| Post: | Governor |
| Body: | Jeonbuk State |
| Flag: | Emblem of Jeonbuk State.svg |
| Flagsize: | 180px |
| Flagcaption: | Seal of Jeonbuk State |
| Incumbent: | Kim Kwan-young |
| Incumbentsince: | 1 July 2022 |
| Termlength: | Four years |
| Inaugural: | Chung Il-sa |
The Governor of Jeonbuk State is the head of the local government of Jeonbuk State who is elected to a four-year term.
From 1946 to 1995, the Governor of North Jeolla Province was appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea.
Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the Governor of North Jeolla Province is elected by direct election.[1]
Title of the Governor of North Jeollla Province was changed to the Governor of Jeonbuk State on 18 January 2024.
| Term | Portrait | Name | Term of office | Political party | Elected | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1st | Korean: 유종근<br>柳鍾根 | 1 July 1995 | 30 June 2002 | Democratic → National Congress → Millennium Democratic | 1995 | ||||
| 2nd | 1998 | ||||||||
| 3rd | Kang Hyun-wook Korean: 강현욱<br>姜賢旭 | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2006 | Millennium Democratic → Uri | 2002 | ||||
| 4th | Kim Wan-ju Korean: 김완주<br>金完柱 | 1 July 2006 | 30 June 2014 | Uri → United New Democratic → Democratic ('08) → Democratic United → Democratic ('11) → NPAD | 2006 | ||||
| 5th | 2010 | ||||||||
| 6th | Song Ha-jin Korean: 송하진<br>宋河珍 | 1 July 2014 | 30 June 2022 | NPAD → Democratic | 2014 | ||||
| 7th | 2018 | ||||||||
| 8th | Korean: 김관영<br>金寬永 | 1 July 2022 | Incumbent | Democratic | 2022 | ||||
Source:[2]
| 1995 North Jeolla gubernatorial election | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||||
| Democratic | 2 | Yu Jong-geun | 653,295 | 67.15% | |||
| Democratic Liberal | 1 | Kang Hyun-wook | 319,452 | 32.84% | |||
| Total | 972,747 | align=right colspan=2 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 73.66% | ||||||
| 1998 North Jeolla gubernatorial election | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||||
| National Congress | 2 | Yu Jong-geun | 758,141 | 100.00% | |||
| Total | 758,141 | align=right colspan=2 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 57.78% | ||||||
| 2002 North Jeolla gubernatorial election | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||||
| Millennium Democratic | 2 | Kang Hyun-wook | 571,650 | 74.56% | |||
| Independent | 3 | Son Ju-hang | 131,320 | 17.12% | |||
| Grand National | 1 | Ra Kyung-kyun | 63,661 | 8.30% | |||
| Total | 766,631 | align=right colspan=2 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 54.98% | ||||||
| 2006 North Jeolla gubernatorial election | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||||
| Uri | 1 | Kim Wan-ju | 389,436 | 48.08% | |||
| Democratic | 3 | Chung Kyun-hwan | 295,891 | 36.53% | |||
| Grand National | 2 | Moon Yong-ju | 62,922 | 7.76% | |||
| Democratic Labor | 4 | Yeom Kyung-suk | 61,672 | 7.61% | |||
| Total | 809,921 | align=right colspan=2 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 57.87% | ||||||
| 2010 North Jeolla gubernatorial election | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||||
| Democratic | 2 | Kim Wan-ju | 569,980 | 68.67% | |||
| Grand National | 1 | Jeong Woon-chun | 151,064 | 18.20% | |||
| Democratic Labor | 5 | Ha Yeon-ho | 52,331 | 6.30% | |||
| New Progressive | 7 | Yeom Kyung-suk | 35,565 | 4.28% | |||
| Peace Democratic | 8 | Kim Dae-sik | 20,990 | 2.52% | |||
| Total | 829,930 | align=right colspan=2 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 59.34% | ||||||
| 2014 North Jeolla gubernatorial election | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||||
| NPAD | 2 | Song Ha-jin | 599,654 | 69.23% | |||
| Saenuri | 1 | Park Chul-gon | 177,172 | 20.45% | |||
| Unified Progressive | 3 | Lee Kwang-seok | 89,337 | 10.31% | |||
| Total | 866,163 | align=right colspan=2 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 59.87% | ||||||
| 2018 North Jeolla gubernatorial election | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||||
| Democratic | 1 | Song Ha-jin | 682,042 | 70.57% | |||
| Democracy and Peace | 4 | Lim Chung-yeop | 184,728 | 19.11% | |||
| Justice | 5 | Kwon Tae-hong | 52,496 | 5.43% | |||
| Liberty Korea | 2 | Shin Jae-bong | 26,374 | 2.72% | |||
| Minjung | 6 | Lee Kwang-seok | 20,827 | 2.15% | |||
| Total | 966,467 | align=right colspan=2 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 65.23% | ||||||
| 2022 North Jeolla gubernatorial election | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||||
| Democratic | 1 | Kim Kwan-young | 591,510 | 82.11% | |||
| People Power | 2 | Cho Bae-sook | 128,828 | 17.88% | |||
| Total | 720,338 | align=right colspan=2 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 48.65% | ||||||