Governor of Gyeonggi Province

The Governor of Gyeonggi Province (Korean경기도지사; Hanja京畿道知事) is the head of the local government of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, who is elected to a four-year term.

Governor of Gyeonggi Province
경기도지사
Seal of Gyeonggi
Incumbent
Kim Dong-yeon
since 1 July 2022
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderKoo Ja-ok
Formation15 February 1946; 78 years ago (1946-02-15)
Deputy3 Vice Governors
Websitegovernor.gg.go.kr

List of governors

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Appointed governors (before 1995)

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From 1946 to 1995, the Governor of Gyeonggi Province was appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea.

Directly elected governors (1995–present)

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Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the Governor of Gyeonggi Province is elected by direct election.

Political parties
Status
  Denotes acting governor
TermPortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical partyElected
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1stLee In-je
이인제
李仁濟

(born 1948)
1 July 199518 September 19972 years, 80 daysDemocratic Liberal
New Korea
1995
Lim Su-bok
임수복
林秀福

(born 1943)
Acting
19 September 199730 June 1998285 daysIndependent
2nd Lim Chang-yeol [ko]
임창열
林昌烈

(born 1944)
1 July 199830 June 20024 years, 0 daysNational Congress1998
3rd Sohn Hak-kyu
손학규
孫鶴圭

(born 1948)
1 July 200230 June 20064 years, 0 daysGrand National2002
4th Kim Moon-soo
김문수
金文洙

(born 1951)
1 July 200630 June 20148 years, 0 daysGrand National
Saenuri
2006
5th2010
6th Nam Kyung-pil
남경필
南景弼

(born 1965)
1 July 201430 June 20184 years, 0 daysSaenuri
Bareun
Liberty Korea
2014
7thLee Jae-myung
이재명
李在明

(born 1964)
1 July 201825 October 20213 years, 117 daysDemocratic2018
Oh Byeong-kwon
오병권
吳秉權

(born 1971)
Acting
26 October 202130 June 2022248 daysIndependent
8th Kim Dong-yeon
김동연
金東兗

(born 1957)
1 July 2022Incumbent1 year, 358 daysDemocratic2022

Elections

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Source:[1]

1995

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1995 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election
Party#CandidateVotesPercentage
Democratic Liberal1Lee In-je1,264,91440.56%
Democratic2Chang Kyoung-woo923,06929.60%
Independent4Im Sa-bin613,62419.67%
United Liberal Democrats3Kim Moon-won316,63710.15%
Total3,118,244100.00%
Voter turnout63.23%

1998

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1998 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election
Party#CandidateVotesPercentage
National Congress2Lim Chang-yeol1,549,18954.30%
Grand National1Sohn Hak-kyu1,303,34045.69%
Total2,852,529100.00%
Voter turnout50.00%

2002

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2002 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election
Party#CandidateVotesPercentage
Grand National1Sohn Hak-kyu1,744,29158.37%
Millennium Democratic2Jin Nyum1,075,24335.98%
Democratic Labor3Kim Joon-ki168,3575.63%
Total2,987,891100.00%
Voter turnout44.63%

2006

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2006 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election
Party#CandidateVotesPercentage
Grand National2Kim Moon-soo2,181,67759.68%
Uri1Jin Dae-je1,124,31730.75%
Democratic Labor4Kim Yong-han201,1065.50%
Democratic3Park Jung-il148,4094.05%
Total3,655,509100.00%
Voter turnout46.67%

2010

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2010 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election
Party#CandidateVotesPercentage
Grand National1Kim Moon-soo2,271,49252.20%
Participation8Rhyu Si-min2,079,89247.79%
Total4,351,384100.00%
Voter turnout51.76%

2014

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2014 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election
Party#CandidateVotesPercentage
Saenuri1Nam Kyung-pil2,524,98150.43%
NPAD2Kim Jin-pyo2,481,82449.56%
Total5,006,805100.00%
Voter turnout53.28%

2018

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2018 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election
Party#CandidateVotesPercentage
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%
Total5,975,527100.00%
Voter turnout57.77%

2022

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2022 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election
Party#CandidateVotesPercentage
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%
Total5,762,809100.00%
Voter turnout50.63%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ National Election Commission. "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 14 April 2012. Retrieved 5 October 2019.