List of current South Korean mayors and governors
PPP (12)
DPK (5)
The high-level local governments of South Korea consist of one Special City, six Metropolitan Cities, one Special Self-Governing City, eight Provinces, and two Special Self-Governing Province, totalling up to 17 governing councils. The head of the city is referred as the mayor and that of the province as the governor. These Local government heads are elected by direct popular vote for a four-year term. The head of the local government can also be re-elected for up to three terms.[1]
Currently, the People Power Party holds 12 local governments out of 17, comprising seven mayors and five governors. The other 5 local governments are headed by the Democratic Party of Korea, comprising one mayor and four governors.[2][3]
Current office-holders
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| City/Province (Past) |
Name | Portrait | Took office (tenure length) |
Position | Party | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Hangul | |||||||
| Special City | ||||||||
 Seoul(List) |
Oh Se-hoon | 오세훈 |  |
8 April 2021 (3 years, 231 days) |
Mayor | People Power | [4] | |
| Metropolitan Cities | ||||||||
 Busan(List) |
Park Heong-joon | 박형준 |  |
8 April 2021 (3 years, 231 days) |
Mayor | People Power | [5] | |
 Daegu(List) |
Hong Joon-pyo | 홍준표 |  |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 147 days) |
People Power | [6] | ||
 Incheon(List) |
Yoo Jeong-bok | 유정복 |  |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 147 days) |
People Power | |||
 Gwangju(List) |
Kang Gi-jung | 강기정 |  |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 147 days) |
Democratic | [7] | ||
 Daejeon(List) |
Lee Jang-woo | 이장우 |  |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 147 days) |
People Power | |||
 Ulsan(List) |
Kim Doo-gyeom | 김두겸 | |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 147 days) |
People Power | |||
| Special Self-Governing City | ||||||||
 Sejong(List) |
Choi Min-ho | 최민호 | |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 147 days) |
Mayor | People Power | ||
| Provinces | ||||||||
 Gyeonggi(List) |
Kim Dong-yeon | 김동연 |  |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 147 days) |
Governor | Democratic | [8] | |
 North Chungcheong(List) |
Kim Young-hwan | 김영환 | |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 147 days) |
People Power | |||
 South Chungcheong(List) |
Kim Tae-heum | 김태흠 | |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 147 days) |
People Power | |||
 North Jeolla(List) |
Kim Gwan-young | 김관영 | |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 147 days) |
Democratic | |||
 South Jeolla(List) |
Kim Yung-rok | 김영록 |  |
1 July 2018 (6 years, 147 days) |
Democratic | |||
 North Gyeongsang(List) |
Lee Cheol-woo | 이철우 |  |
1 July 2018 (6 years, 147 days) |
People Power | |||
 South Gyeongsang(List) |
Park Wan-su | 박완수 | |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 147 days) |
People Power | |||
| Special Self-Governing Province | ||||||||
 Jeju(List) |
Oh Young-hun | 오영훈 |  |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 147 days) |
Governor | Democratic | [9] | |
 Gangwon(List) |
Kim Jin-tae | 김진태 |  |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 147 days) |
People Power | |||
References
[edit]- ^ "Local Governments". Korea.net. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ NEWS, KYODO. "South Korea's ruling party wins majority of key local elections". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Sang-Hun, Choe (1 June 2022). "Conservative Party Wins Big in South Korean Local Elections". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ NEWS, KYODO. "South Korea's ruling party wins majority of key local elections". Kyodo News+. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
- ^ "Moon's liberals suffer heavy defeats in Seoul and Busan elections". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ 주, 경돈 (2 June 2022). "(3rd LD) Ruling party wins resounding victory in local elections". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "Yoon's conservatives sweep South Korea local elections". Nikkei Asia. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ "2022 지방선거". KBS News (in Korean). Retrieved 20 February 2023.
- ^ Min-sik, Yoon (2 June 2022). "Disconnected from mainland, Jeju delivers DP one of its few wins". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 20 February 2023.