Governor of South Gyeongsang Province

The Governor of South Gyeongsang Province (Korean경상남도지사; Hanja慶尙南道知事) is the head of the local government of South Gyeongsang Province who is elected to a four-year term.

Governor of South Gyeongsang Province
경상남도지사
Seal of South Gyeongsang
Incumbent
Park Wan-su
since 1 July 2022
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderKim Byung-kyu
Formation23 January 1946; 78 years ago (1946-01-23)
Websitewww.gyeongnam.go.kr/governor

List of governors

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Appointed governors (before 1995)

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

Political parties
Status
  Denotes acting governor
TermPortraitName
(Birth–Death)
Term of officePolitical partyElected
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1st Kim Hyuk-kyu [ko]
김혁규
金爀珪

(born 1939)
1 July 199514 December 20038 years, 167 daysDemocratic Liberal
New Korea
Grand National
1995
2nd1998
3rd2002
Chang In-tae [ko]
장인태
張仁太

(born 1951)
Acting
15 December 20033 May 2004141 daysIndependent
Kim Chae-yong [ko]
김채용
金采溶

(born 1949)
Acting
4 May 20045 June 200433 daysIndependent
Kim Tae-ho
김태호
金台鎬

(born 1962)
6 June 200430 June 20106 years, 25 daysGrand National2004 (by-el.)
4th2006
5th Kim Doo-kwan
김두관
金斗官

(born 1959)
1 July 20106 July 20122 years, 6 daysIndependent
Democratic United
2010
Lim Chae-ho
임채호
林采虎

(born 1958)
Acting
7 July 201219 December 2012166 daysIndependent
Hong Joon-pyo
홍준표
洪準杓

(born 1954)
20 December 20129 April 20174 years, 111 daysSaenuri
Liberty Korea
2012 (by-el.)
6th2014
Ryu Soon-hyun [ko]
류순현
柳淳鉉

(born 1963)
Acting
10 April 201716 August 2017129 daysIndependent
Han Kyung-ho [ko]
한경호
韓徑浩

(born 1963)
Acting
17 August 201730 June 2018318 daysIndependent
7th Kim Kyoung-soo
김경수
金慶洙

(born 1967)
1 July 201821 July 20213 years, 21 daysDemocratic2018
Ha Byung-pil
하병필
河炳弼

(born 1968)
Acting
21 July 202130 June 2022345 daysIndependent
8th Park Wan-su
박완수
朴完洙

(born 1955)
1 July 2022Incumbent1 year, 358 daysPeople Power2022

Elections

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Source:[1]

1995

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1995 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
Party#CandidateVotesPercentage
Democratic Liberal1Kim Hyuk-kyu1,177,39763.84%
United Liberal Democrats2Kim Yong-kyun666,75636.15%
Total1,844,153100.00%
Voter turnout73.05%

1998

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1998 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
Party#CandidateVotesPercentage
Grand National1Kim Hyuk-kyu939,35874.64%
National Congress2Kang Shin-hwa161,70312.84%
Independent4Heo Moon-doh157,33712.50%
Total1,258,398100.00%
Voter turnout61.08%

2002

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2002 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
Party#CandidateVotesPercentage
Grand National1Kim Hyuk-kyu920,70674.50%
Millennium Democratic2Kim Doo-kwan208,64116.88%
Democratic Labor3Lim Su-tae106,3678.60%
Total1,235,714100.00%
Voter turnout56.53%

2004 (by-election)

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2004 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial by-election
Party#CandidateVotesPercentage
Grand National2Kim Tae-ho454,88361.60%
Uri1Chang In-tae203,27227.53%
Democratic Labor3Lim Su-tae80,29010.87%
Total738,445100.00%
Voter turnout32.80%

2006

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2006 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
Party#CandidateVotesPercentage
Grand National2Kim Tae-ho852,37763.12%
Uri1Kim Doo-kwan343,13725.41%
Democratic Labor4Moon Sung-hyun135,82310.05%
People First5Kim Jae-ju18,9061.40%
Total1,350,243100.00%
Voter turnout57.84%

2010

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2010 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
Party#CandidateVotesPercentage
Independent7Kim Doo-kwan812,33653.50%
Grand National1Lee Dal-gon705,98646.49%
Total1,518,322100.00%
Voter turnout61.83%

2012 (by-election)

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2012 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial by-election
Party#CandidateVotesPercentage
Saenuri1Hong Joon-pyo1,191,90462.91%
Independent4Kwon Young-ghil702,68937.09%
Total1,894,593100.00%
Voter turnout76.80%

2014

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2014 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
Party#CandidateVotesPercentage
Saenuri1Hong Joon-pyo913,16258.85%
NPAD2Kim Kyoung-soo559,36736.05%
Unified Progressive3Kang Byung-ki79,0155.09%
Total1,551,544100.00%
Voter turnout59.80%

2018

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2018 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
Party#CandidateVotesPercentage
Democratic1Kim Kyoung-soo941,49152.81%
Liberty Korea2Kim Tae-ho765,80942.95%
Bareunmirae3Kim Yoo-geun75,4184.23%
Total1,782,718100.00%
Voter turnout65.79%

2022

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2022 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
Party#CandidateVotesPercentage
People Power2Park Wan-su963,47365.70%
Democratic1Yang Moon-seok431,56929.43%
Justice3Yeo Yeong-gug58,9334.01%
United Korea4Choi Jin-seok12,3530.84%
Total1,466,328100.00%
Voter turnout53.40%

See also

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References

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  1. ^ National Election Commission. "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2019-10-05.