Governor of Jeonbuk State
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| Governor of Jeonbuk State | |
|---|---|
| 전북특별자치도지사 | |
 Seal of Jeonbuk State | |
since 1 July 2022 | |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Chung Il-sa |
| Formation | 4 April 1946 |
The Governor of Jeonbuk State (Korean: 전북특별자치도지사; Hanja: 全北特別自治道知事) is the head of the local government of Jeonbuk State who is elected to a four-year term.
List of governors
[edit]Appointed governors (before 1995)
[edit]From 1946 to 1995, the Governor of North Jeolla Province was appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea.
Directly elected governors (1995–present)
[edit]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.
| Political parties |
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| Term | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1st | 
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Yu Jong-geun 유종근 柳鍾根 (born 1944) |
1 July 1995 | 30 June 2002 | 7 years, 0 days | Democratic → National Congress → Millennium Democratic |
1995 | |
| 2nd | 1998 | |||||||
| 3rd |
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Kang Hyun-wook 강현욱 姜賢旭 (born 1938) |
1 July 2002 | 30 June 2006 | 4 years, 0 days | Millennium Democratic → Uri |
2002 | |
| 4th | 
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Kim Wan-ju 김완주 金完柱 (born 1946) |
1 July 2006 | 30 June 2014 | 8 years, 0 days | Uri → United New Democratic → Democratic ('08) → Democratic United → Democratic ('11) → NPAD |
2006 | |
| 5th | 2010 | |||||||
| 6th | 
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Song Ha-jin 송하진 宋河珍 (born 1952) |
1 July 2014 | 30 June 2022 | 8 years, 0 days | NPAD → Democratic |
2014 | |
| 7th | 2018 | |||||||
| 8th |
|
Kim Kwan-young 김관영 金寬永 (born 1969) |
1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 147 days | Democratic | 2022 | |
Elections
[edit]Source:[2]
1995
[edit]| 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 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 73.66% | |||||
1998
[edit]| 1998 North Jeolla gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| National Congress | 2 | Yu Jong-geun | 758,141 | 100.00% | ||
| Total | 758,141 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 57.78% | |||||
2002
[edit]| 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 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 54.98% | |||||
2006
[edit]| 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 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 57.87% | |||||
2010
[edit]| 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 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 59.34% | |||||
2014
[edit]| 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 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 59.87% | |||||
2018
[edit]| 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 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 65.23% | |||||
2022
[edit]| 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 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 48.65% | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "History of Jeonbuk's governors - Governor - About Jeollabuk-do". North Jeolla Province.
- ^ National Election Commission. "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2019-10-05.