The Mayor of Incheon () is the head of the local government of Incheon who is elected to a four-year term.
List of mayors Appointed mayors (before 1995) From 1945 to 1995, the Mayor of Incheon was appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea.
Directly elected mayors (1995–present) Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the Mayor of Incheon is elected by direct election.
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 Liberal →New Korea →Grand National →United Liberal Democrats 1995 2nd 1998 3rd Ahn Sang-soo 1 July 2002 30 June 2010 Grand National 2002 4th 2006 5th Song Young-gil 1 July 2010 30 June 2014 Democratic ('08) →Democratic United →Democratic ('11) →NPAD 2010 6th Yoo Jeong-bok 1 July 2014 30 June 2018 Saenuri →Liberty Korea 2014 7th Park Nam-choon 1 July 2018 30 June 2022 Democratic 2018 8th Yoo Jeong-bok 1 July 2022 30 June 2026 People Power 20229thPark Chan-dae1 July 2026IncumbentDemocratic2026
Elections Source:
1995 1995 Incheon mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic Liberal 1 Choi Ki-sun 383,965 40.81% Democratic 2 Shin Yong-seok 298,544 31.73% United Liberal Democrats 3 Kang Woo-hyuk 258,175 27.44% Total 940,684 100.00% Voter turnout62.02%
1998 1998 Incheon mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage United Liberal Democrats 3 Choi Ki-sun 375,051 53.49% Grand National 1 Ahn Sang-soo 238,708 34.04% New National 4 Kim Ki-jae 87,327 12.45% Total 701,086 100.00% Voter turnout43.19%
2002 2002 Incheon mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 1 Ahn Sang-soo 393,932 56.17% Millennium Democratic 2 Park Sang-eun 225,210 32.11% Democratic Labor 4 Kim Chang-han 35,234 5.02% Green Peace 3 Shin Maeng-soon 29,473 4.20% Socialist 5 Kim Young-kyu 17,404 2.48% Total 701,253 100.00% Voter turnout39.32%
2006 2006 Incheon mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 2 Ahn Sang-soo 526,932 61.93% Uri 1 Choi Ki-sun 200,650 23.58% Democratic Labor 4 Kim Sung-jin 78,898 9.27% Democratic 3 Shin Kyung-cheol 44,339 5.21% Total 850,819 100.00% Voter turnout44.30%
2010 2010 Incheon mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic 2 Song Young-gil 556,902 52.69% Grand National 1 Ahn Sang-soo 469,040 44.38% New Progressive 7 Kim Sang-ha 19,580 1.85% Peace Democratic 8 Paik Seok-doo 11,258 1.06% Total 1,056,780 100.00% Voter turnout50.91%
2014 2014 Incheon mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Saenuri 1 Yoo Jeong-bok 615,077 49.95% NPAD 2 Song Young-gil 593,555 48.20% Unified Progressive 3 Shin Chang-hyun 22,651 1.83% Total 1,231,283 100.00% Voter turnout53.66%
2018 2018 Incheon mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic 1 Park Nam-choon 766,186 57.66% Liberty Korea 2 Yoo Jeong-bok 470,937 35.44% Bareunmirae 3 Moon Byung-ho 54,054 4.06% Justice 5 Kim Eung-ho 37,472 2.82% Total 1,328,649 100.00% Voter turnout55.27%
2022 2022 Incheon mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage People Power 2 Yoo Jeong-bok 634,250 51.76% Democratic 1 Park Nam-choon 545,885 44.55% Justice 3 Lee Jeong-mi 38,921 3.17% Basic Income 4 Kim Han-byeol 6,079 0.49% Total 1,225,135 100.00% Voter turnout48.95%
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See also Government of South Korea Politics of South Korea
References