Governor of South Gyeongsang Province
| Governor of South Gyeongsang Province | |
|---|---|
| 경상남도지사 | |
 Seal of South Gyeongsang | |
since 1 July 2022 | |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Kim Byung-kyu |
| Formation | 23 January 1946 |
| Website | www.gyeongnam.go.kr/governor |
The Governor of South Gyeongsang Province (Korean: 경상남도지사; 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.
List of governors
[edit]Appointed governors (before 1995)
[edit]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)
[edit]Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the Governor of South Gyeongsang Province is elected by direct election.
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| Status |
Denotes acting governor
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| Term | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1st | 
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Kim Hyuk-kyu 김혁규 金爀珪 (born 1939) |
1 July 1995 | 14 December 2003 | 8 years, 167 days | Democratic Liberal → New Korea → Grand National |
1995 | |
| 2nd | 1998 | |||||||
| 3rd | 2002 | |||||||
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Chang In-tae 장인태 張仁太 (born 1951) Acting |
15 December 2003 | 3 May 2004 | 141 days | Independent | — | ||
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Kim Chae-yong 김채용 金采溶 (born 1949) Acting |
4 May 2004 | 5 June 2004 | 33 days | Independent | — | ||
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Kim Tae-ho 김태호 金台鎬 (born 1962) |
6 June 2004 | 30 June 2010 | 6 years, 25 days | Grand National | 2004 (by-el.) | ||
| 4th | 2006 | |||||||
| 5th |
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Kim Doo-kwan 김두관 金斗官 (born 1959) |
1 July 2010 | 6 July 2012 | 2 years, 6 days | Independent → Democratic United |
2010 | |
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Lim Chae-ho 임채호 林采虎 (born 1958) Acting |
7 July 2012 | 19 December 2012 | 166 days | Independent | — | ||
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Hong Joon-pyo 홍준표 洪準杓 (born 1954) |
20 December 2012 | 9 April 2017 | 4 years, 111 days | Saenuri → Liberty Korea |
2012 (by-el.) | ||
| 6th | 2014 | |||||||
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Ryu Soon-hyun 류순현 柳淳鉉 (born 1963) Acting |
10 April 2017 | 16 August 2017 | 129 days | Independent | — | ||
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Han Kyung-ho 한경호 韓徑浩 (born 1963) Acting |
17 August 2017 | 30 June 2018 | 318 days | Independent | — | ||
| 7th | 
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Kim Kyoung-soo 김경수 金慶洙 (born 1967) |
1 July 2018 | 21 July 2021 | 3 years, 21 days | Democratic | 2018 | |
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Ha Byung-pil 하병필 河炳弼 (born 1968) Acting |
21 July 2021 | 30 June 2022 | 345 days | Independent | — | ||
| 8th | 
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Park Wan-su 박완수 朴完洙 (born 1955) |
1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 145 days | People Power | 2022 | |
Elections
[edit]Source:[1]
1995
[edit]| 1995 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic Liberal | 1 | Kim Hyuk-kyu | 1,177,397 | 63.84% | ||
| United Liberal Democrats | 2 | Kim Yong-kyun | 666,756 | 36.15% | ||
| Total | 1,844,153 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 73.05% | |||||
1998
[edit]| 1998 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Kim Hyuk-kyu | 939,358 | 74.64% | ||
| National Congress | 2 | Kang Shin-hwa | 161,703 | 12.84% | ||
| Independent | 4 | Heo Moon-doh | 157,337 | 12.50% | ||
| Total | 1,258,398 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 61.08% | |||||
2002
[edit]| 2002 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Kim Hyuk-kyu | 920,706 | 74.50% | ||
| Millennium Democratic | 2 | Kim Doo-kwan | 208,641 | 16.88% | ||
| Democratic Labor | 3 | Lim Su-tae | 106,367 | 8.60% | ||
| Total | 1,235,714 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 56.53% | |||||
2004 (by-election)
[edit]| 2004 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial by-election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 2 | Kim Tae-ho | 454,883 | 61.60% | ||
| Uri | 1 | Chang In-tae | 203,272 | 27.53% | ||
| Democratic Labor | 3 | Lim Su-tae | 80,290 | 10.87% | ||
| Total | 738,445 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 32.80% | |||||
2006
[edit]| 2006 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 2 | Kim Tae-ho | 852,377 | 63.12% | ||
| Uri | 1 | Kim Doo-kwan | 343,137 | 25.41% | ||
| Democratic Labor | 4 | Moon Sung-hyun | 135,823 | 10.05% | ||
| People First | 5 | Kim Jae-ju | 18,906 | 1.40% | ||
| Total | 1,350,243 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 57.84% | |||||
2010
[edit]| 2010 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Independent | 7 | Kim Doo-kwan | 812,336 | 53.50% | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Lee Dal-gon | 705,986 | 46.49% | ||
| Total | 1,518,322 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 61.83% | |||||
2012 (by-election)
[edit]| 2012 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial by-election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Saenuri | 1 | Hong Joon-pyo | 1,191,904 | 62.91% | ||
| Independent | 4 | Kwon Young-ghil | 702,689 | 37.09% | ||
| Total | 1,894,593 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 76.80% | |||||
2014
[edit]| 2014 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Saenuri | 1 | Hong Joon-pyo | 913,162 | 58.85% | ||
| NPAD | 2 | Kim Kyoung-soo | 559,367 | 36.05% | ||
| Unified Progressive | 3 | Kang Byung-ki | 79,015 | 5.09% | ||
| Total | 1,551,544 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 59.80% | |||||
2018
[edit]| 2018 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic | 1 | Kim Kyoung-soo | 941,491 | 52.81% | ||
| Liberty Korea | 2 | Kim Tae-ho | 765,809 | 42.95% | ||
| Bareunmirae | 3 | Kim Yoo-geun | 75,418 | 4.23% | ||
| Total | 1,782,718 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 65.79% | |||||
2022
[edit]| 2022 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| People Power | 2 | Park Wan-su | 963,473 | 65.70% | ||
| Democratic | 1 | Yang Moon-seok | 431,569 | 29.43% | ||
| Justice | 3 | Yeo Yeong-gug | 58,933 | 4.01% | ||
| United Korea | 4 | Choi Jin-seok | 12,353 | 0.84% | ||
| Total | 1,466,328 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 53.40% | |||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ National Election Commission. "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2019-10-05.