The Governor of South Chungcheong Province () is the head of the local government of South Chungcheong Province who is elected to a four-year term.
List of governors Appointed governors (before 1995) From 1945 to 1995, the Governor of South Chungcheong 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 South Chungcheong 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 1 July 1995 24 March 2006 United Liberal Democrats →People First 1995 2nd 1998 3rd 2002 Yoo Deok-joon 24 March 2006 30 June 2006 Independent — 4th Lee Wan-koo 1 July 2006 4 December 2009 Grand National 2006 Lee In-hwa 4 December 2009 30 June 2010 Independent — 5th Ahn Hee-jung 1 July 2010 6 March 2018 Democratic ('08) →Democratic United →Democratic ('11) →NPAD →Democratic ('14) 2010 6th 2014 7 March 2018 30 June 2018 Independent — 7th Yang Seung-jo 1 July 2018 30 June 2022 Democratic 2018 8th 1 July 2022 30 June 2026 People Power 2022 9th Park Soo-hyun 1 July 2026 Incumbent Democratic 2026
Elections Source:
1995 1995 South Chungcheong gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage United Liberal Democrats 3 Sim Dae-pyung 616,006 67.88% Democratic Liberal 1 Park Joong-bae 174,117 19.18% Democratic 2 Cho Joong-youn 117,300 12.92% Total 907,423 100.00% Voter turnout73.77%
1998 1998 South Chungcheong gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage United Liberal Democrats 3 Sim Dae-pyung 656,795 84.63% Grand National 1 Han Chung-soo 119,216 15.36% Total 776,011 100.00% Voter turnout59.49%
2002 2002 South Chungcheong gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage United Liberal Democrats 3 Sim Dae-pyung 508,796 66.96% Grand National 1 Park Tae-kwon 251,005 33.03% Total 759,801 100.00% Voter turnout56.24%
2006 2006 South Chungcheong gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 2 Lee Wan-koo 379,420 46.31% People First 5 Lee Myung-soo 209,254 25.54% Uri 1 Oh Young-kyo 178,169 21.74% Democratic Labor 4 Lee Yong-gil 52,417 6.39% Total 819,260 100.00% Voter turnout55.78%
2010 2010 South Chungcheong gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic 2 Ahn Hee-jung 367,288 42.25% Liberty Forward 3 Park Sang-don 347,265 39.94% Grand National 1 Park Hae-chun 154,723 17.79% Total 869,276 100.00% Voter turnout56.52%
2014 2014 South Chungcheong gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage NPAD 2 Ahn Hee-jung 465,994 52.21% Saenuri 1 Chung Jin-suk 392,315 43.95% Independent 4 Kim Ki-moon 34,204 3.83% Total 892,513 100.00% Voter turnout55.71%
2018 2018 South Chungcheong gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic 1 Yang Seung-jo 615,870 62.55% Liberty Korea 2 Lee In-je 345,577 35.10% Let's go Korea 6 Cha Gook-hwan 23,012 2.33% Total 984,459 100.00% Voter turnout58.12%
2022 2022 South Chungcheong gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage People Power 2 Kim Tae-heum 468,658 53.87% Democratic 1 Yang Seung-jo 401,308 46.12% Chungcheong's Future 3 Choi Gi-bok N/A N/A Total 869,966 100.00% Voter turnout49.82%Total 869,966 100.00% Voter turnout49.82%
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See also Government of South Korea Politics of South Korea
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