Kim Wan-ju

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Kim Wan-ju
김완주
Kim in March 2010 (right)
32nd Governor of North Jeolla Province
In office July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2014
Preceded by	Kang Hyun-wook
Succeeded by	Song Ha-jin
Mayor of the City of Jeonju
In office July 1, 1998 – March 10, 2006
Preceded by	Yang Sang-lyeol
Succeeded by	[ko] (acting)
Personal details
Born	(1946-05-25) May 25, 1946 (age 75) Wanju County, Southern Korea (now Wanju County, North Jeolla, South Korea)
Nationality	South Korean
Political party	Korean Democratic
Alma mater	University of Pennsylvania
Occupation	Politician

Kim Wan-ju (Korean: 김완주; born May 25, 1946) is a South Korean politician who was the 32nd governor of the South Korean province of North Jeolla from 2006 to 2014; he was also the mayor of the South Korean city of Jeonju from 1998 to 2006.^[1] During his tenure, Kim was a strong proponent of regional development, historical preservation, new paradigms of local and decentralized government, and is considered one of the best of the new generation of South Korean leaders.^{[by whom?]}

Early life and education[]

Kim was born in what is now North Jeolla Province's Wanju County in May 1946. He graduated from the Jeonju Nam-jung School in 1962 and graduated from Jeonju High School in 1965. He received a Bachelor's in Political Science from Seoul National University (SNU) in 1970 and graduated from SNU's Graduate School of Public Administration in 1963. In 1987, he received a Master's in Urban Planning from the University of Pennsylvania in the U.S.

Career[]

• Passed the 14th Administrative Examination in 1973
• 1974–1980: Chonbuk Provincial Planning Division Manager
• 1980–1981: Chonbuk Provincial Office Deputy Director-General
• 1988–1988: Planning Officer, Chonbuk Provincial Office
• 1991–1992: Presidential Office of the President
• 1994: Representative of Namwon's mayor in North Jeolla Province
• 1994–1995: The 7th and 8th North Jeolla Province Namwon Market
• 1995–1996: Chief of Planning and Management of North Jeolla Province
• 1998: Director of the Korea Sports Council
• July 1, 1998 – March 10, 2006: Mayor of the City of Jeonju (re-election)
  • 2001–2004 Member of Local Transportation Committee
  • 2003: Chairperson of the Decentralization Special Promotion Committee
  • 2003: Chairman of the Council of the Mayor of the Mayor of the National Market
• July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2014: 32nd Governor of North Jeolla Province do in 33rd (re-election)

Personal life[]

Kim is a member of the Gim clan of Gwangsan.

References[]

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