The Governor of North Chungcheong Province () is the head of the local government of North Chungcheong Province who is elected to a four-year term.
List of governors Appointed governors (before 1995) 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) Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the Governor of North Chungcheong Province is elected by direct election.
Political parties
Term Portrait Name Term of office Political party Elected Took office Left office Time in office 1st 1 July 1995 30 June 1998 United Liberal Democrats →Grand National 1995 2nd 1 July 1998 30 June 2006 United Liberal Democrats →Grand National 1998 3rd 2002 4th Chung Woo-taik 1 July 2006 30 June 2010 Grand National 2006 5th Lee Si-jong 1 July 2010 30 June 2022 Democratic ('08) →Democratic United →Democratic ('11) →NPAD →Democratic ('14) 2010 6th 2014 7th 2018 8th Kim Young-hwan 1 July 2022 30 June 2026 People Power 2022 9th Shin Yong-han 1 July 2026 Incumbent Democratic 2026
Elections Source:
1995 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 turnout72.67%
1998 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 turnout60.91%
2002 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 turnout55.79%
2006 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 turnout54.70%
2010 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 turnout58.83%
2014 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 turnout58.76%
2018 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 turnout59.35%
2022 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 turnout49.82%
2026
See also Government of South Korea Politics of South Korea
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