Governor of Gyeonggi Province

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Governor of Gyeonggi Province
경기도지사
Emblem of Gyeonggi Province (2021).svg
Incumbent
Oh Byeong-kwon

since 26 October 2021
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderKoo Ja-ok
Formation15 February 1946; 76 years ago (1946-02-15)
Deputy3 Vice Governors
Websitegovernor.gg.go.kr

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.

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.

Direct elected governors (1995–present)[]

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
# Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party Term
Took office Left office Time in office
29
2006년 11월 9일 국회의원 이인제.jpg
Lee In-je
이인제
李仁濟

(born 1948)
1 July 1995 18 September 1997 2 years, 80 days Democratic Liberal
New Korea
1st
- Portrait gray.png Lim Su-bok
임수복
林秀福

(born 1943)
Acting
19 September 1997 30 June 1998 285 days Independent
30 Portrait gray.png  [ko]
임창열
林昌烈

(born 1944)
1 July 1998 30 June 2002 4 years, 0 days National Congress
31 Sohn Hak-kyu taking a commemorative photo at the National Assembly.jpg Sohn Hak-kyu
손학규
孫鶴圭

(born 1948)
1 July 2002 30 June 2006 4 years, 0 days Grand National 3rd
32 Governor of Gyeonggi Province (6925480981) (cropped).jpg Kim Moon-soo
김문��
金文洙

(born 1951)
1 July 2006 30 June 2014 8 years, 0 days Grand National
Saenuri
4th
33 5th
34 Nam Kyung-pil at 18th Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival, July 17, 2014.jpg Nam Kyung-pil
남경필
南景弼

(born 1965)
1 July 2014 30 June 2018 4 years, 0 days Saenuri
Bareun
Liberty Korea
6th
35 Lee Jae-myung presidential candidate portrait.jpg Lee Jae-myung
이재명
李在明

(born 1964)
1 July 2018 October 25, 2021 3 years, 117 days Democratic 7th
- Portrait gray.png Oh Byeong-kwon
오병권
Acting
October 26, 2021 Incumbent 120 days Independent

Elections[]

Source:[1]

1995[]

1995 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Liberal 1 Lee In-je 1,264,914 40.56%
Democratic 2 Chang Kyoung-woo 923,069 29.60%
Independent 4 Im Sa-bin 613,624 19.67%
United Liberal Democrats 3 Kim Moon-won 316,637 10.15%
Total 3,118,244 100.00%
Voter turnout 63.23%

1998[]

1998 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
National Congress 2 Lim Chang-yeol 1,549,189 54.30%
Grand National 1 Sohn Hak-kyu 1,303,340 45.69%
Total 2,852,529 100.00%
Voter turnout 50.00%

2002[]

2002 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Grand National 1 Sohn Hak-kyu 1,744,291 58.37%
Millennium Democratic 2 Jin Nyum 1,075,243 35.98%
Democratic Labor 3 Kim Joon-ki 168,357 5.63%
Total 2,987,891 100.00%
Voter turnout 44.63%

2006[]

2006 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Grand National 2 Kim Moon-soo 2,181,677 59.68%
Uri 1 Jin Dae-je 1,124,317 30.75%
Democratic Labor 4 Kim Yong-han 201,106 5.50%
Democratic 3 Park Jung-il 148,409 4.05%
Total 3,655,509 100.00%
Voter turnout 46.67%

2010[]

2010 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Grand National 1 Kim Moon-soo 2,271,492 52.20%
Participation 8 Rhyu Si-min 2,079,892 47.79%
Total 4,351,384 100.00%
Voter turnout 51.76%

2014[]

2014 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Saenuri 1 Nam Kyung-pil 2,524,981 50.43%
NPAD 2 Kim Jin-pyo 2,481,824 49.56%
Total 5,006,805 100.00%
Voter turnout 53.28%

2018[]

2018 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic 1 Lee Jae-myung 3,370,621 56.40%
Liberty Korea 2 Nam Kyung-pil 2,122,433 35.51%
Bareunmirae 3 Kim Young-hwan 287,504 4.81%
Justice 5 Lee Hong-woo 151,871 2.54%
Minjung 6 Kim Young-hwan 43,098 0.72%
Total 5,975,527 100.00%
Voter turnout 57.77%

See also[]

References[]

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