The Governor of South Gyeongsang Province () is the head of the local government of South Gyeongsang Province who is elected to a four-year term.
List of governors Appointed governors (before 1995) From 1946 to 1995, the Governor of South 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 South 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 Kim Hyuk-kyu 1 July 1995 14 December 2003 Democratic Liberal →New Korea →Grand National 1995 2nd 1998 3rd 2002 15 December 2003 3 May 2004 Independent — 4 May 2004 5 June 2004 Independent — Kim Tae-ho 6 June 2004 30 June 2010 Grand National 2004 4th 2006 5th Kim Doo-kwan 1 July 2010 6 July 2012 Independent →Democratic United 2010 Lim Chae-ho 7 July 2012 19 December 2012 Independent — Hong Joon-pyo 20 December 2012 9 April 2017 Saenuri →Liberty Korea 2012 6th 2014 10 April 2017 16 August 2017 Independent — 17 August 2017 30 June 2018 Independent — 7th Kim Kyoung-soo 1 July 2018 21 July 2021 Democratic 2018 Ha Byung-pil 21 July 2021 30 June 2022 Independent — 8th Park Wan-su 1 July 2022 Incumbent People Power 2022 9th 2026
Elections Source:
1995 1995 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic Liberal 1 Kim Hyuk-kyu 1,177,397 63.84% United Liberal Democrats 2 Kim Yong-kyun 666,756 36.15% Total 1,844,153 100.00% Voter turnout73.05%
1998 1998 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 1 Kim Hyuk-kyu 939,358 74.64% National Congress 2 Kang Shin-hwa 161,703 12.84% Independent 4 Heo Moon-doh 157,337 12.50% Total 1,258,398 100.00% Voter turnout61.08%
2002 2002 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 1 Kim Hyuk-kyu 920,706 74.50% Millennium Democratic 2 Kim Doo-kwan 208,641 16.88% Democratic Labor 3 Lim Su-tae 106,367 8.60% Total 1,235,714 100.00% Voter turnout56.53%
2004 (by-election) 2004 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial by-election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 2 Kim Tae-ho 454,883 61.60% Uri 1 Chang In-tae 203,272 27.53% Democratic Labor 3 Lim Su-tae 80,290 10.87% Total 738,445 100.00% Voter turnout32.80%
2006 2006 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 2 Kim Tae-ho 852,377 63.12% Uri 1 Kim Doo-kwan 343,137 25.41% Democratic Labor 4 Moon Sung-hyun 135,823 10.05% People First 5 Kim Jae-ju 18,906 1.40% Total 1,350,243 100.00% Voter turnout57.84%
2010 2010 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Independent 7 Kim Doo-kwan 812,336 53.50% Grand National 1 Lee Dal-gon 705,986 46.49% Total 1,518,322 100.00% Voter turnout61.83%
2012 (by-election) 2012 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial by-election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Saenuri 1 Hong Joon-pyo 1,191,904 62.91% Independent 4 Kwon Young-ghil 702,689 37.09% Total 1,894,593 100.00% Voter turnout76.80%
2014 2014 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Saenuri 1 Hong Joon-pyo 913,162 58.85% NPAD 2 Kim Kyoung-soo 559,367 36.05% Unified Progressive 3 Kang Byung-ki 79,015 5.09% Total 1,551,544 100.00% Voter turnout59.80%
2018 2018 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Democratic 1 Kim Kyoung-soo 941,491 52.81% Liberty Korea 2 Kim Tae-ho 765,809 42.95% Bareunmirae 3 Kim Yoo-geun 75,418 4.23% Total 1,782,718 100.00% Voter turnout65.79%
2022 2022 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage People Power 2 Park Wan-su 963,473 65.70% Democratic 1 Yang Moon-seok 431,569 29.43% Justice 3 Yeo Yeong-gug 58,933 4.01% United Korea 4 Choi Jin-seok 12,353 0.84% Total 1,466,328 100.00% Voter turnout53.40%
2026
See also Government of South Korea Politics of South Korea
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