# Governor of South Chungcheong Province

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.
| 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 | | 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 | | 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 | 1998 |
| 3rd | | 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 | 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 | | Democratic ('08) → Democratic United → Democratic ('11) → NPAD → Democratic ('14) | 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, 177 days | | People Power | 2022 |

## Elections

Source:

### 1995

1995 South Chungcheong gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | 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 | Total | Total | Total | 907,423 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 73.77% | 73.77% | 73.77% |

### 1998

1998 South Chungcheong gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | United Liberal Democrats | 3 | Sim Dae-pyung | 656,795 | 84.63% | |
| | Grand National | 1 | Han Chung-soo | 119,216 | 15.36% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 776,011 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 59.49% | 59.49% | 59.49% |

### 2002

2002 South Chungcheong gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | United Liberal Democrats | 3 | Sim Dae-pyung | 508,796 | 66.96% | |
| | Grand National | 1 | Park Tae-kwon | 251,005 | 33.03% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 759,801 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 56.24% | 56.24% | 56.24% |

### 2006

2006 South Chungcheong gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | 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 | Total | Total | Total | 819,260 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 55.78% | 55.78% | 55.78% |

### 2010

2010 South Chungcheong gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | 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 | Total | Total | Total | 869,276 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 56.52% | 56.52% | 56.52% |

### 2014

2014 South Chungcheong gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | 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 | Total | Total | Total | 892,513 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 55.71% | 55.71% | 55.71% |

### 2018

2018 South Chungcheong gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | 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 | Total | Total | Total | 984,459 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 58.12% | 58.12% | 58.12% |

### 2022

2022 South Chungcheong gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | 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 | N/A | N/A | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 869,966 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 49.82% | 49.82% | 49.82% |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 869,966 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 49.82% | 49.82% | 49.82% |