# Governor of Jeju Province

The Governor of Jeju Province (Korean: 제주특별자치도지사; Hanja: 濟州特別自治道知事) is the head of the local government of Jeju Province who is elected to a four-year term.

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

From 1946 to 1995, the Governor of Jeju 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 Jeju 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 |
| Jeju Province (1995–2006) |||||||||
| 1st | | Shin Koo-bum [ko] 신구범 愼久範 (1942-2023) | 1 July 1995 | 30 June 1998 | 3 years, 0 days | | Independent | 1995 |
| 2nd | | Woo Geun-min [ko] 우근민 禹瑾敏 (born 1942) | 1 July 1998 | 27 April 2004 | 5 years, 302 days | | National Congress → Millennium Democratic → Uri | 1998 |
| 3rd | | Woo Geun-min [ko] 우근민 禹瑾敏 (born 1942) | 1 July 1998 | 27 April 2004 | 5 years, 302 days | | National Congress → Millennium Democratic → Uri | 2002 |
| 3rd | | Kwon Young-chul 권영철 權寧喆 (born 1951) Acting | 28 April 2004 | 5 June 2004 | 39 days | | Independent | — |
| 3rd | | Kim Tae-hwan [ko] 김태환 金泰煥 (born 1942) | 6 June 2004 | 8 May 2006 | 1 year, 337 days | | Grand National | 2004 (by-el.) |
| 3rd | | Kim Han-wook 김한욱 金漢昱 (born 1948) Acting | 8 May 2006 | 30 June 2006 | 54 days | | Independent | — |
| Jeju Special Self-Governing Province (2006–present) |||||||||
| 4th | | Kim Tae-hwan [ko] 김태환 金泰煥 (born 1942) | 1 July 2006 | 30 June 2010 | 4 years, 0 days | | Independent | 2006 |
| 5th | | Woo Geun-min [ko] 우근민 禹瑾敏 (born 1942) | 1 July 2010 | 30 June 2014 | 4 years, 0 days | | Independent → Saenuri | 2010 |
| 6th | | Won Hee-ryong 원희룡 元喜龍 (born 1964) | 1 July 2014 | 11 August 2021 | 7 years, 42 days | | Saenuri → Bareun → Independent → United Future → People Power | 2014 |
| 7th | | Won Hee-ryong 원희룡 元喜龍 (born 1964) | 1 July 2014 | 11 August 2021 | 7 years, 42 days | | Saenuri → Bareun → Independent → United Future → People Power | 2018 |
| 7th | | Koo Man-sub [ko] 구만섭 丘萬燮 (born 1966) Acting | 12 August 2021 | 30 June 2022 | 323 days | | Independent | — |
| 8th | | Oh Young-hun 오영훈 吳怜勳 (born 1969) | 1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 102 days | | Democratic | 2022 |

## Elections

Source:

### 1995

1995 Jeju gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Independent | 3 | Shin Koo-bum | 111,205 | 40.64% | |
| | Democratic Liberal | 1 | Woo Geun-min | 89,000 | 32.53% | |
| | Democratic | 2 | Kang Bo-sung | 66,406 | 24.27% | |
| | Independent | 4 | Shin Doo-wan | 6,961 | 2.54% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 273,572 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 80.47% | 80.47% | 80.47% |

### 1998

1998 Jeju gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | National Congress | 2 | Woo Geun-min | 139,695 | 52.76% | |
| | Independent | 4 | Shin Koo-bum | 81,491 | 30.78% | |
| | Grand National | 1 | Hyun Im-jong | 43,559 | 16.45% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 264,745 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 73.70% | 73.70% | 73.70% |

### 2002

2002 Jeju gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Millennium Democratic | 2 | Woo Geun-min | 135,283 | 51.40% | |
| | Grand National | 1 | Shin Koo-bum | 119,502 | 45.41% | |
| | Democratic People's | 3 | Shin Doo-wan | 8,373 | 3.18% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 263,158 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 68.94% | 68.94% | 68.94% |

### 2004 (by-election)

2004 Jeju gubernatorial by-election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Grand National | 2 | Kim Tae-hwan | 108,853 | 56.00% | |
| | Uri | 1 | Jin Chul-hoon | 85,542 | 44.00% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 194,395 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 49.80% | 49.80% | 49.80% |

### 2006

2006 Jeju gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Independent | 6 | Kim Tae-hwan | 117,244 | 42.73% | |
| | Grand National | 2 | Hyun Myung-gwan | 112,774 | 41.10% | |
| | Uri | 1 | Jin Chul-hoon | 44,334 | 16.15% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 274,352 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 67.26% | 67.26% | 67.26% |

### 2010

2010 Jeju gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Independent | 9 | Woo Geun-min | 110,603 | 41.40% | |
| | Independent | 8 | Hyun Myung-gwan | 108,344 | 40.55% | |
| | Democratic | 2 | Goh Hee-bum | 48,186 | 18.03% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 267,133 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 65.09% | 65.09% | 65.09% |

### 2014

2014 Jeju gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Saenuri | 1 | Won Hee-ryong | 172,793 | 59.97% | |
| | NPAD | 2 | Shin Koo-bum | 99,493 | 34.53% | |
| | Unified Progressive | 3 | Goh Seung-wan | 12,209 | 4.23% | |
| | New Politics | 4 | Joo Jong-geun | 3,637 | 1.26% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 288,132 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 62.79% | 62.79% | 62.79% |

### 2018

2018 Jeju gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Independent | 7 | Won Hee-ryong | 178,255 | 51.72% | |
| | Democratic | 1 | Moon Dae-rim | 137,901 | 40.01% | |
| | Green | 6 | Ko Eun-young | 12,188 | 3.53% | |
| | Liberty Korea | 2 | Kim Bang-hoon | 11,241 | 3.26% | |
| | Bareunmirae | 3 | Jang Seong-cheol | 5,019 | 1.45% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 344,604 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 65.90% | 65.90% | 65.90% |

### 2022

2022 Jeju gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Democratic | 1 | Oh Young-hun | 163,116 | 55.14% | |
| | People Power | 2 | Heo Hyang-jin | 116,786 | 39.48% | |
| | Independent | 5 | Park Chan-shik | 10,138 | 3.42% | |
| | Green | 4 | Bu Soon-jeong | 5,750 | 1.94% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 295,790 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 53.11% | 53.11% | 53.11% |