The Mayor of Ulsan () is the head of the local government of Ulsan who is elected to a four-year term.
List of mayors Appointed mayors (before 1995) From 1945 to 1995, the Mayor of Ulsan 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 Ulsan is elected by direct election.
Political parties Status
Term Portrait Name Term of office Political party Elected Took office Left office Time in office Ulsan, South Gyeongsang Province (1995–1997) 1st Shim Wan-koo 1 July 1995 14 July 1997 Democratic Liberal →New Korea 1995 Ulsan (1997–present) (1st) Shim Wan-koo 15 July 1997 26 June 2002 New Korea →Grand National →National Congress →Millennium Democratic (1995) 2nd 1998 3rd Park Maeng-woo 1 July 2002 31 March 2014 Grand National →Saenuri 2002 4th 2006 5th 2010 Park Sung-hwan 1 April 2014 30 June 2014 Independent — 6th Kim Gi-hyeon 1 July 2014 30 June 2018 Saenuri →Liberty Korea 2014 7th Song Cheol-ho 1 July 2018 30 June 2022 Democratic 2018 8th Kim Doo-gyum 1 July 2022 30 June 2026 People Power 2022 9th King Sang-wook 1 July 2026 Incumbent Democratic 2026
Elections Source:
1995 (municipal) 1995 Ulsan mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic Liberal 1 Shim Wan-koo 122,326 30.43% Democratic 2 Lee Kyu-chung 87,690 21.81% Independent 4 Koh Won-joon 85,250 21.21% Independent 5 Kim Myung-kyu 67,483 16.79% Independent 3 Kang Chung-ho 27,259 6.78% Independent 6 Kim Young-hae 7,719 1.92% Independent 7 Yoon Byung-yi 4,165 1.03% Total 401,892 100.00% Voter turnout67.58%
1998 1998 Ulsan mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 1 Shim Wan-koo 160,491 42.74% Independent 5 Song Cheol-ho 148,126 39.44% New National 4 Kang Chung-ho 37,139 9.89% United Liberal Democrats 3 Cha Hwa-joon 29,725 7.91% Total 375,481 100.00% Voter turnout57.58%
2002 2002 Ulsan mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 1 Park Maeng-woo 197,772 53.07% Democratic Labor 3 Song Cheol-ho 162,546 43.61% Socialist 4 Ahn Seung-chun 12,329 3.30% Total 372,647 100.00% Voter turnout52.31%
2006 2006 Ulsan mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 2 Park Maeng-woo 261,361 63.23% Democratic Labor 4 Noh Ok-hee 104,384 25.25% Uri 1 Sim Kyu-myung 47,579 11.51% Total 413,324 100.00% Voter turnout52.79%
2010 2010 Ulsan mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 1 Park Maeng-woo 279,421 61.26% Democratic Labor 5 Kim Chang-hyun 133,437 29.25% New Progressive 7 Noh Ok-hee 43,256 9.48% Total 456,114 100.00% Voter turnout55.09%
2014 2014 Ulsan mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Saenuri 1 Kim Gi-hyeon 306,311 65.42% Justice 4 Cho Seung-soo 123,736 26.43% Labor 5 Lee Gap-yong 38,107 8.13% Total 468,154 100.00% Voter turnout56.11%
2018 2018 Ulsan mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic 1 Song Cheol-ho 317,341 52.88% Liberty Korea 2 Kim Gi-hyeon 240,475 40.07% Minjung 6 Kim Chang-hyun 28,621 4.76% Bareunmirae 3 Lee Young-hee 13,589 2.26% Total 600,026 100.00% Voter turnout64.79%
2022 2022 Ulsan mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage People Power 2 Kim Doo-gyum 290,563 59.78% Democratic 1 Song Cheol-ho 195,430 40.21% Total 485,993 100.00% Voter turnout52.26%
2026
See also Government of South Korea Politics of South Korea
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