The Governor of North Gyeongsang Province () is the head of the local government of North Gyeongsang Province who is elected to a four-year term.
List of governors Appointed governors (before 1995) From 1945 to 1995, the Governor of North Gyeongsang 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 Gyeongsang Province is elected by direct election.
Political parties
Term Portrait Name Term of office Political party Elected Took office Left office Time in office 1st Lee Eui-geun 1 July 1995 30 June 2006 Democratic Liberal →New Korea →Grand National 1995 2nd 1998 3rd 2002 4th Kim Kwan-yong 1 July 2006 30 June 2018 Grand National →Saenuri →Liberty Korea 2006 5th 2010 6th 2014 7th Lee Cheol-woo 1 July 2018 Incumbent Liberty Korea →United Future →People Power 2018 8th 2022 9th 2026
Elections Source:
1995 1995 North Gyeongsang gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic Liberal 1 Lee Eui-geun 541,535 37.94% Independent 3 Lee Pan-suk 489,999 34.33% United Liberal Democrats 2 Park Jun-hong 395,496 27.71% Total 1,427,030 100.00% Voter turnout76.75%
1998 1998 North Gyeongsang gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 1 Lee Eui-geun 911,728 71.96% United Liberal Democrats 3 Lee Pan-suk 355,149 28.03% Total 1,266,877 100.00% Voter turnout64.88%
2002 2002 North Gyeongsang gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 1 Lee Eui-geun 1,028,080 85.49% Independent 3 Cho Young-gun 174,472 14.50% Total 1,202,552 100.00% Voter turnout60.37%
2006 2006 North Gyeongsang gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 2 Kim Kwan-yong 961,363 76.80% Uri 1 Park Myung-jae 290,358 23.19% Total 1,251,721 100.00% Voter turnout61.52%
2010 2010 North Gyeongsang gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 1 Kim Kwan-yong 913,812 75.36% Democratic 2 Hong Eui-rak 143,347 11.82% Participation 7 Yoo Sung-chan 87,346 7.20% Democratic Labor 5 Yoon Byung-tae 68,015 5.60% Total 1,212,520 100.00% Voter turnout59.38%
2014 2014 North Gyeongsang gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Saenuri 1 Kim Kwan-yong 986,989 77.73% NPAD 2 Oh Joong-gi 189,603 14.93% Justice 4 Park Chang-ho 59,609 4.69% Unified Progressive 3 Yoon Byung-tae 33,458 2.63% Total 1,269,659 100.00% Voter turnout59.45%
2018 2018 North Gyeongsang gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Liberty Korea 2 Lee Cheol-woo 732,785 52.11% Democratic 1 Oh Joong-gi 482,564 34.32% Bareunmirae 3 Kwon Oe-eul 143,409 10.19% Justice 5 Park Chang-ho 47,250 3.36% Total 1,406,008 100.00% Voter turnout64.74%
2022 2022 North Gyeongsang gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage People Power 2 Lee Cheol-woo 904,675 77.95% Democratic 1 Lim Mi-ae 255,775 22.04% Total 1,160,450 100.00% Voter turnout52.66%
2026
See also Government of South Korea Politics of South Korea
References