Governor of North Gyeongsang Province

The Governor of North Gyeongsang Province (Korean: 경상북도지사; Hanja: 慶尙北道知事) is the head of the local government of North Gyeongsang Province who is elected to a four-year term.

Governor of North Gyeongsang Province
경상북도지사
Incumbent
Lee Cheol-woo

since 1 July 2018
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderKim Dae-woo
Formation15 August 1945 (1945-08-15)

List of governors

Appointed governors (before 1995)

From 1945 to 1995, the Governor of North Gyeongsang 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 Gyeongsang Province is elected by direct election.

Political parties
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Duration Political party Term
Lee Eui-geun
이의근
李義根

(1938–2009)
1 July 199530 June 2006 11 years, 0 days Democratic Liberal
New Korea
Grand National
1
2
3
Kim Kwan-yong
김관용
金寬容

(born 1942)
1 July 200630 June 2018 12 years, 0 days Grand National
Saenuri
Liberty Korea
4
5
6
Lee Cheol-woo
이철우
李喆雨

(born 1955)
1 July 2018Incumbent 2 years, 219 days Liberty Korea
United Future
People Power
7

Elections

Source: [1]

2018

2018 North Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Liberty Korea 2 Lee Cheol-woo 732,785 52.11%
Democratic 1 Oh Joong-gi 482,564 34.32%
Bareunmirae 3 Kwon Oe-eul 143,409 10.19%
Justice 5 Park Chang-ho 47,250 3.36%
Total 1,406,008 100.00%
Voter turnout 64.74%

2014

2014 North Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Saenuri 1 Kim Kwan-yong 986,989 77.73%
NPAD 2 Oh Joong-gi 189,603 14.93%
Justice 4 Park Chang-ho 59,609 4.69%
Unified Progressive 3 Yoon Byung-tae 33,458 2.63%
Total 1,269,659 100.00%
Voter turnout 59.45%

2010

2010 North Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Grand National 1 Kim Kwan-yong 913,812 75.36%
Democratic 2 Hong Eui-rak 143,347 11.82%
Participation 7 Yoo Sung-chan 87,346 7.20%
Democratic Labor 5 Yoon Byung-tae 68,015 5.60%
Total 1,212,520 100.00%
Voter turnout 59.38%

2006

2006 North Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Grand National 2 Kim Kwan-yong 961,363 76.80%
Uri 1 Park Myung-jae 290,358 23.19%
Total 1,251,721 100.00%
Voter turnout 61.52%

2002

2002 North Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Grand National 1 Lee Eui-geun 1,028,080 85.49%
Independent 3 Cho Young-gun 174,472 14.50%
Total 1,202,552 100.00%
Voter turnout 60.37%

1998

1998 North Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Grand National 1 Lee Eui-geun 911,728 71.96%
United Liberal Democrats 3 Lee Pan-suk 355,149 28.03%
Total 1,266,877 100.00%
Voter turnout 64.88%

1995

1995 North Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic Liberal 1 Lee Eui-geun 541,535 37.94%
Independent 3 Lee Pan-suk 489,999 34.33%
United Liberal Democrats 2 Park Jun-hong 395,496 27.71%
Total 1,427,030 100.00%
Voter turnout 76.75%

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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