Governor of North Chungcheong Province

The Governor of North Chungcheong Province (Korean충청북도지사; Hanja忠淸北道知事) is the head of the local government of North Chungcheong Province who is elected to a four-year term.

Governor of North Chungcheong Province
충청북도지사
Seal of North Chungcheong
Incumbent
Kim Young-hwan
since 1 July 2022
Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderYoon Ha-young
Formation15 February 1946; 78 years ago (1946-02-15)

List of governors edit

Appointed governors (before 1995) edit

From 1946 to 1995, the Governor of North 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 North Chungcheong Province is elected by direct election.[1]

Political parties
Term Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party Elected
Took office Left office Time in office
1st   Ju Byeong-deok [ko]
주병덕
朱炳德

(born 1936)
1 July 1995 30 June 1998 3 years, 0 days United Liberal Democrats
Grand National
1995
2nd   Lee Won-jong [ko]
이원종
李元鐘

(born 1942)
1 July 1998 30 June 2006 8 years, 0 days United Liberal Democrats
Grand National
1998
3rd 2002
4th   Chung Woo-taik
정우택
鄭宇澤

(born 1953)
1 July 2006 30 June 2010 4 years, 0 days Grand National 2006
5th   Lee Si-jong
이시종
李始鍾

(born 1947)
1 July 2010 30 June 2022 12 years, 0 days Democratic ('08)
Democratic United
Democratic ('11)
NPAD
Democratic ('14)
2010
6th 2014
7th 2018
8th   Kim Young-hwan
김영환
金榮煥

(born 1955)
1 July 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 273 days People Power 2022

Elections edit

Source:[2]

1995 edit

1995 North Chungcheong gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
United Liberal Democrats 3 Ju Byeong-deok 250,105 36.43%
Democratic 2 Lee Yong-hee 168,209 24.50%
Democratic Liberal 1 Kim Deok-young 159,911 23.29%
Independent 6 Cho Nam-sung 54,748 7.97%
Independent 5 Yoon Suk-jo 27,880 4.06%
Independent 4 Yang Sung-youn 25,603 3.72%
Total 686,456 100.00%
Voter turnout 72.67%

1998 edit

1998 North Chungcheong gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
United Liberal Democrats 3 Lee Won-jong 451,533 74.14%
Grand National 1 Ju Byeong-deok 157,459 25.85%
Total 608,992 100.00%
Voter turnout 60.91%

2002 edit

2002 North Chungcheong gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Grand National 1 Lee Won-jong 343,546 58.59%
United Liberal Democrats 3 Koo Chun-suh 196,253 33.47%
Independent 4 Chang Han-ryang 46,459 7.92%
Total 586,258 100.00%
Voter turnout 55.79%

2006 edit

2006 North Chungcheong gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Grand National 2 Chung Woo-taik 361,157 59.66%
Uri 1 Han Beom-deok 185,426 30.63%
Democratic Labor 4 Bae Chang-ho 39,095 6.45%
People First 5 Cho Byung-se 19,646 3.24%
Total 605,324 100.00%
Voter turnout 54.70%

2010 edit

2010 North Chungcheong gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic 2 Lee Si-jong 349,913 51.22%
Grand National 1 Chung Woo-taik 313,646 45.91%
New Progressive 7 Kim Baek-kyu 19,551 2.86%
Total 683,110 100.00%
Voter turnout 58.83%

2014 edit

2014 North Chungcheong gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
NPAD 2 Lee Si-jong 361,115 49.75%
Saenuri 1 Yoon Jin-sik 346,152 47.68%
Unified Progressive 3 Shin Jang-ho 18,590 2.56%
Total 725,857 100.00%
Voter turnout 58.76%

2018 edit

2018 North Chungcheong gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
Democratic 1 Lee Si-jong 468,750 61.15%
Liberty Korea 2 Park Kyung-guk 227,371 29.66%
Bareunmirae 3 Shin Yong-han 70,330 9.17%
Total 766,451 100.00%
Voter turnout 59.35%

2022 edit

2022 North Chungcheong gubernatorial election
Party # Candidate Votes Percentage
People Power 2 Kim Young-hwan 395,517 58.19%
Democratic 1 Noh Young-min 284,166 41.80%
Total 679,683 100.00%
Voter turnout 49.82%

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "Previous governors - Governor of Chungcheongbuk-do - Guide to administration". North Chungcheong Province.
  2. ^ National Election Commission. "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2019-10-05.