Governor of South Gyeongsang Province

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.

Governor of South Gyeongsang Province
경상남도지사
Incumbent
Kim Kyoung-soo

since 1 July 2018
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderKim Byung-kyu
Formation23 January 1946 (1946-01-23)

List of governors

Appointed governors (before 1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Governor of South 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 South Gyeongsang Province is elected by direct election.

Political parties
Status
  Denotes acting governor
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Duration Political party Term
Kim Hyuk-kyu
김혁규
金爀珪

(born 1939)
1 July 199514 December 2003 8 years, 167 days Democratic Liberal
New Korea
Grand National
1
2
3
Chang In-tae
장인태
張仁太

(born 1951)
(acting)
15 December 20033 May 2004 141 days Independent
Kim Chae-yong
김채용
金采溶

(born 1949)
(acting)
4 May 20045 June 2004 33 days Independent
Kim Tae-ho
김태호
金台鎬

(born 1962)
6 June 200430 June 2010 6 years, 25 days Grand National
4
Kim Doo-kwan
김두관
金斗官

(born 1959)
1 July 20106 July 2012 2 years, 6 days Independent
Democratic United
5
Lim Chae-ho
임채호
林采虎

(unknown)
(acting)
7 July 201219 December 2012 166 days Independent
Hong Joon-pyo
홍준표
洪準杓

(born 1954)
20 December 20129 April 2017 4 years, 111 days Saenuri
Liberty Korea
6
Ryu Soon-hyun
류순현
柳淳鉉

(born 1963)
(acting)
10 April 201716 August 2017 129 days Independent
Han Kyung-ho
한경호
韓徑浩

(born 1963)
(acting)
17 August 201730 June 2018 318 days Independent
Kim Kyoung-soo
김경수
金慶洙

(born 1967)
1 July 2018Incumbent 2 years, 219 days Democratic 7

Elections

Source: [1]

2018

2018 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
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%

2014

2014 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Saenuri 1 Hong Jun-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%

2012 (by-election)

2012 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial by-election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Saenuri 1 Hong Jun-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%

2010

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%

2006

2006 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
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%

2004 (by-election)

2004 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial by-election
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%

2002

2002 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
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%

1998

1998 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
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%

1995

1995 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election
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%

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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