List of current South Korean mayors and governors explained

The high-level local governments of South Korea consist of one Special City, six Metropolitan Cities, one Special Self-Governing City, eight Provinces, and two Special Self-Governing Province, totalling up to 17 governing councils. The head of the city is referred as the mayor and that of the province as the governor. These Local government heads are elected by direct popular vote for a four-year term. The head of the local government can also be re-elected for up to three terms.^[1]

Currently, the People Power Party holds 12 local governments out of 17, comprising seven mayors and five governors. The other 5 local governments are headed by the Democratic Party of Korea, comprising one mayor and four governors.^{[2] [3]}

Current office-holders

City/Province	Name		Portrait	Took office	Position	Party	Ref.
	English	Hangul
Special City
	Oh Se-hoon	오세훈			Mayor		^[4]
Metropolitan Cities
	Park Heong-joon	박형준			Mayor		^[5]
	Hong Joon-pyo	홍준표					^[6]
	Yoo Jeong-bok	유정복
	Kang Gi-jung	강기정					^[7]
	Lee Jang-woo	이장우
	Kim Doo-gyeom	김두겸
Special Self-Governing City
	Choi Min-ho	최민호			Mayor
Provinces
	Kim Dong-yeon	김동연			Governor		^[8]
	Kim Young-hwan	김영환
	Kim Tae-heum	김태흠
	Kim Gwan-young	김관영
	Kim Yung-rok	김영록
	Lee Cheol-woo	이철우
	Park Wan-su	박완수
Special Self-Governing Province
	Oh Young-hun	오영훈			Governor		^[9]
Gangwon	Kim Jin-tae	김진태

Notes and References

1. Web site: Local Governments . 2023-02-19 . . en.
2. Web site: NEWS . KYODO . South Korea's ruling party wins majority of key local elections . 2023-02-20 . Kyodo News+.
3. News: Sang-Hun . Choe . 2022-06-01 . Conservative Party Wins Big in South Korean Local Elections . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-02-20 . 0362-4331.
4. Web site: NEWS . KYODO . South Korea's ruling party wins majority of key local elections . 2023-02-19 . Kyodo News+.
5. Web site: Moon's liberals suffer heavy defeats in Seoul and Busan elections . 2023-02-20 . . en-GB.
6. Web site: 주 . 경돈 . 2022-06-02 . (3rd LD) Ruling party wins resounding victory in local elections . 2023-02-20 . . en.
7. Web site: Yoon's conservatives sweep South Korea local elections . 2023-02-20 . . en-GB.
8. Web site: 2022 지방선거 . 2023-02-20 . . ko.
9. Web site: Min-sik . Yoon . 2022-06-02 . Disconnected from mainland, Jeju delivers DP one of its few wins . 2023-02-20 . . en.