en Governor of South Chungcheong Province

Governor of South Chungcheong Province
Governor of South Chungcheong Province
충청남도지사
	Seal of South Chungcheong
	Incumbent; Kim Tae-heum; since 1 July 2022
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Hwang In-shik
Formation	3 November 1945; 79 years ago
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

Appointed governors (before 1995)

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)

Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the Governor of South Chungcheong Province is elected by direct election.^[1]

Political parties
Conservative Liberal Independent
Status
Denotes acting governor

Term	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office			Political party		Elected
Term	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Political party		Elected
1st		Sim Dae-pyung [ko] 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
3rd		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
4th		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		Ahn Hee-jung 안희정 安熙正 (born 1964)	1 July 2010	6 March 2018	7 years, 249 days			2014
6th		Namkoong Young [ko] 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 [ko] 김태흠 金泰欽 (born 1962)	1 July 2022	Incumbent	2 years, 227 days		People Power	2022

Elections

Source:^[2]

1995

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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%
	Chungcheong's Future	3	Choi Gi-bok ^[a]	N/A	N/A
Total				869,966	100.00%
Voter turnout				49.82%
Total				869,966	100.00%
Voter turnout				49.82%

Notes

^ Withdrew 31 May 2022 and endorsed the Democratic candidate.^[3]

References

^ "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.
^ https://www.newstnt.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=220181

[4] Withdrew 31 May 2022 and endorsed the Democratic candidate.^[3]

[1] "Previous Governors - Introducing Chungnam". South Chungcheong Province (in Korean).

[2] National Election Commission. "중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템" (in Korean). Archived from the original on 2012-04-14. Retrieved 2019-10-05.

[3] ttps://www.newstnt.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=220181

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