Governor of South Gyeongsang Province
| Governor of South Gyeongsang Province | |
|---|---|
| 경상남도지사 | |
since 1 July 2018 | |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Kim Byung-kyu |
| Formation | 23 January 1946 |
The Governor of South Gyeongsang Province (Korean: 경상남도지사; Hanja: 慶尙南道知事) 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.
Direct 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.
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| Status |
Denotes acting governor
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| Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Duration | Political party | Term | ||
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| rowspan=3 style="background:Template:Conservative (South Korea)/meta/color;"| | Kim Hyuk-kyu 김혁규 金爀珪 (born 1939) |
1 July 1995 | 14 December 2003 | 8 years, 167 days | Democratic Liberal → New Korea → Grand National |
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| style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color;"| | Chang In-tae 장인태 張仁太 (born 1951) (acting) |
15 December 2003 | 3 May 2004 | 141 days | Independent | ||
| style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color;"| | Kim Chae-yong 김채용 金采溶 (born 1949) (acting) |
4 May 2004 | 5 June 2004 | 33 days | Independent | ||
| rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Conservative (South Korea)/meta/color;"| | Kim Tae-ho 김태호 金台鎬 (born 1962) |
6 June 2004 | 30 June 2010 | 6 years, 25 days | Grand National | ||
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Kim Doo-kwan 김두관 金斗官 (born 1959) |
1 July 2010 | 6 July 2012 | 2 years, 6 days | Independent → Democratic United |
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| style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color;"| | Lim Chae-ho 임채호 林采虎 (unknown) (acting) |
7 July 2012 | 19 December 2012 | 166 days | Independent | ||
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Hong Joon-pyo 홍준표 洪準杓 (born 1954) |
20 December 2012 | 9 April 2017 | 4 years, 111 days | Saenuri → Liberty Korea | |
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| style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color;"| | Ryu Soon-hyun 류순현 柳淳鉉 (born 1963) (acting) |
10 April 2017 | 16 August 2017 | 129 days | Independent | ||
| style="background:Template:Independent politician/meta/color;"| | Han Kyung-ho 한경호 韓徑浩 (born 1963) (acting) |
17 August 2017 | 30 June 2018 | 318 days | Independent | ||
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Kim Kyoung-soo 김경수 金慶洙 (born 1967) |
1 July 2018 | Incumbent | 6 years, 111 days | Democratic | 7 |
Elections
Source: [1]
2018
| 2018 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| bgcolor="Template:Democratic Party of Korea/meta/color"| | Democratic | 1 | Kim Kyoung-soo | 941,491 | 52.81% | |
| bgcolor="Template:Liberty Korea Party/meta/color"| | Liberty Korea | 2 | Kim Tae-ho | 765,809 | 42.95% | |
| bgcolor="Template:Bareunmirae Party/meta/color"| | Bareunmirae | 3 | Kim Yoo-geun | 75,418 | 4.23% | |
| Total | 1,782,718 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 65.79% | |||||
2014
| 2014 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| bgcolor="Template:Saenuri Party/meta/color"| | Saenuri | 1 | Hong Jun-pyo | 913,162 | 58.85% | |
| bgcolor="Template:New Politics Alliance for Democracy/meta/color"| | NPAD | 2 | Kim Kyoung-soo | 559,367 | 36.05% | |
| bgcolor="Template:Unified Progressive Party/meta/color"| | Unified Progressive | 3 | Kang Byung-ki | 79,015 | 5.09% | |
| Total | 1,551,544 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 59.80% | |||||
2012 (by-election)
| 2012 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial by-election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| bgcolor="Template:Saenuri Party/meta/color"| | Saenuri | 1 | Hong Jun-pyo | 1,191,904 | 62.91% | |
| bgcolor="Template:Independent politician/meta/color"| | Independent | 4 | Kwon Young-ghil | 702,689 | 37.09% | |
| Total | 1,894,593 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 76.80% | |||||
2010
| 2010 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| bgcolor="Template:Independent politician/meta/color"| | Independent | 7 | Kim Doo-kwan | 812,336 | 53.50% | |
| bgcolor="Template:Grand National Party/meta/color"| | Grand National | 1 | Lee Dal-gon | 705,986 | 46.49% | |
| Total | 1,518,322 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 61.83% | |||||
2006
| 2006 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| bgcolor="Template:Grand National Party/meta/color"| | Grand National | 2 | Kim Tae-ho | 852,377 | 63.12% | |
| bgcolor="Template:Uri Party/meta/color"| | Uri | 1 | Kim Doo-kwan | 343,137 | 25.41% | |
| bgcolor="Template:Democratic Labor Party (South Korea)/meta/color"| | 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 turnout | 57.84% | |||||
2004 (by-election)
| 2004 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial by-election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| bgcolor="Template:Grand National Party/meta/color"| | Grand National | 2 | Kim Tae-ho | 454,883 | 61.60% | |
| bgcolor="Template:Uri Party/meta/color"| | Uri | 1 | Chang In-tae | 203,272 | 27.53% | |
| bgcolor="Template:Democratic Labor Party (South Korea)/meta/color"| | Democratic Labor | 3 | Lim Su-tae | 80,290 | 10.87% | |
| Total | 738,445 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 32.80% | |||||
2002
| 2002 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| bgcolor="Template:Grand National Party/meta/color"| | Grand National | 1 | Kim Hyuk-kyu | 920,706 | 74.50% | |
| bgcolor="Template:Democratic Party (South Korea, 2000)/meta/color"| | Millennium Democratic | 2 | Kim Doo-kwan | 208,641 | 16.88% | |
| bgcolor="Template:Democratic Labor Party (South Korea)/meta/color"| | Democratic Labor | 3 | Lim Su-tae | 106,367 | 8.60% | |
| Total | 1,235,714 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 56.53% | |||||
1998
| 1998 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| bgcolor="Template:Grand National Party/meta/color"| | Grand National | 1 | Kim Hyuk-kyu | 939,358 | 74.64% | |
| bgcolor="Template:National Congress for New Politics/meta/color"| | National Congress | 2 | Kang Shin-hwa | 161,703 | 12.84% | |
| bgcolor="Template:Independent politician/meta/color"| | Independent | 4 | Heo Moon-doh | 157,337 | 12.50% | |
| Total | 1,258,398 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 61.08% | |||||
1995
| 1995 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
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| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| bgcolor="Template:Democratic Liberal Party (South Korea)/meta/color"| | Democratic Liberal | 1 | Kim Hyuk-kyu | 1,177,397 | 63.84% | |
| bgcolor="Template:United Liberal Democrats/meta/color"| | United Liberal Democrats | 2 | Kim Yong-kyun | 666,756 | 36.15% | |
| Total | 1,844,153 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 73.05% | |||||
See also
References
- ^ National Election Commission. "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2019-10-05.