# Governor of South Jeolla Province

The Governor of South Jeolla Province (Korean: 전라남도지사; Hanja: 全羅南道知事) is the head of the local government of South Jeolla Province who is elected to a four-year term.

## List of governors
### Appointed governors (before 1995)

From 1946 to 1995, the Governor of South Jeolla 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 Jeolla Province 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 | | Heo Kyeong-man [ko] 허경만 許京萬 (born 1938) | 1 July 1995 | 30 June 2002 | 7 years, 0 days | | Democratic → National Congress → Millennium Democratic | 1995 |
| 2nd | | Heo Kyeong-man [ko] 허경만 許京萬 (born 1938) | 1 July 1995 | 30 June 2002 | 7 years, 0 days | | Democratic → National Congress → Millennium Democratic | 1998 |
| 3rd | | Park Tae-young [ko] 박태영 朴泰榮 (1941–2004) | 1 July 2002 | 29 April 2004 | 1 year, 304 days | | Millennium Democratic | 2002 |
| 3rd | | Song Kwang-woon [ko] 송광운 宋光運 (born 1953) Acting | 30 April 2004 | 5 June 2004 | 37 days | | Independent | — |
| 3rd | | Park Jun-young [ko] 박준영 朴晙瑩 (born 1946) | 6 June 2004 | 30 June 2014 | 8 years, 25 days | | Millennium Democratic → Democratic ('00) → Democratic ('08) → Democratic United → Democratic ('11) → NPAD | 2004 (by-el.) |
| 4th | | Park Jun-young [ko] 박준영 朴晙瑩 (born 1946) | 6 June 2004 | 30 June 2014 | 8 years, 25 days | | Millennium Democratic → Democratic ('00) → Democratic ('08) → Democratic United → Democratic ('11) → NPAD | 2006 |
| 5th | | Park Jun-young [ko] 박준영 朴晙瑩 (born 1946) | 6 June 2004 | 30 June 2014 | 8 years, 25 days | | Millennium Democratic → Democratic ('00) → Democratic ('08) → Democratic United → Democratic ('11) → NPAD | 2010 |
| 6th | | Lee Nak-yon 이낙연 李洛淵 (born 1951) | 1 July 2014 | 12 May 2017 | 2 years, 316 days | | NPAD → Democratic | 2014 |
| 6th | | Kim Gap-seop 김갑섭 金甲燮 (born 1958) Acting | 13 May 2017 | 11 September 2017 | 122 days | | Independent | — |
| 6th | | Lee Jae-young 이재영 李在榮 (born 1966) Acting | 12 September 2017 | 30 June 2018 | 292 days | | Independent | — |
| 7th | | Kim Yung-rok 김영록 金瑛錄 (born 1956) | 1 July 2018 | Incumbent | 6 years, 163 days | | Democratic | 2018 |
| 8th | | Kim Yung-rok 김영록 金瑛錄 (born 1956) | 1 July 2018 | Incumbent | 6 years, 163 days | | Democratic | 2022 |

## Elections

Source:

### 1995

1995 South Jeolla gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Democratic | 2 | Heo Kyeong-man | 769,538 | 73.50% | |
| | Democratic Liberal | 1 | Chun Suk-hong | 277,386 | 26.49% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,046,924 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 76.06% | 76.06% | 76.06% |

### 1998

1998 South Jeolla gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | National Congress | 2 | Heo Kyeong-man | 918,300 | 100.00% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 918,300 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 68.22% | 68.22% | 68.22% |

### 2002

2002 South Jeolla gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Millennium Democratic | 2 | Park Tae-young | 563,545 | 57.76% | |
| | Independent | 3 | Song Jae-gu | 236,558 | 24.24% | |
| | Independent | 4 | Song Ha-sung | 89,487 | 9.17% | |
| | Grand National | 1 | Hwang Soo-youn | 51,504 | 5.27% | |
| | Independent | 5 | Ahn Su-won | 34,439 | 3.53% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 975,533 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 65.63% | 65.63% | 65.63% |

### 2004 (by-election)

2004 South Jeolla gubernatorial by-election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Millennium Democratic | 4 | Park Jun-young | 308,299 | 57.60% | |
| | Uri | 1 | Min Hwa-sik | 187,168 | 35.00% | |
| | Democratic Labor | 3 | Kim Sun-dong | 39,774 | 7.43% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 535,241 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 36.29% | 36.29% | 36.29% |

### 2006

2006 South Jeolla gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Democratic | 3 | Park Jun-young | 640,894 | 67.69% | |
| | Uri | 1 | Seo Beom-seok | 181,756 | 19.19% | |
| | Democratic Labor | 4 | Park Woong-doo | 68,702 | 7.25% | |
| | Grand National | 2 | Park Jae-soon | 55,444 | 5.85% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 946,796 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 64.33% | 64.33% | 64.33% |

### 2010

2010 South Jeolla gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Democratic | 2 | Park Jun-young | 629,984 | 68.30% | |
| | Grand National | 1 | Kim Dae-sik | 123,548 | 13.39% | |
| | Democratic Labor | 5 | Park Woong-doo | 100,581 | 10.90% | |
| | Peace Democratic | 7 | Kim Kyung-jae | 68,220 | 7.39% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 922,333 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 64.28% | 64.28% | 64.28% |

### 2014

2014 South Jeolla gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | NPAD | 2 | Lee Nak-yon | 755,233 | 77.96% | |
| | Unified Progressive | 3 | Lee Sung-soo | 120,868 | 12.47% | |
| | Saenuri | 1 | Lee Joong-hyo | 92,549 | 9.55% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 968,650 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 65.55% | 65.55% | 65.55% |

### 2018

2018 South Jeolla gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Democratic | 1 | Kim Yung-rok | 807,902 | 77.08% | |
| | Democracy and Peace | 4 | Min Young-sam | 110,973 | 10.58% | |
| | Minjung | 6 | Lee Sung-soo | 51,410 | 4.90% | |
| | Bareunmirae | 3 | Park Mae-ho | 40,287 | 3.84% | |
| | Justice | 5 | Noh Hyung-tae | 37,433 | 3.57% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,048,005 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 69.24% | 69.24% | 69.24% |

### 2022

2022 South Jeolla gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Democratic | 1 | Kim Yung-rok | 672,433 | 75.74% | |
| | People Power | 2 | Lee Jung-hyun | 167,020 | 18.81% | |
| | Progressive | 4 | Min Jeom-ki | 48,336 | 5.44% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 887,789 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 58.44% | 58.44% | 58.44% |