Governor of South Gyeongsang Province explained

Post:Governor
Body:South Gyeongsang Province
Flag:File:Seal of South Gyeongsang.svg
Flagsize:180px
Flagcaption:Seal of South Gyeongsang
Incumbent:Park Wan-su
Incumbentsince:1 July 2022
Termlength:Four years
Inaugural:Kim Byung-kyu
Website:www.gyeongnam.go.kr/governor

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

List of governors

Appointed governors (before 1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Governor of South Gyeongsang 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 South Gyeongsang Province is elected by direct election.

TermPortraitName
Term of officePolitical partyElected
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1st
Korean: 김혁규<br>金爀珪
1 July 199514 December 2003Democratic Liberal →
New Korea →
Grand National		1995
2nd1998
3rd2002

Korean: 장인태<br>張仁太
15 December 20033 May 2004Independent—

Korean: 김채용<br>金采溶
4 May 20045 June 2004Independent—
Kim Tae-ho
Korean: 김태호<br>金台鎬
6 June 200430 June 2010Grand National2004
4th2006
5thKim Doo-kwan
Korean: 김두관<br>金斗官
1 July 20106 July 2012Independent →
Democratic United		2010
Lim Chae-ho
Korean: 임채호<br>林采虎
7 July 201219 December 2012Independent—
Hong Joon-pyo
Korean: 홍준표<br>洪準杓
20 December 20129 April 2017Saenuri →
Liberty Korea		2012
6th2014

Korean: 류순현<br>柳淳鉉
10 April 201716 August 2017Independent—

Korean: 한경호<br>韓徑浩
17 August 201730 June 2018Independent—
7thKim Kyoung-soo
Korean: 김경수<br>金慶洙
1 July 201821 July 2021Democratic2018
Ha Byung-pil
Korean: 하병필<br>河炳弼
21 July 202130 June 2022Independent—
8thPark Wan-su
Korean: 박완수<br>朴完洙
1 July 2022IncumbentPeople Power2022

Elections

Source:[1]

1995

1995 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Democratic Liberal1Kim Hyuk-kyu1,177,39763.84%
United Liberal Democrats2Kim Yong-kyun666,75636.15%
Total1,844,153align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout73.05%

1998

1998 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Grand National1Kim Hyuk-kyu939,35874.64%
National Congress2Kang Shin-hwa161,70312.84%
Independent4Heo Moon-doh157,33712.50%
Total1,258,398align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout61.08%

2002

2002 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Grand National1Kim Hyuk-kyu920,70674.50%
Millennium Democratic2Kim Doo-kwan208,64116.88%
Democratic Labor3Lim Su-tae106,3678.60%
Total1,235,714align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout56.53%

2004 (by-election)

2004 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial by-election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Grand National2Kim Tae-ho454,88361.60%
Uri1Chang In-tae203,27227.53%
Democratic Labor3Lim Su-tae80,29010.87%
Total738,445align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout32.80%

2006

2006 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Grand National2Kim Tae-ho852,37763.12%
Uri1Kim Doo-kwan343,13725.41%
Democratic Labor4Moon Sung-hyun135,82310.05%
People First5Kim Jae-ju18,9061.40%
Total1,350,243align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout57.84%

2010

2010 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Independent7Kim Doo-kwan812,33653.50%
Grand National1Lee Dal-gon705,98646.49%
Total1,518,322align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout61.83%

2012 (by-election)

2012 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial by-election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Saenuri1Hong Joon-pyo1,191,90462.91%
Independent4Kwon Young-ghil702,68937.09%
Total1,894,593align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout76.80%

2014

2014 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Saenuri1Hong Joon-pyo913,16258.85%
NPAD2Kim Kyoung-soo559,36736.05%
Unified Progressive3Kang Byung-ki79,0155.09%
Total1,551,544align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout59.80%

2018

2018 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Democratic1Kim Kyoung-soo941,49152.81%
Liberty Korea2Kim Tae-ho765,80942.95%
Bareunmirae3Kim Yoo-geun75,4184.23%
Total1,782,718align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout65.79%

2022

2022 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
People Power2Park Wan-su963,47365.70%
Democratic1Yang Moon-seok431,56929.43%
Justice3Yeo Yeong-gug58,9334.01%
United Korea4Choi Jin-seok12,3530.84%
Total1,466,328align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout53.40%

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.

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