The Governor of Gangwon State () is the head of the local government of Gangwon State 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 Status
Term Portrait Name Term of office Political party Elected Took office Left office Time in office 1st 1 July 1995 30 June 1998 United Liberal Democrats →New Korea →Grand National 1995 2nd Kim Jin-sun 1 July 1998 30 June 2010 Grand National 1998 3rd 2002 4th 2006 5th 1 July 2010 2 September 2010 Independent — Lee Kwang-jae 3 September 2010 27 January 2011 Democratic 2010 28 January 2011 27 April 2011 Independent — Choi Moon-soon 28 April 2011 30 June 2022 Democratic ('08) →Democratic United →Democratic ('11) →NPAD →Democratic ('14) 2011 6th 2014 7th 2018 8th Kim Jin-tae 1 July 2022 30 June 2026 People Power 2022 9th Woo Sang-ho 1 July 2026 Incumbent Democratic 2026
Elections Source:
1995 1995 Gangwon gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage United Liberal Democrats 2 Choi Gak-gyu 500,894 65.82% Democratic Liberal 1 Lee Sang-ryong 260,004 34.17% Total 760,898 100.00% Voter turnout74.77%
1998 1998 Gangwon gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 1 Kim Jin-sun 268,559 39.27% United Liberal Democrats 3 Han Ho-sun 231,376 33.84% Independent 4 Lee Sang-ryong 183,775 26.87% Total 683,710 100.00% Voter turnout64.27%
2002 2002 Gangwon gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 1 Kim Jin-sun 468,987 71.11% Millennium Democratic 2 Nam Dong-woo 190,451 28.88% Total 659,438 100.00% Voter turnout59.41%
2006 2006 Gangwon gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 2 Kim Jin-sun 471,613 70.56% Uri 1 Lee Chang-bok 148,302 22.19% Democratic 3 Yoo Jae-gyu 29,028 4.34% People First 5 Yoo Seung-gyu 19,383 2.90% Total 668,326 100.00% Voter turnout58.71%
2010 2010 Gangwon gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic 2 Lee Kwang-jae 388,443 54.36% Grand National 1 Lee Kye-jin 326,111 45.63% Total 714,554 100.00% Voter turnout62.30%
2011 (by-election) 2011 Gangwon gubernatorial by-election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic 2 Choi Moon-soon 293,509 51.08% Grand National 1 Ohm Ki-young 267,538 46.56% Independent 8 Hwang Hak-su 13,463 2.34% Total 574,510 100.00% Voter turnout47.50%
2014 2014 Gangwon gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage NPAD 2 Choi Moon-soon 381,338 49.76% Saenuri 1 Choi Heung-jip 369,201 48.17% Unified Progressive 3 Lee Seung-jae 15,774 2.05% Total 766,313 100.00% Voter turnout62.24%
2018 2018 Gangwon gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic 1 Choi Moon-soon 518,447 64.73% Liberty Korea 2 Jeong Chang-soo 282,456 35.26% Total 800,903 100.00% Voter turnout63.20%
2022 2022 Gangwon gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage People Power 2 Kim Jin-tae 409,461 54.07% Democratic 1 Lee Kwang-jae 347,766 45.92% Total 757,227 100.00% Voter turnout57.82%
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See also Government of South Korea Politics of South Korea
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