Governor of South Jeolla Province

The Governor of South Jeolla Province (Korean: 전라남도지사; Hanja: 全羅南道知事) is the head of the local government of South Jeolla Province who is elected to a four-year term.

Governor of South Jeolla Province
전라남도지사
Incumbent
Kim Yung-rok

since 1 July 2018
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderChoi Young-wook
Formation15 February 1946 (1946-02-15)

List of governors

Appointed governors (before 1995)

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

Political parties
Status
  Denotes acting governor
Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Duration Political party Term
Heo Kyeong-man
허경만
許京萬

(born 1938)
1 July 199530 June 2002 7 years, 0 days Democratic
National Congress
Millennium Democratic
1
2
Park Tae-young
박태영
朴泰榮

(1941–2004)
1 July 200229 April 2004 1 year, 304 days Millennium Democratic 3
Song Kwang-woon
송광운
宋光運

(born 1953)
(acting)
30 April 20045 June 2004 37 days Independent
Park Jun-young
박준영
朴晙瑩

(born 1946)
6 June 200430 June 2014 8 years, 25 days Millennium Democratic
Democratic ('00)
Democratic ('08)
Democratic United
Democratic ('11)
NPAD
4
5
Lee Nak-yon
이낙연
李洛淵

(born 1951)
1 July 201412 May 2017 2 years, 316 days NPAD
Democratic
6
Kim Gap-seop
김갑섭
金甲燮

(unknown)
(acting)
13 May 201711 September 2017 122 days Independent
Lee Jae-young
이재영
李在榮

(unknown)
(acting)
12 September 201730 June 2018 292 days Independent
Kim Yung-rok
김영록
金瑛錄

(born 1955)
1 July 2018Incumbent 2 years, 219 days Democratic 7

Elections

Source: [1]

2018

2018 South Jeolla gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic 1 Kim Yung-rok 807,902 77.08%
Democracy and Peace 4 Min Young-sam 110,973 10.58%
Minjung 6 Lee Sung-soo 51,410 4.90%
Bareunmirae 3 Park Mae-ho 40,287 3.84%
Justice 5 Noh Hyung-tae 37,433 3.57%
Total 1,048,005 100.00%
Voter turnout 69.24%

2014

2014 South Jeolla gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
NPAD 2 Lee Nak-yeon 755,233 77.96%
Unified Progressive 3 Lee Sung-soo 120,868 12.47%
Saenuri 1 Lee Joong-hyo 92,549 9.55%
Total 968,650 100.00%
Voter turnout 65.55%

2010

2010 South Jeolla gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic 2 Park Jun-young 629,984 68.30%
Grand National 1 Kim Dae-sik 123,548 13.39%
Democratic Labor 5 Park Woong-doo 100,581 10.90%
Peace Democratic 7 Kim Kyung-jae 68,220 7.39%
Total 922,333 100.00%
Voter turnout 64.28%

2006

2006 South Jeolla gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic 3 Park Jun-young 640,894 67.69%
Uri 1 Seo Beom-seok 181,756 19.19%
Democratic Labor 4 Park Woong-doo 68,702 7.25%
Grand National 2 Park Jae-soon 55,444 5.85%
Total 946,796 100.00%
Voter turnout 64.33%

2004 (by-election)

2004 South Jeolla gubernatorial by-election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Millennium Democratic 4 Park Jun-young 308,299 57.60%
Uri 1 Min Hwa-sik 187,168 35.00%
Democratic Labor 3 Kim Sun-dong 39,774 7.43%
Total 535,241 100.00%
Voter turnout 36.29%

2002

2002 South Jeolla gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Millennium Democratic 2 Park Tae-young 563,545 57.76%
Independent 3 Song Jae-gu 236,558 24.24%
Independent 4 Song Ha-sung 89,487 9.17%
Grand National 1 Hwang Soo-youn 51,504 5.27%
Independent 5 Ahn Su-won 34,439 3.53%
Total 975,533 100.00%
Voter turnout 65.63%

1998

1998 South Jeolla gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
National Congress 2 Heo Kyeong-man 918,300 100.00%
Total 918,300 100.00%
Voter turnout 68.22%

1995

1995 South Jeolla gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic 2 Heo Kyeong-man 769,538 73.50%
Democratic Liberal 1 Chun Suk-hong 277,386 26.49%
Total 1,046,924 100.00%
Voter turnout 76.06%

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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