Governor of North Chungcheong Province

Governor of North Chungcheong Province
Governor of North Chungcheong Province
충청북도지사
	Incumbent; Lee Si-jong; since 1 July 2010
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Yoon Ha-young
Formation	15 February 1946; 76 years ago

The Governor of North Chungcheong Province (Korean: 충청북도지사; Hanja: 忠淸北道知事) is the head of the local government of North Chungcheong Province who is elected to a four-year term.

List of governors[]

Appointed governors (before 1995)[]

From 1946 to 1995, the Governor of North Chungcheong 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 North Chungcheong Province is elected by direct election.^[1]

Political parties
Conservative Liberal

#	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party		Term
#	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party		Term
29		[ko] 주병덕 朱炳德 (born 1936)	1 July 1995	30 June 1998	3 years, 0 days		United Liberal Democrats → Grand National	1st
30		[ko] 이원종 李元鐘 (born 1942)	1 July 1998	30 June 2006	8 years, 0 days		United Liberal Democrats → Grand National
31		[ko] 이원종 李元鐘 (born 1942)	1 July 1998	30 June 2006	8 years, 0 days		United Liberal Democrats → Grand National	3rd
32		[ko] 정우택 鄭宇澤 (born 1953)	1 July 2006	30 June 2010	4 years, 0 days		Grand National	4th
33		Lee Si-jong 이시종 李始鍾 (born 1947)	1 July 2010	Incumbent	11 years, 237 days		Democratic ('08) → Democratic United → Democratic ('11) → NPAD → Democratic ('14)	5th
34								6th
35								7th

Elections[]

Source:^[2]

1995[]

1995 North Chungcheong gubernatorial election
Party		#	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	United Liberal Democrats	3	Ju Byeong-deok	250,105	36.43%
	Democratic	2	Lee Yong-hee	168,209	24.50%
	Democratic Liberal	1	Kim Deok-young	159,911	23.29%
	Independent	6	Cho Nam-sung	54,748	7.97%
	Independent	5	Yoon Suk-jo	27,880	4.06%
	Independent	4	Yang Sung-youn	25,603	3.72%
Total				686,456	100.00%
Voter turnout				72.67%

1998[]

1998 North Chungcheong gubernatorial election
Party		#	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	United Liberal Democrats	3	Lee Won-jong	451,533	74.14%
	Grand National	1	Ju Byeong-deok	157,459	25.85%
Total				608,992	100.00%
Voter turnout				60.91%

2002[]

2002 North Chungcheong gubernatorial election
Party		#	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Grand National	1	Lee Won-jong	343,546	58.59%
	United Liberal Democrats	3	Koo Chun-suh	196,253	33.47%
	Independent	4	Chang Han-ryang	46,459	7.92%
Total				586,258	100.00%
Voter turnout				55.79%

2006[]

2006 North Chungcheong gubernatorial election
Party		#	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Grand National	2	Chung Woo-taik	361,157	59.66%
	Uri	1	Han Beom-deok	185,426	30.63%
	Democratic Labor	4	Bae Chang-ho	39,095	6.45%
	People First	5	Cho Byung-se	19,646	3.24%
Total				605,324	100.00%
Voter turnout				54.70%

2010[]

2010 North Chungcheong gubernatorial election
Party		#	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	2	Lee Si-jong	349,913	51.22%
	Grand National	1	Chung Woo-taik	313,646	45.91%
	New Progressive	7	Kim Baek-kyu	19,551	2.86%
Total				683,110	100.00%
Voter turnout				58.83%

2014[]

2014 North Chungcheong gubernatorial election
Party		#	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	NPAD	2	Lee Si-jong	361,115	49.75%
	Saenuri	1	Yoon Jin-sik	346,152	47.68%
	Unified Progressive	3	Shin Jang-ho	18,590	2.56%
Total				725,857	100.00%
Voter turnout				58.76%

2018[]

2018 North Chungcheong gubernatorial election
Party		#	Candidate	Votes	Percentage
	Democratic	1	Lee Si-jong	468,750	61.15%
	Liberty Korea	2	Park Kyung-guk	227,371	29.66%
	Bareunmirae	3	Shin Yong-han	70,330	9.17%
Total				766,451	100.00%
Voter turnout				59.35%

References[]

^ "Previous governors - Governor of Chungcheongbuk-do - Guide to administration". North Chungcheong Province.
^ National Election Commission. "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2019-10-05.

[1] "Previous governors - Governor of Chungcheongbuk-do - Guide to administration". North Chungcheong Province.

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

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