# Mayor of Incheon

The Mayor of Incheon (Korean: 인천광역시장; Hanja: 仁川廣域市長) is the head of the local government of Incheon who is elected to a four-year term.

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

From 1945 to 1995, the Mayor of Incheon 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 Incheon 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 | | Choi Ki-sun [ko] 최기선 崔箕善 (1945–2018) | 1 July 1995 | 30 June 2002 | 7 years, 0 days | | Democratic Liberal → New Korea → Grand National → United Liberal Democrats | 1995 |
| 2nd | | Choi Ki-sun [ko] 최기선 崔箕善 (1945–2018) | 1 July 1995 | 30 June 2002 | 7 years, 0 days | | Democratic Liberal → New Korea → Grand National → United Liberal Democrats | 1998 |
| 3rd | | Ahn Sang-soo 안상수 安相洙 (born 1946) | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2010 | 8 years, 0 days | | Grand National | 2002 |
| 4th | | Ahn Sang-soo 안상수 安相洙 (born 1946) | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2010 | 8 years, 0 days | | Grand National | 2006 |
| 5th | | Song Young-gil 송영길 宋永吉 (born 1963) | 1 July 2010 | 30 June 2014 | 4 years, 0 days | | Democratic ('08) → Democratic United → Democratic ('11) → NPAD | 2010 |
| 6th | | Yoo Jeong-bok 유정복 劉正福 (born 1957) | 1 July 2014 | 30 June 2018 | 4 years, 0 days | | Saenuri → Liberty Korea | 2014 |
| 7th | | Park Nam-choon 박남춘 朴南春 (born 1958) | 1 July 2018 | 30 June 2022 | 4 years, 0 days | | Democratic | 2018 |
| 8th | | Yoo Jeong-bok 유정복 劉正福 (born 1957) | 1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 101 days | | People Power | 2022 |

## Elections

Source:

### 1995

1995 Incheon mayoral election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Democratic Liberal | 1 | Choi Ki-sun | 383,965 | 40.81% | |
| | Democratic | 2 | Shin Yong-seok | 298,544 | 31.73% | |
| | United Liberal Democrats | 3 | Kang Woo-hyuk | 258,175 | 27.44% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 940,684 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 62.02% | 62.02% | 62.02% |

### 1998

1998 Incheon mayoral election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | United Liberal Democrats | 3 | Choi Ki-sun | 375,051 | 53.49% | |
| | Grand National | 1 | Ahn Sang-soo | 238,708 | 34.04% | |
| | New National | 4 | Kim Ki-jae | 87,327 | 12.45% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 701,086 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 43.19% | 43.19% | 43.19% |

### 2002

2002 Incheon mayoral election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Grand National | 1 | Ahn Sang-soo | 393,932 | 56.17% | |
| | Millennium Democratic | 2 | Park Sang-eun | 225,210 | 32.11% | |
| | Democratic Labor | 4 | Kim Chang-han | 35,234 | 5.02% | |
| | Green Peace | 3 | Shin Maeng-soon | 29,473 | 4.20% | |
| | Socialist | 5 | Kim Young-kyu | 17,404 | 2.48% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 701,253 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 39.32% | 39.32% | 39.32% |

### 2006

2006 Incheon mayoral election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Grand National | 2 | Ahn Sang-soo | 526,932 | 61.93% | |
| | Uri | 1 | Choi Ki-sun | 200,650 | 23.58% | |
| | Democratic Labor | 4 | Kim Sung-jin | 78,898 | 9.27% | |
| | Democratic | 3 | Shin Kyung-cheol | 44,339 | 5.21% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 850,819 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 44.30% | 44.30% | 44.30% |

### 2010

2010 Incheon mayoral election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Democratic | 2 | Song Young-gil | 556,902 | 52.69% | |
| | Grand National | 1 | Ahn Sang-soo | 469,040 | 44.38% | |
| | New Progressive | 7 | Kim Sang-ha | 19,580 | 1.85% | |
| | Peace Democratic | 8 | Paik Seok-doo | 11,258 | 1.06% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,056,780 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 50.91% | 50.91% | 50.91% |

### 2014

2014 Incheon mayoral election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Saenuri | 1 | Yoo Jeong-bok | 615,077 | 49.95% | |
| | NPAD | 2 | Song Young-gil | 593,555 | 48.20% | |
| | Unified Progressive | 3 | Shin Chang-hyun | 22,651 | 1.83% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,231,283 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 53.66% | 53.66% | 53.66% |

### 2018

2018 Incheon mayoral election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Democratic | 1 | Park Nam-choon | 766,186 | 57.66% | |
| | Liberty Korea | 2 | Yoo Jeong-bok | 470,937 | 35.44% | |
| | Bareunmirae | 3 | Moon Byung-ho | 54,054 | 4.06% | |
| | Justice | 5 | Kim Eung-ho | 37,472 | 2.82% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,328,649 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 55.27% | 55.27% | 55.27% |

### 2022

2022 Incheon mayoral election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | People Power | 2 | Yoo Jeong-bok | 634,250 | 51.76% | |
| | Democratic | 1 | Park Nam-choon | 545,885 | 44.55% | |
| | Justice | 3 | Lee Jeong-mi | 38,921 | 3.17% | |
| | Basic Income | 4 | Kim Han-byeol | 6,079 | 0.49% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,225,135 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 48.95% | 48.95% | 48.95% |