The Mayor of Seongnam is the head of the local government responsible for overseeing the administrative affairs of Seongnam City, Gyeonggi Province, South Korea.
Appointed mayors (1973–1995)
The following is a list of appointed mayors of Seongnam, serving from July 1973 until June 1995.
No. Name Term Notes 1 Lee Jae-deok July 1, 1973 – November 12, 1974 Former head of the Seongnam Branch Office 2 Lee Nam-du November 13, 1974 – July 25, 1976 3 Hong Seok-pyo July 26, 1976 – July 19, 1977 4 Park Bong-hwi July 20, 1977 – March 12, 1980 5 Lee Bong-hak March 13, 1980 – November 29, 1980 6 Jeon Yeong-ho November 30, 1980 – July 9, 1982 7 Park Je-hyeok July 10, 1982 – April 13, 1983 8 Im Gyeong-ho April 14, 1983 – July 7, 1985 9 Kim Gak-hyeon July 8, 1985 – December 23, 1986 10 Lee Hae-jae December 24, 1986 – December 31, 1988 11 Kim Byeong-ryang January 1, 1989 – December 26, 1989 12 Oh Seong-su December 27, 1989 – January 10, 1993 13 Jeon Yeong-guk January 11, 1993 – May 3, 1993 14 Eom Seok-bong May 3, 1993 – June 30, 1995 Last appointed mayor of Seongnam
Directly elected mayors (1995–present)
The following is a list of directly elected mayors of Seongnam, beginning in July 1995.
No. Name Term Party Notes 15 Oh Seong-su July 1, 1995 – June 30, 1998 Independent 1st elected term (former appointed mayor) 16 Kim Byeong-ryang July 1, 1998 – June 30, 2002 Millennium Democratic Party 2nd elected term (former appointed mayor) 17 Lee Dae-yeop July 1, 2002 – June 30, 2006 Grand National Party 3rd elected term 18 July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2010 4th elected term, re-elected 19 Lee Jae-myung July 1, 2010 – June 30, 2014 Democratic Party 5th elected term 20 July 1, 2014 – March 15, 2018 6th elected term, re-elected Acting mayor Lee Jae-cheol March 15, 2018 – June 30, 2018 Deputy mayor 21 Eun Soo-mi July 1, 2018 – June 30, 2022 Democratic Party 7th elected term 22 Shin Sang-jin July 1, 2022 – June 30, 2026 People Power Party 8th elected term 23 Shin Sang-jin July 1, 2026 – 9th elected term, re-elected
Note Lee Jae-myung (who served during the 5th and 6th popularly elected terms) was elected President of South Korea in the 2025 presidential election, setting a record as the first president to have previously served as the head of a popularly elected basic-level local government; he also became the second president, following former President Lee Myung-bak (who served as the popularly elected Mayor of Seoul during the 3rd term), and to have previously served as the head of a popularly elected metropolitan-level local government (as the popularly elected Governor of Gyeonggi Province during the 7th term).
See also
Governor of Gyeonggi Province Gyeonggi Province
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