The Mayor of Daejeon () is the head of the local government of Daejeon who is elected to a four-year term.
List of mayors Appointed mayors (before 1995) From 1945 to 1995, the Mayor of Daejeon 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 Daejeon is elected by direct election.
Political parties Status
Term Portrait Name Term of office Political party Elected Took office Left office Time in office 1st 1 July 1995 30 June 2002 United Liberal Democrats 1995 2nd 1998 3rd 1 July 2002 30 June 2006 Grand National →Uri 2002 4th 1 July 2006 30 June 2010 Grand National 2006 5th 1 July 2010 30 June 2014 Liberty Forward →Saenuri 2010 6th 1 July 2014 14 November 2017 NPAD →Democratic 2014 14 November 2017 30 June 2018 Independent — 7th Heo Tae-jeong 1 July 2018 30 June 2022 Democratic 2018 8th Lee Jang-woo 1 July 2022 30 June 2026 People Power 2022 9th Heo Tae-jeong 1 July 2026 Incumbent Democratic 2026
Elections Source:
1995 1995 Daejeon mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage United Liberal Democrats 3 Hong Sun-ki 342,959 63.76% Democratic Liberal 1 Yeom Hong-cheol 112,607 20.93% Democratic 2 Pyon Pyung-sup 58,346 10.84% Independent 4 Lee Dae-hyung 23,953 4.45% Total 537,865 100.00% Voter turnout66.93%
1998 1998 Daejeon mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage United Liberal Democrats 3 Hong Sun-ki 286,255 73.68% New National 4 Song Chun-young 70,414 18.12% Independent 5 Cho Myung-hyun 31,796 8.18% Total 388,465 100.00% Voter turnout44.45%
2002 2002 Daejeon mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 1 Yeom Hong-cheol 191,832 46.61% United Liberal Democrats 3 Hong Sun-ki 165,426 40.20% Independent 5 Chung Ha-yong 38,445 9.34% Independent 4 Kim Heon-tae 15,780 3.83% Total 411,483 100.00% Voter turnout42.32%
2006 2006 Daejeon mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 2 Park Sung-hyo 231,489 43.83% Uri 1 Yeom Hong-cheol 217,273 41.14% People First 5 Nam Choong-hee 55,231 10.45% Democratic Labor 4 Park Choon-ho 14,899 2.82% Democratic 3 Choi Ki-bok 6,442 1.21% Hanmijun 5 Koh Nak-jung 2,707 0.51% Total 528,041 100.00% Voter turnout49.43%
2010 2010 Daejeon mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Liberty Forward 3 Yeom Hong-cheol 276,122 46.67% Grand National 1 Park Sung-hyo 168,616 28.50% Democratic 2 Kim Won-woong 137,751 23.28% New Progressive 7 Kim Yoon-ki 9,074 1.53% Total 591,563 100.00% Voter turnout52.92%
2014 2014 Daejeon mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage NPAD 2 Kwon Sun-taek 322,762 50.07% Saenuri 1 Park Sung-hyo 301,389 46.76% Justice 4 Han Chang-min 11,346 1.76% Unified Progressive 3 Kim Chang-geun 9,009 1.39% Total 644,506 100.00% Voter turnout54.03%
2018 2018 Daejeon mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic 1 Heo Tae-jeong 393,354 56.41% Liberty Korea 2 Park Sung-hyo 224,306 32.16% Bareunmirae 3 Nam Choong-hee 61,271 8.78% Justice 5 Kim Yoon-ki 18,351 2.63% Total 697,282 100.00% Voter turnout57.97%
2022 2022 Daejeon mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage People Power 2 Lee Jang-woo 310,035 51.19% Democratic 1 Heo Tae-jeong 295,555 48.80% Total 605,590 100.00% Voter turnout49.66%
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See also Government of South Korea Politics of South Korea
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