Governor of Gyeonggi Province explained

Post:Governor
Body:Gyeonggi Province
Flag:Emblem of Gyeonggi Province (2021).svg
Flagsize:180px
Flagcaption:Seal of Gyeonggi
Incumbent:Kim Dong-yeon
Incumbentsince:1 July 2022
Termlength:Four years
Inaugural:Koo Ja-ok
Deputy:3 Vice Governors
Website:governor.gg.go.kr

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

List of governors

Appointed governors (before 1995)

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

TermPortraitName
Term of officePolitical partyElected
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1stLee In-je
Korean: 이인제<br>李仁濟
1 July 199518 September 1997Democratic Liberal
New Korea
1995
Lim Su-bok
Korean: 임수복<br>林秀福
19 September 199730 June 1998Independent
2nd
Korean: 임창열<br>林昌烈
1 July 199830 June 2002National Congress1998
3rdSohn Hak-kyu
Korean: 손학규<br>孫鶴圭
1 July 200230 June 2006Grand National2002
4thKim Moon-soo
Korean: 김문수<br>金文洙
1 July 200630 June 2014Grand National
Saenuri
2006
5th2010
6thNam Kyung-pil
Korean: 남경필<br>南景弼
1 July 201430 June 2018Saenuri
Bareun
Liberty Korea
2014
7thLee Jae-myung
Korean: 이재명<br>李在明
1 July 201825 October 2021Democratic2018
Oh Byeong-kwon
Korean: 오병권<br>吳秉權
26 October 202130 June 2022Independent
8thKim Dong-yeon
Korean: 김동연<br>金東兗
1 July 2022IncumbentDemocratic2022

Elections

Source:[1]

1995

1995 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Democratic Liberal1Lee In-je1,264,91440.56%
Democratic2Chang Kyoung-woo923,06929.60%
Independent4Im Sa-bin613,62419.67%
United Liberal Democrats3Kim Moon-won316,63710.15%
Total3,118,244align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout63.23%

1998

1998 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
National Congress2Lim Chang-yeol1,549,18954.30%
Grand National1Sohn Hak-kyu1,303,34045.69%
Total2,852,529align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout50.00%

2002

2002 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Grand National1Sohn Hak-kyu1,744,29158.37%
Millennium Democratic2Jin Nyum1,075,24335.98%
Democratic Labor3Kim Joon-ki168,3575.63%
Total2,987,891align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout44.63%

2006

2006 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Grand National2Kim Moon-soo2,181,67759.68%
Uri1Jin Dae-je1,124,31730.75%
Democratic Labor4Kim Yong-han201,1065.50%
Democratic3Park Jung-il148,4094.05%
Total3,655,509align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout46.67%

2010

2010 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Grand National1Kim Moon-soo2,271,49252.20%
Participation8Rhyu Si-min2,079,89247.79%
Total4,351,384align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout51.76%

2014

2014 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Saenuri1Nam Kyung-pil2,524,98150.43%
NPAD2Kim Jin-pyo2,481,82449.56%
Total5,006,805align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout53.28%

2018

2018 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Democratic1Lee Jae-myung3,370,62156.40%
Liberty Korea2Nam Kyung-pil2,122,43335.51%
Bareunmirae3Kim Young-hwan287,5044.81%
Justice5Lee Hong-woo151,8712.54%
Minjung6Kim Young-hwan43,0980.72%
Total5,975,527align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout57.77%

2022

2022 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election
PartyCandidateVotesPercentage
Democratic1Kim Dong-yeon2,827,59349.06%
People Power2Kim Eun-hye2,818,68048.91%
Independent6Kang Yong-suk54,7580.95%
Justice3Hwang Sun-sik38,5250.66%
Progressive5Song Young-ju13,9390.24%
Basic Income4Seo Tae-seong9,3140.16%
Total5,762,809align=right colspan=2100.00%
Voter turnout50.63%

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.