| Governor of North Jeolla Province | |
|---|---|
| 전라북도지사 | |
 Seal of North Jeolla | |
Incumbent Kim Kwan-young since 1 July 2022 | |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Chung Il-sa |
| Formation | 4 April 1946 |
The Governor of North Jeolla Province (Korean: 전라북도지사; Hanja: 全羅北道知事) is the head of the local government of North Jeolla Province who is elected to a four-year term.
List of governors
Appointed governors (before 1995)
From 1946 to 1995, the Governor of North Jeolla 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 Jeolla Province is elected by direct election.[1]
| Political parties |
|---|
| Term | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1st |  |
Yu Jong-geun 유종근 柳鍾根 (born 1944) |
1 July 1995 | 30 June 2002 | 7 years, 0 days | Democratic → National Congress → Millennium Democratic |
1995 | |
| 2nd | 1998 | |||||||
| 3rd | |
Kang Hyun-wook 강현욱 姜賢旭 (born 1938) |
1 July 2002 | 30 June 2006 | 4 years, 0 days | Millennium Democratic → Uri |
2002 | |
| 4th |  |
Kim Wan-ju 김완주 金完柱 (born 1946) |
1 July 2006 | 30 June 2014 | 8 years, 0 days | Uri → United New Democratic → Democratic ('08) → Democratic United → Democratic ('11) → NPAD |
2006 | |
| 5th | 2010 | |||||||
| 6th |  |
Song Ha-jin 송하진 宋河珍 (born 1952) |
1 July 2014 | 30 June 2022 | 8 years, 0 days | NPAD → Democratic |
2014 | |
| 7th | 2018 | |||||||
| 8th | |
Kim Kwan-young 김관영 金寬永 (born 1969) |
1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 197 days | Democratic | 2022 | |
Elections
Source:[2]
1995
| 1995 North Jeolla gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic | 2 | Yu Jong-geun | 653,295 | 67.15% | ||
| Democratic Liberal | 1 | Kang Hyun-wook | 319,452 | 32.84% | ||
| Total | 972,747 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 73.66% | |||||
1998
| 1998 North Jeolla gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| National Congress | 2 | Yu Jong-geun | 758,141 | 100.00% | ||
| Total | 758,141 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 57.78% | |||||
2002
| 2002 North Jeolla gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Millennium Democratic | 2 | Kang Hyun-wook | 571,650 | 74.56% | ||
| Independent | 3 | Son Ju-hang | 131,320 | 17.12% | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Ra Kyung-kyun | 63,661 | 8.30% | ||
| Total | 766,631 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 54.98% | |||||
2006
| 2006 North Jeolla gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Uri | 1 | Kim Wan-ju | 389,436 | 48.08% | ||
| Democratic | 3 | Chung Kyun-hwan | 295,891 | 36.53% | ||
| Grand National | 2 | Moon Yong-ju | 62,922 | 7.76% | ||
| Democratic Labor | 4 | Yeom Kyung-suk | 61,672 | 7.61% | ||
| Total | 809,921 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 57.87% | |||||
2010
| 2010 North Jeolla gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic | 2 | Kim Wan-ju | 569,980 | 68.67% | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Jeong Woon-chun | 151,064 | 18.20% | ||
| Democratic Labor | 5 | Ha Yeon-ho | 52,331 | 6.30% | ||
| New Progressive | 7 | Yeom Kyung-suk | 35,565 | 4.28% | ||
| Peace Democratic | 8 | Kim Dae-sik | 20,990 | 2.52% | ||
| Total | 829,930 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 59.34% | |||||
2014
| 2014 North Jeolla gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| NPAD | 2 | Song Ha-jin | 599,654 | 69.23% | ||
| Saenuri | 1 | Park Chul-gon | 177,172 | 20.45% | ||
| Unified Progressive | 3 | Lee Kwang-seok | 89,337 | 10.31% | ||
| Total | 866,163 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 59.87% | |||||
2018
| 2018 North Jeolla gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic | 1 | Song Ha-jin | 682,042 | 70.57% | ||
| Democracy and Peace | 4 | Lim Chung-yeop | 184,728 | 19.11% | ||
| Justice | 5 | Kwon Tae-hong | 52,496 | 5.43% | ||
| Liberty Korea | 2 | Shin Jae-bong | 26,374 | 2.72% | ||
| Minjung | 6 | Lee Kwang-seok | 20,827 | 2.15% | ||
| Total | 966,467 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 65.23% | |||||
2022
| 2022 North Jeolla gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic | 1 | Kim Kwan-young | 591,510 | 82.11% | ||
| People Power | 2 | Cho Bae-sook | 128,828 | 17.88% | ||
| Total | 720,338 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 48.65% | |||||
See also
References
- ↑ "History of Jeonbuk's governors - Governor - About Jeollabuk-do". North Jeolla Province.
- ↑ National Election Commission. "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2019-10-05.
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