The Mayor of Daegu () is the head of the local government of Daegu who is elected to a four-year term.
List of mayors Appointed mayors (before 1995) From 1945 to 1995, the Mayor of Daegu was appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea.
Directly elected mayors (1995–present) Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the Mayor of Daegu is elected by direct election.
Political parties Status
Term Portrait Name Term of office Political party Elected Took office Left office Time in office 1st 1 July 1995 30 June 2002 Independent →Grand National 1995 2nd 1998 3rd 1 July 2002 30 June 2006 Grand National 2002 4th 1 July 2006 30 June 2014 Grand National →Saenuri 2006 5th 2010 6th Kwon Young-jin 1 July 2014 30 June 2022 Saenuri →Liberty Korea →United Future →People Power 2014 7th 2018 8th Hong Joon-pyo 1 July 2022 11 April 2025 People Power 2022 Kim Jeong-gi 11 April 2025 30 June 2026 Independent— 9th Choo Kyung-ho 1 July 2026 Incumbent People Power 2026
Elections Source:
1995 1995 Daegu mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Independent 3 Moon Hee-gap 383,272 36.79% United Liberal Democrats 2 Lee Eui-ik 230,668 22.14% Independent 5 Lee Hae-bong 222,409 21.35% Democratic Liberal 1 Cho Hae-nyung 175,749 16.87% Independent 4 Ahn Yu-ho 29,617 2.84% Total 1,041,715 100.00% Voter turnout63.97%
1998 1998 Daegu mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 1 Moon Hee-gap 570,167 71.98% United Liberal Democrats 3 Lee Eui-ik 163,653 20.66% New National 4 Yoo Sung-hwan 58,243 7.35% Total 792,063 100.00% Voter turnout46.81%
2002 2002 Daegu mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 1 Cho Hae-nyung 452,943 61.18% Independent 3 Lee Jae-yong 287,396 38.81% Total 740,339 100.00% Voter turnout41.45%
2006 2006 Daegu mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 2 Kim Bum-il 636,057 70.15% Uri 1 Lee Jae-yong 191,131 21.08% Democratic Labor 4 Lee Youn-jae 35,497 3.91% Independent 6 Paik Seung-hong 35,232 3.88% People First 5 Park Seung-gook 8,764 0.96% Total 906,681 100.00% Voter turnout48.54%
2010 2010 Daegu mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Grand National 1 Kim Bum-il 633,118 72.92% Democratic 2 Lee Seung-cheon 146,458 16.86% New Progressive 7 Cho Myung-rae 88,599 10.20% Total 868,175 100.00% Voter turnout45.94%
2014 2014 Daegu mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Saenuri 1 Kwon Young-jin 581,175 55.95% NPAD 2 Kim Boo-kyum 418,891 40.33% Independent 5 Lee Jung-sook 14,774 1.42% Justice 4 Lee Won-joon 12,922 1.24% Unified Progressive 3 Song Young-woo 10,857 1.04% Total 1,038,619 100.00% Voter turnout52.30%
2018 2018 Daegu mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage Liberty Korea 2 Kwon Young-jin 619,165 53.73% Democratic 1 Lim Dae-yun 458,112 39.75% Bareunmirae 3 Kim Hyung-gi 74,955 6.50% Total 1,152,232 100.00% Voter turnout57.26%
2022 2022 Daegu mayoral election Party # Candidate Votes Percentage People Power 2 Hong Joon-pyo 685,159 78.75% Democratic 1 Seo Jae-heon 156,429 17.97% Justice 3 Han Min-jeong 20,904 2.40% Basic Income 4 Shin Won-ho 7,542 0.86% Total 870,034 100.00% Voter turnout43.19%
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See also Government of South Korea Politics of South Korea
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