Governor of South Chungcheong Province
| Governor of South Chungcheong Province | |
|---|---|
| 충청남도지사 | |
 Seal of South Chungcheong | |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Hwang In-shik |
| Formation | 3 November 1945 |
| Website | www.chungnam.go.kr/governor |
The Governor of South Chungcheong Province (Korean: 충청남도지사; Hanja: 忠淸南道知事) is the head of the local government of South Chungcheong 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 South Chungcheong 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 South Chungcheong 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 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1st |  | Sim Dae-pyung 심대평 沈大平 (born 1941) | 1 July 1995 | 24 March 2006 | 10 years, 267 days | United Liberal Democrats → People First | 1995 | |
| 2nd | 1998 | |||||||
| 3rd | 2002 | |||||||
| | Yoo Deok-joon 유덕준 兪德濬 (born 1946) Acting | 24 March 2006 | 30 June 2006 | 99 days | Independent | — | ||
| 4th |  | Lee Wan-koo 이완구 李完九 (1950-2021) | 1 July 2006 | 4 December 2009 | 3 years, 157 days | Grand National | 2006 | |
| | Lee In-hwa 이인화 李仁禾 (born 1954) Acting | 4 December 2009 | 30 June 2010 | 209 days | Independent | — | ||
| 5th |  | Ahn Hee-jung 안희정 安熙正 (born 1964) | 1 July 2010 | 6 March 2018 | 7 years, 249 days | Democratic ('08) → Democratic United → Democratic ('11) → NPAD → Democratic ('14) | 2010 | |
| 6th | 2014 | |||||||
| | Namkoong Young 남궁영 南宮英 (born 1962) Acting | 7 March 2018 | 30 June 2018 | 116 days | Independent | — | ||
| 7th |  | Yang Seung-jo 양승조 梁承晁 (born 1959) | 1 July 2018 | 30 June 2022 | 4 years, 0 days | Democratic | 2018 | |
| 8th | | Kim Tae-heum 김태흠 金泰欽 (born 1962) | 1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 1 year, 303 days | People Power | 2022 | |
Elections[edit]
Source:[2]
1995[edit]
| 1995 South Chungcheong gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| United Liberal Democrats | 3 | Sim Dae-pyung | 616,006 | 67.88% | ||
| Democratic Liberal | 1 | Park Joong-bae | 174,117 | 19.18% | ||
| Democratic | 2 | Cho Joong-youn | 117,300 | 12.92% | ||
| Total | 907,423 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 73.77% | |||||
1998[edit]
| 1998 South Chungcheong gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| United Liberal Democrats | 3 | Sim Dae-pyung | 656,795 | 84.63% | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Han Chung-soo | 119,216 | 15.36% | ||
| Total | 776,011 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 59.49% | |||||
2002[edit]
| 2002 South Chungcheong gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| United Liberal Democrats | 3 | Sim Dae-pyung | 508,796 | 66.96% | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Park Tae-kwon | 251,005 | 33.03% | ||
| Total | 759,801 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 56.24% | |||||
2006[edit]
| 2006 South Chungcheong gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 2 | Lee Wan-koo | 379,420 | 46.31% | ||
| People First | 5 | Lee Myung-soo | 209,254 | 25.54% | ||
| Uri | 1 | Oh Young-kyo | 178,169 | 21.74% | ||
| Democratic Labor | 4 | Lee Yong-gil | 52,417 | 6.39% | ||
| Total | 819,260 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 55.78% | |||||
2010[edit]
| 2010 South Chungcheong gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic | 2 | Ahn Hee-jung | 367,288 | 42.25% | ||
| Liberty Forward | 3 | Park Sang-don | 347,265 | 39.94% | ||
| Grand National | 1 | Park Hae-chun | 154,723 | 17.79% | ||
| Total | 869,276 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 56.52% | |||||
2014[edit]
| 2014 South Chungcheong gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| NPAD | 2 | Ahn Hee-jung | 465,994 | 52.21% | ||
| Saenuri | 1 | Chung Jin-suk | 392,315 | 43.95% | ||
| Independent | 4 | Kim Ki-moon | 34,204 | 3.83% | ||
| Total | 892,513 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 55.71% | |||||
2018[edit]
| 2018 South Chungcheong gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Democratic | 1 | Yang Seung-jo | 615,870 | 62.55% | ||
| Liberty Korea | 2 | Lee In-je | 345,577 | 35.10% | ||
| Let's go Korea | 6 | Cha Gook-hwan | 23,012 | 2.33% | ||
| Total | 984,459 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 58.12% | |||||
2022[edit]
| 2022 South Chungcheong gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| People Power | 2 | Kim Tae-heum | 468,658 | 53.87% | ||
| Democratic | 1 | Yang Seung-jo | 401,308 | 46.12% | ||
| Total | 869,966 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 49.82% | |||||
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Previous Governors - Introducing Chungnam". South Chungcheong Province (in Korean).
- ^ National Election Commission. "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2019-10-05.