Governor of Jeju Province explained

Post:Governor
Body:Jeju Province
Flag:Logo of Jeju Province, South Korea.svg
Flagsize:180px
Flagcaption:Seal of Jeju
Incumbent:Oh Young-hun
Incumbentsince:1 July 2022
Termlength:Four years
Inaugural:Park Kyoung-hoon

The Governor of Jeju Province is the head of the local government of Jeju Province who is elected to a four-year term.

List of governors

Appointed governors (before 1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Governor of Jeju Province was appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea.

Directly elected governors (1995–present)

Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the Governor of Jeju Province is elected by direct election.

TermPortraitName
Term of officePolitical partyElected
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
Jeju Province (1995–2006)
1st
Korean: 신구범<br>愼久範
1 July 199530 June 1998Independent1995
2nd
Korean: 우근민<br>禹瑾敏
1 July 199827 April 2004National Congress
Millennium Democratic
Uri
1998
3rd2002
Kwon Young-chul
Korean: 권영철<br>權寧喆
28 April 20045 June 2004Independent

Korean: 김태환<br>金泰煥
6 June 20048 May 2006Grand National2004
Kim Han-wook
Korean: 김한욱<br>金漢昱
8 May 200630 June 2006Independent
Jeju Special Self-Governing Province (2006–present)
4th
Korean: 김태환<br>金泰煥
1 July 200630 June 2010Independent2006
5th
Korean: 우근민<br>禹瑾敏
1 July 201030 June 2014Independent
Saenuri
2010
6thWon Hee-ryong
Korean: 원희룡<br>元喜龍
1 July 201411 August 2021Saenuri
Bareun
Independent
United Future
People Power
2014
7th2018

Korean: 구만섭<br>丘萬燮
12 August 202130 June 2022Independent
8thOh Young-hun
Korean: 오영훈<br>吳怜勳
1 July 2022IncumbentDemocratic2022

Elections

Source:[1]

1995

1995 Jeju gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Independent3Shin Koo-bum111,20540.64%
Democratic Liberal1Woo Geun-min89,00032.53%
Democratic2Kang Bo-sung66,40624.27%
Independent4Shin Doo-wan6,9612.54%
Total273,572align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout80.47%

1998

1998 Jeju gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
National Congress2Woo Geun-min139,69552.76%
Independent4Shin Koo-bum81,49130.78%
Grand National1Hyun Im-jong43,55916.45%
Total264,745align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout73.70%

2002

2002 Jeju gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Millennium Democratic2Woo Geun-min135,28351.40%
Grand National1Shin Koo-bum119,50245.41%
Democratic People's3Shin Doo-wan8,3733.18%
Total263,158align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout68.94%

2004 (by-election)

2004 Jeju gubernatorial by-election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Grand National2Kim Tae-hwan108,85356.00%
Uri1Jin Chul-hoon85,54244.00%
Total194,395align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout49.80%

2006

2006 Jeju gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Independent6Kim Tae-hwan117,24442.73%
Grand National2Hyun Myung-gwan112,77441.10%
Uri1Jin Chul-hoon44,33416.15%
Total274,352align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout67.26%

2010

2010 Jeju gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Independent9Woo Geun-min110,60341.40%
Independent8Hyun Myung-gwan108,34440.55%
Democratic2Goh Hee-bum48,18618.03%
Total267,133align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout65.09%

2014

2014 Jeju gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Saenuri1Won Hee-ryong172,79359.97%
NPAD2Shin Koo-bum99,49334.53%
Unified Progressive3Goh Seung-wan12,2094.23%
New Politics4Joo Jong-geun3,6371.26%
Total288,132align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout62.79%

2018

2018 Jeju gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Independent7Won Hee-ryong178,25551.72%
Democratic1Moon Dae-rim137,90140.01%
Green6Ko Eun-young12,1883.53%
Liberty Korea2Kim Bang-hoon11,2413.26%
Bareunmirae3Jang Seong-cheol5,0191.45%
Total344,604align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout65.90%

2022

2022 Jeju gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Democratic1Oh Young-hun163,11655.14%
People Power2Heo Hyang-jin116,78639.48%
Independent5Park Chan-shik10,1383.42%
Green4Bu Soon-jeong5,7501.94%
Total295,790align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout53.11%

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템. ko. National Election Commission. 2019-10-05. https://web.archive.org/web/20120414175415/http://info.nec.go.kr/. 2012-04-14. dead.