Governor of Gangwon State
Governor of Gangwon State | |
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강원특별자치도지사 | |
![]() Seal of Gangwon | |
since 1 July 2022 | |
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 |
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Status |
Denotes acting governor |
Term | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Political party | Elected | |||
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Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
1st | ![]() | Choi Gak-gyu 최각규 崔珏圭 (born 1933) | 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 | Incumbent | 2 years, 62 days | People Power | 2022 |
Elections
[edit]Source:[2]
1995
[edit]1995 Gangwon gubernatorial election | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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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 | ||||||
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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% |
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.