 years, 137 days | NPAD → Democratic |
2014 | |
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Lee Jae-gwan 이재관 李在官 (born 1965) Acting |
14 November 2017 | 30 June 2018 | 229 days | Independent | — | ||
| 7th | 
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Heo Tae-jeong 허태정 許泰鋌 (born 1965) |
1 July 2018 | 30 June 2022 | 4 years, 0 days | Democratic | 2018 | |
| 8th |
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Lee Jang-woo 이장우 李莊雨 (born 1965) |
1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 141 days | People Power | 2022 | |
Elections
editSource:[2]
1995
edit| 1995 Daejeon mayoral election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| United Liberal Democrats | 3 | Hong Sun-ki | 342,959 | 63.76% | ||
| Democratic Liberal | 1 | Yeom Hong-cheol | 112,607 | 20.93% | ||
| Democratic | 2 | Pyon Pyung-sup | 58,346 | 10.84% | ||
| Independent | 4 | Lee Dae-hyung | 23,953 | 4.45% | ||
| Total | 537,865 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 66.93% | |||||
1998
edit| 1998 Daejeon mayoral election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| United Liberal Democrats | 3 | Hong Sun-ki | 286,255 | 73.68% | ||
| New National | 4 | Song Chun-young | 70,414 | 18.12% | ||
| Independent | 5 | Cho Myung-hyun | 31,796 | 8.18% | ||
| Total | 388,465 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 44.45% | |||||
2002
edit| 2002 Daejeon mayoral election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Yeom Hong-cheol | 191,832 | 46.61% | ||
| United Liberal Democrats | 3 | Hong Sun-ki | 165,426 | 40.20% | ||
| Independent | 5 | Chung Ha-yong | 38,445 | 9.34% | ||
| Independent | 4 | Kim Heon-tae | 15,780 | 3.83% | ||
| Total | 411,483 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 42.32% | |||||
2006
edit| 2006 Daejeon mayoral election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 2 | Park Sung-hyo | 231,489 | 43.83% | ||
| Uri | 1 | Yeom Hong-cheol | 217,273 | 41.14% | ||
| People First | 5 | Nam Choong-hee | 55,231 | 10.45% | ||
| Democratic Labor | 4 | Park Choon-ho | 14,899 | 2.82% | ||
| Democratic | 3 | Choi Ki-bok | 6,442 | 1.21% | ||
| Hanmijun | 5 | Koh Nak-jung | 2,707 | 0.51% | ||
| Total | 528,041 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 49.43% | |||||
2010
edit| 2010 Daejeon mayoral election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Liberty Forward | 3 | Yeom Hong-cheol | 276,122 | 46.67% | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Park Sung-hyo | 168,616 | 28.50% | ||
| Democratic | 2 | Kim Won-woong | 137,751 | 23.28% | ||
| New Progressive | 7 | Kim Yoon-ki | 9,074 | 1.53% | ||
| Total | 591,563 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 52.92% | |||||
2014
edit| 2014 Daejeon mayoral election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| NPAD | 2 | Kwon Sun-taek | 322,762 | 50.07% | ||
| Saenuri | 1 | Park Sung-hyo | 301,389 | 46.76% | ||
| Justice | 4 | Han Chang-min | 11,346 | 1.76% | ||
| Unified Progressive | 3 | Kim Chang-geun | 9,009 | 1.39% | ||
| Total | 644,506 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 54.03% | |||||
2018
edit| 2018 Daejeon mayoral election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic | 1 | Heo Tae-jeong | 393,354 | 56.41% | ||
| Liberty Korea | 2 | Park Sung-hyo | 224,306 | 32.16% | ||
| Bareunmirae | 3 | Nam Choong-hee | 61,271 | 8.78% | ||
| Justice | 5 | Kim Yoon-ki | 18,351 | 2.63% | ||
| Total | 697,282 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 57.97% | |||||
2022
edit| 2022 Daejeon mayoral election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| People Power | 2 | Lee Jang-woo | 310,035 | 51.19% | ||
| Democratic | 1 | Heo Tae-jeong | 295,555 | 48.80% | ||
| Total | 605,590 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 49.66% | |||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Previous Mayors - Introducing Daejeon". Daejeon Metropolitan City (in Korean).
- ^ National Election Commission. "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2019-10-05.