The Governor of Gyeonggi Province () is the head of the local government of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, who is elected to a four-year term.
List of governors
Appointed governors (before 1995) From 1946 to 1995, the Governor of Gyeonggi 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 Gyeonggi Province 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 Lee In-je 1 July 1995 18 September 1997 Democratic Liberal →New Korea 1995 Lim Su-bok 19 September 1997 30 June 1998 Independent — 2nd 1 July 1998 30 June 2002 National Congress 1998 3rd Sohn Hak-kyu 1 July 2002 30 June 2006 Grand National 2002 4th Kim Moon-soo 1 July 2006 30 June 2014 Grand National →Saenuri 2006 5th 2010 6th Nam Kyung-pil 1 July 2014 30 June 2018 Saenuri →Bareun →Liberty Korea 2014 7th Lee Jae Myung 1 July 2018 25 October 2021 Democratic 2018 Oh Byeong-kwon 26 October 2021 30 June 2022 Independent — 8th Kim Dong-yeon 1 July 2022 1 July 2026 Democratic 20229thChoo Mi-ae1 July 2026incumbentDemocratic2026
Elections Source:
1995 1995 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic Liberal 1 Lee In-je 1,264,914 40.56% Democratic 2 Chang Kyoung-woo 923,069 29.60% Independent 4 Im Sa-bin 613,624 19.67% United Liberal Democrats 3 Kim Moon-won 316,637 10.15% Total 3,118,244 100.00% Voter turnout63.23%
1998 1998 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage National Congress 2 Lim Chang-yeol 1,549,189 54.30% Grand National 1 Sohn Hak-kyu 1,303,340 45.69% Total 2,852,529 100.00% Voter turnout50.00%
2002 2002 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 1 Sohn Hak-kyu 1,744,291 58.37% Millennium Democratic 2 Jin Nyum 1,075,243 35.98% Democratic Labor 3 Kim Joon-ki 168,357 5.63% Total 2,987,891 100.00% Voter turnout44.63%
2006 2006 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 2 Kim Moon-soo 2,181,677 59.68% Uri 1 Jin Dae-je 1,124,317 30.75% Democratic Labor 4 Kim Yong-han 201,106 5.50% Democratic 3 Park Jung-il 148,409 4.05% Total 3,655,509 100.00% Voter turnout46.67%
2010 2010 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 1 Kim Moon-soo 2,271,492 52.20% Participation 8 Rhyu Si-min 2,079,892 47.79% Total 4,351,384 100.00% Voter turnout51.76%
2014 2014 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Saenuri 1 Nam Kyung-pil 2,524,981 50.43% NPAD 2 Kim Jin-pyo 2,481,824 49.56% Total 5,006,805 100.00% Voter turnout53.28%
2018 2018 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic 1 Lee Jae Myung 3,370,621 56.40% Liberty Korea 2 Nam Kyung-pil 2,122,433 35.51% Bareunmirae 3 Kim Young-hwan 287,504 4.81% Justice 5 Lee Hong-woo 151,871 2.54% Minjung 6 Kim Young-hwan 43,098 0.72% Total 5,975,527 100.00% Voter turnout57.77%
2022 2022 Gyeonggi gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic 1 Kim Dong-yeon 2,827,593 49.06% People Power 2 Kim Eun-hye 2,818,680 48.91% Independent 6 Kang Yongseok 54,758 0.95% Justice 3 Hwang Sun-sik 38,525 0.66% Progressive 5 Song Young-ju 13,939 0.24% Basic Income 4 Seo Tae-seong 9,314 0.16% Total 5,762,809 100.00% Voter turnout50.63%
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See also Government of South Korea Politics of South Korea
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