# Governor of Jeonbuk State

The Governor of Jeonbuk State (Korean: 전북특별자치도지사; Hanja: 全北特別自治道知事) is the head of the local government of Jeonbuk State who is elected to a four-year term.

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

From 1946 to 1995, the Governor of North 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 North Jeolla Province is elected by direct election.
Title of the Governor of North Jeollla Province was changed to the Governor of Jeonbuk State on 18 January 2024.
| 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 | | Yu Jong-geun [ko] 유종근 柳鍾根 (born 1944) | 1 July 1995 | 30 June 2002 | 7 years, 0 days | | Democratic → National Congress → Millennium Democratic | 1995 |
| 2nd | | Yu Jong-geun [ko] 유종근 柳鍾根 (born 1944) | 1 July 1995 | 30 June 2002 | 7 years, 0 days | | Democratic → National Congress → Millennium Democratic | 1998 |
| 3rd | | Kang Hyun-wook 강현욱 姜賢旭 (born 1938) | 1 July 2002 | 30 June 2006 | 4 years, 0 days | | Millennium Democratic → Uri | 2002 |
| 4th | | Kim Wan-ju 김완주 金完柱 (born 1946) | 1 July 2006 | 30 June 2014 | 8 years, 0 days | | Uri → United New Democratic → Democratic ('08) → Democratic United → Democratic ('11) → NPAD | 2006 |
| 5th | | Kim Wan-ju 김완주 金完柱 (born 1946) | 1 July 2006 | 30 June 2014 | 8 years, 0 days | | Uri → United New Democratic → Democratic ('08) → Democratic United → Democratic ('11) → NPAD | 2010 |
| 6th | | Song Ha-jin 송하진 宋河珍 (born 1952) | 1 July 2014 | 30 June 2022 | 8 years, 0 days | | NPAD → Democratic | 2014 |
| 7th | | Song Ha-jin 송하진 宋河珍 (born 1952) | 1 July 2014 | 30 June 2022 | 8 years, 0 days | | NPAD → Democratic | 2018 |
| 8th | | Kim Kwan-young [ko] 김관영 金寬永 (born 1969) | 1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 256 days | | Democratic | 2022 |

## Elections

Source:

### 1995

1995 North Jeolla gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Democratic | 2 | Yu Jong-geun | 653,295 | 67.15% | |
| | Democratic Liberal | 1 | Kang Hyun-wook | 319,452 | 32.84% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 972,747 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 73.66% | 73.66% | 73.66% |

### 1998

1998 North Jeolla gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | National Congress | 2 | Yu Jong-geun | 758,141 | 100.00% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 758,141 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 57.78% | 57.78% | 57.78% |

### 2002

2002 North Jeolla gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Millennium Democratic | 2 | Kang Hyun-wook | 571,650 | 74.56% | |
| | Independent | 3 | Son Ju-hang | 131,320 | 17.12% | |
| | Grand National | 1 | Ra Kyung-kyun | 63,661 | 8.30% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 766,631 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 54.98% | 54.98% | 54.98% |

### 2006

2006 North Jeolla gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Uri | 1 | Kim Wan-ju | 389,436 | 48.08% | |
| | Democratic | 3 | Chung Kyun-hwan | 295,891 | 36.53% | |
| | Grand National | 2 | Moon Yong-ju | 62,922 | 7.76% | |
| | Democratic Labor | 4 | Yeom Kyung-suk | 61,672 | 7.61% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 809,921 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 57.87% | 57.87% | 57.87% |

### 2010

2010 North Jeolla gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Democratic | 2 | Kim Wan-ju | 569,980 | 68.67% | |
| | Grand National | 1 | Jeong Woon-chun | 151,064 | 18.20% | |
| | Democratic Labor | 5 | Ha Yeon-ho | 52,331 | 6.30% | |
| | New Progressive | 7 | Yeom Kyung-suk | 35,565 | 4.28% | |
| | Peace Democratic | 8 | Kim Dae-sik | 20,990 | 2.52% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 829,930 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 59.34% | 59.34% | 59.34% |

### 2014

2014 North Jeolla gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | NPAD | 2 | Song Ha-jin | 599,654 | 69.23% | |
| | Saenuri | 1 | Park Chul-gon | 177,172 | 20.45% | |
| | Unified Progressive | 3 | Lee Kwang-seok | 89,337 | 10.31% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 866,163 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 59.87% | 59.87% | 59.87% |

### 2018

2018 North Jeolla gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Democratic | 1 | Song Ha-jin | 682,042 | 70.57% | |
| | Democracy and Peace | 4 | Lim Chung-yeop | 184,728 | 19.11% | |
| | Justice | 5 | Kwon Tae-hong | 52,496 | 5.43% | |
| | Liberty Korea | 2 | Shin Jae-bong | 26,374 | 2.72% | |
| | Minjung | 6 | Lee Kwang-seok | 20,827 | 2.15% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 966,467 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 65.23% | 65.23% | 65.23% |

### 2022

2022 North Jeolla gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Democratic | 1 | Kim Kwan-young | 591,510 | 82.11% | |
| | People Power | 2 | Cho Bae-sook | 128,828 | 17.88% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 720,338 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 48.65% | 48.65% | 48.65% |