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| Governor of Gangwon State | |
|---|---|
| 강원특별자치도지사 | |
 Seal of Gangwon | |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Park Kun-won |
| Formation | 19 January 1946 |
The Governor of Gangwon State (Korean: 강원특별자치도지사; Hanja: 江原特別自治道知事) is the head of the local government of Gangwon State 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.[1]
| Political parties |
|---|
| Status |
| Term | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1st |  |
Choi Gak-gyu 최각규 崔珏圭 (1933–2024) |
1 July 1995 | 30 June 1998 | 3 years, 0 days | United Liberal Democrats → New Korea → Grand National |
1995 | |
| 2nd | Kim Jin-sun 김진선 金振兟 (born 1946) |
1 July 1998 | 30 June 2010 | 12 years, 0 days | Grand National | 1998 | ||
| 3rd | 2002 | |||||||
| 4th | 2006 | |||||||
| 5th | |
Kang Ki-chang 강기창 姜起敞 (born 1955) Acting |
1 July 2010 | 2 September 2010 | 64 days | Independent | — | |
 |
Lee Kwang-jae 이광재 李光宰 (born 1965) |
3 September 2010 | 27 January 2011 | 211 days | Democratic | 2010 | ||
|
Kang Ki-chang 강기창 姜起敞 (born 1955) Acting |
28 January 2011 | 27 April 2011 | 90 days | Independent | — | ||
 |
Choi Moon-soon 최문순 崔文洵 (born 1956) |
28 April 2011 | 30 June 2022 | 11 years, 64 days | Democratic ('08) → Democratic United → Democratic ('11) → NPAD → Democratic ('14) |
2011 (by-el.) | ||
| 6th | 2014 | |||||||
| 7th | 2018 | |||||||
| 8th |  |
Kim Jin-tae 김진태 金鎭台 (born 1964) |
1 July 2022 | 30 June 2026 | 4 years, 0 days | People Power | 2022 | |
| 9th | .png) |
Woo Sang-ho 우상호 禹相虎 (born 1962) |
1 July 2026 | Incumbent | 39 days | Democratic | 2026 | |
Elections
[edit]Source:[2]
1995
[edit]| 1995 Gangwon gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| United Liberal Democrats | 2 | Choi Gak-gyu | 500,894 | 65.82% | ||
| Democratic Liberal | 1 | Lee Sang-ryong | 260,004 | 34.17% | ||
| Total | 760,898 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 74.77% | |||||
1998
[edit]| 1998 Gangwon gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Kim Jin-sun | 268,559 | 39.27% | ||
| United Liberal Democrats | 3 | Han Ho-sun | 231,376 | 33.84% | ||
| Independent | 4 | Lee Sang-ryong | 183,775 | 26.87% | ||
| Total | 683,710 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 64.27% | |||||
2002
[edit]| 2002 Gangwon gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Kim Jin-sun | 468,987 | 71.11% | ||
| Millennium Democratic | 2 | Nam Dong-woo | 190,451 | 28.88% | ||
| Total | 659,438 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 59.41% | |||||
2006
[edit]| 2006 Gangwon gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 2 | Kim Jin-sun | 471,613 | 70.56% | ||
| Uri | 1 | Lee Chang-bok | 148,302 | 22.19% | ||
| Democratic | 3 | Yoo Jae-gyu | 29,028 | 4.34% | ||
| People First | 5 | Yoo Seung-gyu | 19,383 | 2.90% | ||
| Total | 668,326 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 58.71% | |||||
2010
[edit]| 2010 Gangwon gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic | 2 | Lee Kwang-jae | 388,443 | 54.36% | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Lee Kye-jin | 326,111 | 45.63% | ||
| Total | 714,554 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 62.30% | |||||
2011 (by-election)
[edit]| 2011 Gangwon gubernatorial by-election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic | 2 | Choi Moon-soon | 293,509 | 51.08% | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Ohm Ki-young | 267,538 | 46.56% | ||
| Independent | 8 | Hwang Hak-su | 13,463 | 2.34% | ||
| Total | 574,510 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 47.50% | |||||
2014
[edit]| 2014 Gangwon gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| NPAD | 2 | Choi Moon-soon | 381,338 | 49.76% | ||
| Saenuri | 1 | Choi Heung-jip | 369,201 | 48.17% | ||
| Unified Progressive | 3 | Lee Seung-jae | 15,774 | 2.05% | ||
| Total | 766,313 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 62.24% | |||||
2018
[edit]| 2018 Gangwon gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic | 1 | Choi Moon-soon | 518,447 | 64.73% | ||
| Liberty Korea | 2 | Jeong Chang-soo | 282,456 | 35.26% | ||
| Total | 800,903 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 63.20% | |||||
2022
[edit]| 2022 Gangwon gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| People Power | 2 | Kim Jin-tae | 409,461 | 54.07% | ||
| Democratic | 1 | Lee Kwang-jae | 347,766 | 45.92% | ||
| Total | 757,227 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 57.82% | |||||
2026
[edit]| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Woo Sang-ho | Democratic Party | 437,583 | 51.81 | |
| Kim Jin-tae (incumbent) | People Power Party | 406,950 | 48.19 | |
| Total | 844,533 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 844,533 | 98.40 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 13,737 | 1.60 | ||
| Total votes | 858,270 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 1,329,742 | 64.54 | ||
| Democratic gain from People Power | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ "Former Governors - Governor's Office - Introduction to Gangwon-do". Gangwon Province.
- ↑ National Election Commission. 중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템 (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2019-10-05.