The Governor of Jeonbuk State () is the head of the local government of Jeonbuk State who is elected to a four-year term.
List of governors Appointed governors (before 1995) From 1946 to 1995, the Governor of North Jeolla Province was appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea.
Directly elected governors (1995–present) Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the Governor of North Jeolla Province is elected by direct election.
Title of the Governor of North Jeollla Province was changed to the Governor of Jeonbuk State on 18 January 2024.
Political parties
Term Portrait Name Term of office Political party Elected Took office Left office Time in office 1st 1 July 1995 30 June 2002 Democratic →National Congress →Millennium Democratic 1995 2nd 1998 3rd Kang Hyun-wook 1 July 2002 30 June 2006 Millennium Democratic →Uri 2002 4th Kim Wan-ju 1 July 2006 30 June 2014 Uri →United New Democratic →Democratic ('08) →Democratic United →Democratic ('11) →NPAD 2006 5th 2010 6th Song Ha-jin 1 July 2014 30 June 2022 NPAD →Democratic 2014 7th 2018 8th 1 July 2022 30 June 2026 Democratic 2022 9th Lee Won-taeg 1 July 2026 Incumbent Democratic 2026
Elections Source:
1995 1995 North Jeolla gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic 2 Yu Jong-geun 653,295 67.15% Democratic Liberal 1 Kang Hyun-wook 319,452 32.84% Total 972,747 100.00% Voter turnout73.66%
1998 1998 North Jeolla gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage National Congress 2 Yu Jong-geun 758,141 100.00% Total 758,141 100.00% Voter turnout57.78%
2002 2002 North Jeolla gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Millennium Democratic 2 Kang Hyun-wook 571,650 74.56% Independent 3 Son Ju-hang 131,320 17.12% Grand National 1 Ra Kyung-kyun 63,661 8.30% Total 766,631 100.00% Voter turnout54.98%
2006 2006 North Jeolla gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Uri 1 Kim Wan-ju 389,436 48.08% Democratic 3 Chung Kyun-hwan 295,891 36.53% Grand National 2 Moon Yong-ju 62,922 7.76% Democratic Labor 4 Yeom Kyung-suk 61,672 7.61% Total 809,921 100.00% Voter turnout57.87%
2010 2010 North Jeolla gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic 2 Kim Wan-ju 569,980 68.67% Grand National 1 Jeong Woon-chun 151,064 18.20% Democratic Labor 5 Ha Yeon-ho 52,331 6.30% New Progressive 7 Yeom Kyung-suk 35,565 4.28% Peace Democratic 8 Kim Dae-sik 20,990 2.52% Total 829,930 100.00% Voter turnout59.34%
2014 2014 North Jeolla gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage NPAD 2 Song Ha-jin 599,654 69.23% Saenuri 1 Park Chul-gon 177,172 20.45% Unified Progressive 3 Lee Kwang-seok 89,337 10.31% Total 866,163 100.00% Voter turnout59.87%
2018 2018 North Jeolla gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic 1 Song Ha-jin 682,042 70.57% Democracy and Peace 4 Lim Chung-yeop 184,728 19.11% Justice 5 Kwon Tae-hong 52,496 5.43% Liberty Korea 2 Shin Jae-bong 26,374 2.72% Minjung 6 Lee Kwang-seok 20,827 2.15% Total 966,467 100.00% Voter turnout65.23%
2022 2022 North Jeolla gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic 1 Kim Kwan-young 591,510 82.11% People Power 2 Cho Bae-sook 128,828 17.88% Total 720,338 100.00% Voter turnout48.65%
2026
See also Government of South Korea Politics of South Korea
References