# Governor of South Gyeongsang Province

The Governor of South Gyeongsang Province (Korean: 경상남도지사; Hanja: 慶尙南道知事) is the head of the local government of South Gyeongsang Province who is elected to a four-year term.

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

From 1946 to 1995, the Governor of South Gyeongsang 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 Gyeongsang 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 | | Kim Hyuk-kyu [ko] 김혁규 金爀珪 (born 1939) | 1 July 1995 | 14 December 2003 | 8 years, 167 days | | Democratic Liberal → New Korea → Grand National | 1995 |
| 2nd | | Kim Hyuk-kyu [ko] 김혁규 金爀珪 (born 1939) | 1 July 1995 | 14 December 2003 | 8 years, 167 days | | Democratic Liberal → New Korea → Grand National | 1998 |
| 3rd | | Kim Hyuk-kyu [ko] 김혁규 金爀珪 (born 1939) | 1 July 1995 | 14 December 2003 | 8 years, 167 days | | Democratic Liberal → New Korea → Grand National | 2002 |
| 3rd | | Chang In-tae [ko] 장인태 張仁太 (born 1951) Acting | 15 December 2003 | 3 May 2004 | 141 days | | Independent | — |
| 3rd | | Kim Chae-yong [ko] 김채용 金采溶 (born 1949) Acting | 4 May 2004 | 5 June 2004 | 33 days | | Independent | — |
| 3rd | | Kim Tae-ho 김태호 金台鎬 (born 1962) | 6 June 2004 | 30 June 2010 | 6 years, 25 days | | Grand National | 2004 (by-el.) |
| 4th | | Kim Tae-ho 김태호 金台鎬 (born 1962) | 6 June 2004 | 30 June 2010 | 6 years, 25 days | | Grand National | 2006 |
| 5th | | Kim Doo-kwan 김두관 金斗官 (born 1959) | 1 July 2010 | 6 July 2012 | 2 years, 6 days | | Independent → Democratic United | 2010 |
| 5th | | Lim Chae-ho 임채호 林采虎 (born 1958) Acting | 7 July 2012 | 19 December 2012 | 166 days | | Independent | — |
| 5th | | Hong Joon-pyo 홍준표 洪準杓 (born 1954) | 20 December 2012 | 9 April 2017 | 4 years, 111 days | | Saenuri → Liberty Korea | 2012 (by-el.) |
| 6th | | Hong Joon-pyo 홍준표 洪準杓 (born 1954) | 20 December 2012 | 9 April 2017 | 4 years, 111 days | | Saenuri → Liberty Korea | 2014 |
| 6th | | Ryu Soon-hyun [ko] 류순현 柳淳鉉 (born 1963) Acting | 10 April 2017 | 16 August 2017 | 129 days | | Independent | — |
| 6th | | Han Kyung-ho [ko] 한경호 韓徑浩 (born 1963) Acting | 17 August 2017 | 30 June 2018 | 318 days | | Independent | — |
| 7th | | Kim Kyoung-soo 김경수 金慶洙 (born 1967) | 1 July 2018 | 21 July 2021 | 3 years, 21 days | | Democratic | 2018 |
| 7th | | Ha Byung-pil 하병필 河炳弼 (born 1968) Acting | 21 July 2021 | 30 June 2022 | 345 days | | Independent | — |
| 8th | | Park Wan-su 박완수 朴完洙 (born 1955) | 1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 102 days | | People Power | 2022 |

## Elections

Source:

### 1995

1995 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Democratic Liberal | 1 | Kim Hyuk-kyu | 1,177,397 | 63.84% | |
| | United Liberal Democrats | 2 | Kim Yong-kyun | 666,756 | 36.15% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,844,153 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 73.05% | 73.05% | 73.05% |

### 1998

1998 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Grand National | 1 | Kim Hyuk-kyu | 939,358 | 74.64% | |
| | National Congress | 2 | Kang Shin-hwa | 161,703 | 12.84% | |
| | Independent | 4 | Heo Moon-doh | 157,337 | 12.50% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,258,398 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 61.08% | 61.08% | 61.08% |

### 2002

2002 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Grand National | 1 | Kim Hyuk-kyu | 920,706 | 74.50% | |
| | Millennium Democratic | 2 | Kim Doo-kwan | 208,641 | 16.88% | |
| | Democratic Labor | 3 | Lim Su-tae | 106,367 | 8.60% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,235,714 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 56.53% | 56.53% | 56.53% |

### 2004 (by-election)

2004 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial by-election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Grand National | 2 | Kim Tae-ho | 454,883 | 61.60% | |
| | Uri | 1 | Chang In-tae | 203,272 | 27.53% | |
| | Democratic Labor | 3 | Lim Su-tae | 80,290 | 10.87% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 738,445 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 32.80% | 32.80% | 32.80% |

### 2006

2006 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Grand National | 2 | Kim Tae-ho | 852,377 | 63.12% | |
| | Uri | 1 | Kim Doo-kwan | 343,137 | 25.41% | |
| | Democratic Labor | 4 | Moon Sung-hyun | 135,823 | 10.05% | |
| | People First | 5 | Kim Jae-ju | 18,906 | 1.40% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,350,243 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 57.84% | 57.84% | 57.84% |

### 2010

2010 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Independent | 7 | Kim Doo-kwan | 812,336 | 53.50% | |
| | Grand National | 1 | Lee Dal-gon | 705,986 | 46.49% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,518,322 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 61.83% | 61.83% | 61.83% |

### 2012 (by-election)

2012 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial by-election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Saenuri | 1 | Hong Joon-pyo | 1,191,904 | 62.91% | |
| | Independent | 4 | Kwon Young-ghil | 702,689 | 37.09% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,894,593 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 76.80% | 76.80% | 76.80% |

### 2014

2014 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Saenuri | 1 | Hong Joon-pyo | 913,162 | 58.85% | |
| | NPAD | 2 | Kim Kyoung-soo | 559,367 | 36.05% | |
| | Unified Progressive | 3 | Kang Byung-ki | 79,015 | 5.09% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,551,544 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 59.80% | 59.80% | 59.80% |

### 2018

2018 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | Democratic | 1 | Kim Kyoung-soo | 941,491 | 52.81% | |
| | Liberty Korea | 2 | Kim Tae-ho | 765,809 | 42.95% | |
| | Bareunmirae | 3 | Kim Yoo-geun | 75,418 | 4.23% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,782,718 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 65.79% | 65.79% | 65.79% |

### 2022

2022 South Gyeongsang gubernatorial election :
| Party | Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | Percentage |
| | People Power | 2 | Park Wan-su | 963,473 | 65.70% | |
| | Democratic | 1 | Yang Moon-seok | 431,569 | 29.43% | |
| | Justice | 3 | Yeo Yeong-gug | 58,933 | 4.01% | |
| | United Korea | 4 | Choi Jin-seok | 12,353 | 0.84% | |
| Total | Total | Total | Total | 1,466,328 | 100.00% | 100.00% |
| Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | Voter turnout | 53.40% | 53.40% | 53.40% |