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.
| Governor of North Gyeongsang Province | |
|---|---|
| 경상북도지사 | |
 Seal of North Gyeongsang | |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Kim Dae-woo |
| Formation | 15 August 1945 |
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.
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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, 304 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 | ||||||
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| 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 | ||||||
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| 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.