Kim Wan-ju explained

Native Name:	김완주
Order:	32nd
Office:	Governor of North Jeolla Province
Term Start:	July 1, 2006
Term End:	June 30, 2014
Predecessor:	Kang Hyun-wook
Successor:	Song Ha-jin
Office2:	Mayor of the City of Jeonju
Term Start2:	July 1, 1998
Term End2:	March 10, 2006
Predecessor2:	Yang Sang-lyeol
Successor2:	(acting)
Birth Date:	25 May 1946
Birth Place:	Wanju County, Southern Korea
Nationality:	South Korean
Alma Mater:	University of Pennsylvania
Party:	Korean Democratic
Occupation:	Politician

Kim Wan-ju (; born May 25, 1946) is a South Korean politician who was the 32nd governor of the South Korean province of North Jeolla from 2006 to 2014; he was also the mayor of the South Korean city of Jeonju from 1998 to 2006.^[1] During his tenure, Kim was a strong proponent of regional development, historical preservation and new paradigms of local and decentralized government.

Early life and education

Kim was born in what is now North Jeolla Province's Wanju County in May 1946. He graduated from the Jeonju Nam-jung School in 1962 and graduated from Jeonju High School in 1965. He received a Bachelor's in Political Science from Seoul National University (SNU) in 1970 and graduated from SNU's Graduate School of Public Administration in 1963. In 1987, he received a Master's in Urban Planning from the University of Pennsylvania in the U.S.

Career

• Passed the 14th Administrative Examination in 1973
• 1974–1980: Chonbuk Provincial Planning Division Manager
• 1980–1981: Chonbuk Provincial Office Deputy Director-General
• 1988–1988: Planning Officer, Chonbuk Provincial Office
• 1991–1992: Presidential Office of the President
• 1994: Representative of Namwon's mayor in North Jeolla Province
• 1994–1995: The 7th and 8th North Jeolla Province Namwon Market
• 1995–1996: Chief of Planning and Management of North Jeolla Province
• 1998: Director of the Korea Sports Council
• July 1, 1998 – March 10, 2006: Mayor of the City of Jeonju (re-election)
  • 2001–2004 Member of Local Transportation Committee
  • 2003: Chairperson of the Decentralization Special Promotion Committee
  • 2003: Chairman of the Council of the Mayor of the Mayor of the National Market
• July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2014: 32nd Governor of North Jeolla Province do in 33rd (re-election)

Personal life

Kim is a member of the Gwangsan Kim clan.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Welcome to Jeonju City . www.jeonju.go.kr . 13 January 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20041018203940/http://www.jeonju.go.kr/eng2004/110.asp . 18 October 2004 . dead.