Governor of North Gyeongsang Province
| Governor of North Gyeongsang Province | |
|---|---|
| 경상북도지사 | |
 Seal of North Gyeongsang | |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Kim Dae-woo |
| Formation | 15 August 1945 |
The Governor of North Gyeongsang Province (Korean: 경상북도지사; Hanja: 慶尙北道知事) is the head of the local government of North Gyeongsang Province who is elected to a four-year term.
List of governors[edit]
Appointed governors (before 1995)[edit]
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)[edit]
Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the Governor of North Gyeongsang Province is elected by direct election.
| Political parties |
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| Term | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1st | 
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Lee Eui-geun 이의근 李義根 (1938–2009) |
1 July 1995 | 30 June 2006 | 11 years, 0 days | Democratic Liberal → New Korea → Grand National |
1995 | |
| 2nd | 1998 | |||||||
| 3rd | 2002 | |||||||
| 4th | _in_Jan_2016.jpg)
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Kim Kwan-yong 김관용 金寬容 (born 1942) |
1 July 2006 | 30 June 2018 | 12 years, 0 days | Grand National → Saenuri → Liberty Korea |
2006 | |
| 5th | 2010 | |||||||
| 6th | 2014 | |||||||
| 7th | 
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Lee Cheol-woo 이철우 李喆雨 (born 1955) |
1 July 2018 | Incumbent | 5 years, 302 days | Liberty Korea → United Future → People Power |
2018 | |
| 8th | 2022 | |||||||
Elections[edit]
Source:[1]
1995[edit]
| 1995 North Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic Liberal | 1 | Lee Eui-geun | 541,535 | 37.94% | ||
| Independent | 3 | Lee Pan-suk | 489,999 | 34.33% | ||
| United Liberal Democrats | 2 | Park Jun-hong | 395,496 | 27.71% | ||
| Total | 1,427,030 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 76.75% | |||||
1998[edit]
| 1998 North Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Lee Eui-geun | 911,728 | 71.96% | ||
| United Liberal Democrats | 3 | Lee Pan-suk | 355,149 | 28.03% | ||
| Total | 1,266,877 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 64.88% | |||||
2002[edit]
| 2002 North Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Lee Eui-geun | 1,028,080 | 85.49% | ||
| Independent | 3 | Cho Young-gun | 174,472 | 14.50% | ||
| Total | 1,202,552 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 60.37% | |||||
2006[edit]
| 2006 North Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 2 | Kim Kwan-yong | 961,363 | 76.80% | ||
| Uri | 1 | Park Myung-jae | 290,358 | 23.19% | ||
| Total | 1,251,721 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 61.52% | |||||
2010[edit]
| 2010 North Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Kim Kwan-yong | 913,812 | 75.36% | ||
| Democratic | 2 | Hong Eui-rak | 143,347 | 11.82% | ||
| Participation | 7 | Yoo Sung-chan | 87,346 | 7.20% | ||
| Democratic Labor | 5 | Yoon Byung-tae | 68,015 | 5.60% | ||
| Total | 1,212,520 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 59.38% | |||||
2014[edit]
| 2014 North Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Saenuri | 1 | Kim Kwan-yong | 986,989 | 77.73% | ||
| NPAD | 2 | Oh Joong-gi | 189,603 | 14.93% | ||
| Justice | 4 | Park Chang-ho | 59,609 | 4.69% | ||
| Unified Progressive | 3 | Yoon Byung-tae | 33,458 | 2.63% | ||
| Total | 1,269,659 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 59.45% | |||||
2018[edit]
| 2018 North Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Liberty Korea | 2 | Lee Cheol-woo | 732,785 | 52.11% | ||
| Democratic | 1 | Oh Joong-gi | 482,564 | 34.32% | ||
| Bareunmirae | 3 | Kwon Oe-eul | 143,409 | 10.19% | ||
| Justice | 5 | Park Chang-ho | 47,250 | 3.36% | ||
| Total | 1,406,008 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 64.74% | |||||
2022[edit]
| 2022 North Gyeongsang gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| People Power | 2 | Lee Cheol-woo | 904,675 | 77.95% | ||
| Democratic | 1 | Lim Mi-ae | 255,775 | 22.04% | ||
| Total | 1,160,450 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 52.66% | |||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ National Election Commission. "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2019-10-05.