Governor of Gyeonggi Province
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| Governor of Gyeonggi Province | |
|---|---|
| 경기도지사 | |
.svg) Seal of Gyeonggi | |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Koo Ja-ok |
| Formation | 15 February 1946 |
| Deputy | 3 Vice Governors |
| Website | governor.gg.go.kr |
The Governor of Gyeonggi Province (Korean: 경기도지사; Hanja: 京畿道知事) is the head of the local government of Gyeonggi Province, South Korea, who is elected to a four-year term.
Appointed governors (before 1995)
From 1946 to 1995, the Governor of Gyeonggi 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 Gyeonggi Province is elected by direct election.
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| Status |
| Term | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1st | Lee In-je 이인제 李仁濟 (born 1948) |
1 July 1995 | 18 September 1997 | 2 years, 80 days | Democratic Liberal → New Korea |
1995 | ||
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Lim Su-bok 임수복 林秀福 (born 1943) Acting |
19 September 1997 | 30 June 1998 | 285 days | Independent | — | ||
| 2nd | |
Lim Chang-yeol 임창열 林昌烈 (born 1944) |
1 July 1998 | 30 June 2002 | 4 years, 0 days | National Congress | 1998 | |
| 3rd |  |
Sohn Hak-kyu 손학규 孫鶴圭 (born 1948) |
1 July 2002 | 30 June 2006 | 4 years, 0 days | Grand National | 2002 | |
| 4th | _(cropped).jpg) |
Kim Moon-soo 김문수 金文洙 (born 1951) |
1 July 2006 | 30 June 2014 | 8 years, 0 days | Grand National → Saenuri |
2006 | |
| 5th | 2010 | |||||||
| 6th |  |
Nam Kyung-pil 남경필 南景弼 (born 1965) |
1 July 2014 | 30 June 2018 | 4 years, 0 days | Saenuri → Bareun → Liberty Korea |
2014 | |
| 7th |  |
Lee Jae-myung 이재명 李在明 (born 1964) |
1 July 2018 | 25 October 2021 | 3 years, 117 days | Democratic | 2018 | |
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Oh Byeong-kwon 오병권 吳秉權 (born 1971) Acting |
26 October 2021 | 30 June 2022 | 248 days | Independent | — | ||
| 8th |  |
Kim Dong-yeon 김동연 金東兗 (born 1957) |
1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 3 years, 289 days | Democratic | 2022 | |
