# Mayor of Daegu

The Mayor of Daegu (Korean: 대구광역시장; Hanja: 大邱廣域市長) 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.
| Term | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Political party | Political party | Elected |
| Term | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Political party | Political party | Elected |
| 1st | | Moon Hee-gap [ko] 문희갑 文熹甲 (born 1937) | 1 July 1995 | 30 June 2002 | 7 years, 0 days | | Independent → Grand National | 1995 |
| 2nd | | Moon Hee-gap [ko] 문희갑 文熹甲 (born 1937) | 1 July 1995 | 30 June 2002 | 7 years, 0 days | | Independent → Grand National | 1998 |
| 3rd | | Cho Hae-nyung [ko] 조해녕 曺海寧 (born 1943) | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2006 | 4 years, 0 days | | Grand National | 2002 |
| 4th | | Kim Bum-il [ko] 김범일 金範鎰 (born 1950) | 1 July 2006 | 30 June 2014 | 8 years, 0 days | | Grand National → Saenuri | 2006 |
| 5th | | Kim Bum-il [ko] 김범일 金範鎰 (born 1950) | 1 July 2006 | 30 June 2014 | 8 years, 0 days | | Grand National → Saenuri | 2010 |
| 6th | | Kwon Young-jin 권영진 權泳臻 (born 1962) | 1 July 2014 | 30 June 2022 | 8 years, 0 days | | Saenuri → Liberty Korea → United Future → People Power | 2014 |
| 7th | | Kwon Young-jin 권영진 權泳臻 (born 1962) | 1 July 2014 | 30 June 2022 | 8 years, 0 days | | Saenuri → Liberty Korea → United Future → People Power | 2018 |
| 8th | | Hong Joon-pyo 홍준표 洪準杓 (born 1953) | 1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 102 days | | People Power | 2022 |

## Elections

Source:

### 1995

1995 Daegu mayoral election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | 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 | Total | Total | Total | 1,041,715 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 63.97% | 63.97% | 63.97% |

### 1998

1998 Daegu mayoral election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | 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 | Total | Total | Total | 792,063 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 46.81% | 46.81% | 46.81% |

### 2002

2002 Daegu mayoral election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Grand National | 1 | Cho Hae-nyung | 452,943 | 61.18% | |
| | Independent | 3 | Lee Jae-yong | 287,396 | 38.81% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 740,339 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 41.45% | 41.45% | 41.45% |

### 2006

2006 Daegu mayoral election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | 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 | Total | Total | Total | 906,681 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 48.54% | 48.54% | 48.54% |

### 2010

2010 Daegu mayoral election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | 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 | Total | Total | Total | 868,175 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 45.94% | 45.94% | 45.94% |

### 2014

2014 Daegu mayoral election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | 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 | Total | Total | Total | 1,038,619 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 52.30% | 52.30% | 52.30% |

### 2018

2018 Daegu mayoral election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | 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 | Total | Total | Total | 1,152,232 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 57.26% | 57.26% | 57.26% |

### 2022

2022 Daegu mayoral election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | 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 | Total | Total | Total | 870,034 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 43.19% | 43.19% | 43.19% |