# Governor of North Chungcheong Province

The Governor of North Chungcheong Province (Korean: 충청북도지사; Hanja: 忠淸北道知事) is the head of the local government of North Chungcheong Province who is elected to a four-year term.

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

From 1946 to 1995, the Governor of North 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 North 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 | | Ju Byeong-deok [ko] 주병덕 朱炳德 (born 1936) | 1 July 1995 | 30 June 1998 | 3 years, 0 days | | United Liberal Democrats → Grand National | 1995 |
| 2nd | | Lee Won-jong [ko] 이원종 李元鐘 (born 1942) | 1 July 1998 | 30 June 2006 | 8 years, 0 days | | United Liberal Democrats → Grand National | 1998 |
| 3rd | | Lee Won-jong [ko] 이원종 李元鐘 (born 1942) | 1 July 1998 | 30 June 2006 | 8 years, 0 days | | United Liberal Democrats → Grand National | 2002 |
| 4th | | Chung Woo-taik 정우택 鄭宇澤 (born 1953) | 1 July 2006 | 30 June 2010 | 4 years, 0 days | | Grand National | 2006 |
| 5th | | Lee Si-jong 이시종 李始鍾 (born 1947) | 1 July 2010 | 30 June 2022 | 12 years, 0 days | | Democratic ('08) → Democratic United → Democratic ('11) → NPAD → Democratic ('14) | 2010 |
| 6th | | Lee Si-jong 이시종 李始鍾 (born 1947) | 1 July 2010 | 30 June 2022 | 12 years, 0 days | | Democratic ('08) → Democratic United → Democratic ('11) → NPAD → Democratic ('14) | 2014 |
| 7th | | Lee Si-jong 이시종 李始鍾 (born 1947) | 1 July 2010 | 30 June 2022 | 12 years, 0 days | | Democratic ('08) → Democratic United → Democratic ('11) → NPAD → Democratic ('14) | 2018 |
| 8th | | Kim Young-hwan 김영환 金榮煥 (born 1955) | 1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 101 days | | People Power | 2022 |

## Elections

Source:

### 1995

1995 North Chungcheong gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | United Liberal Democrats | 3 | Ju Byeong-deok | 250,105 | 36.43% | |
| | Democratic | 2 | Lee Yong-hee | 168,209 | 24.50% | |
| | Democratic Liberal | 1 | Kim Deok-young | 159,911 | 23.29% | |
| | Independent | 6 | Cho Nam-sung | 54,748 | 7.97% | |
| | Independent | 5 | Yoon Suk-jo | 27,880 | 4.06% | |
| | Independent | 4 | Yang Sung-youn | 25,603 | 3.72% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 686,456 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 72.67% | 72.67% | 72.67% |

### 1998

1998 North Chungcheong gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | United Liberal Democrats | 3 | Lee Won-jong | 451,533 | 74.14% | |
| | Grand National | 1 | Ju Byeong-deok | 157,459 | 25.85% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 608,992 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 60.91% | 60.91% | 60.91% |

### 2002

2002 North Chungcheong gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Grand National | 1 | Lee Won-jong | 343,546 | 58.59% | |
| | United Liberal Democrats | 3 | Koo Chun-suh | 196,253 | 33.47% | |
| | Independent | 4 | Chang Han-ryang | 46,459 | 7.92% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 586,258 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 55.79% | 55.79% | 55.79% |

### 2006

2006 North Chungcheong gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Grand National | 2 | Chung Woo-taik | 361,157 | 59.66% | |
| | Uri | 1 | Han Beom-deok | 185,426 | 30.63% | |
| | Democratic Labor | 4 | Bae Chang-ho | 39,095 | 6.45% | |
| | People First | 5 | Cho Byung-se | 19,646 | 3.24% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 605,324 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 54.70% | 54.70% | 54.70% |

### 2010

2010 North Chungcheong gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Democratic | 2 | Lee Si-jong | 349,913 | 51.22% | |
| | Grand National | 1 | Chung Woo-taik | 313,646 | 45.91% | |
| | New Progressive | 7 | Kim Baek-kyu | 19,551 | 2.86% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 683,110 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 58.83% | 58.83% | 58.83% |

### 2014

2014 North Chungcheong gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | NPAD | 2 | Lee Si-jong | 361,115 | 49.75% | |
| | Saenuri | 1 | Yoon Jin-sik | 346,152 | 47.68% | |
| | Unified Progressive | 3 | Shin Jang-ho | 18,590 | 2.56% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 725,857 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 58.76% | 58.76% | 58.76% |

### 2018

2018 North Chungcheong gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Democratic | 1 | Lee Si-jong | 468,750 | 61.15% | |
| | Liberty Korea | 2 | Park Kyung-guk | 227,371 | 29.66% | |
| | Bareunmirae | 3 | Shin Yong-han | 70,330 | 9.17% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 766,451 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 59.35% | 59.35% | 59.35% |

### 2022

2022 North Chungcheong gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | People Power | 2 | Kim Young-hwan | 395,517 | 58.19% | |
| | Democratic | 1 | Noh Young-min | 284,166 | 41.80% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 679,683 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 49.82% | 49.82% | 49.82% |