Governor of Jeju Province
Head of the local government of Jeju Province
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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.
| Governor of Jeju Province | |
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| 제주특별자치도지사 | |
Seal of Jeju | |
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| Inaugural holder | Park Kyoung-hoon |
| Formation | 1 August 1946 |
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.
| Political parties |
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| Status |
| Term | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| Jeju Province (1995–2006) | ||||||||
| 1st |  |
Shin Koo-bum 신구범 愼久範 (1942–2023) |
1 July 1995 | 30 June 1998 | 3 years, 0 days | Independent | 1995 | |
| 2nd |  |
Woo Geun-min 우근민 禹瑾敏 (born 1942) |
1 July 1998 | 27 April 2004 | 5 years, 302 days | National Congress → Millennium Democratic → Uri |
1998 | |
| 3rd | 2002 | |||||||
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Kwon Young-chul 권영철 權寧喆 (born 1951) Acting |
28 April 2004 | 5 June 2004 | 39 days | Independent | — | ||
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Kim Tae-hwan 김태환 金泰煥 (born 1942) |
6 June 2004 | 8 May 2006 | 1 year, 337 days | Grand National | 2004 (by-el.) | ||
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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 김태환 金泰煥 (born 1942) |
1 July 2006 | 30 June 2010 | 4 years, 0 days | Independent | 2006 | |
| 5th | |
Woo Geun-min 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 | 2018 | |||||||
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Koo Man-sub 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 | 30 June 2026 | 4 years, 0 days | Democratic | 2022 | |
| 9th |  |
Wi Seong-gon 위성곤 魏聖坤 (born 1968) |
1 July 2026 | Incumbent | 94 days | Democratic | 2026 | |
Elections
Source:[1]
1995
| 1995 Jeju gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | 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 | 273,572 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 80.47% | |||||
1998
| 1998 Jeju gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | 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 | 264,745 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 73.70% | |||||
2002
| 2002 Jeju gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | 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 | 263,158 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 68.94% | |||||
2004 (by-election)
| 2004 Jeju gubernatorial by-election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | Percentage | ||
| Grand National | 2 | Kim Tae-hwan | 108,853 | 56.00% | ||
| Uri | 1 | Jin Chul-hoon | 85,542 | 44.00% | ||
| Total | 194,395 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 49.80% | |||||
2006
| 2006 Jeju gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | 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 | 274,352 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 67.26% | |||||
2010
| 2010 Jeju gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | 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 | 267,133 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 65.09% | |||||
2014
| 2014 Jeju gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | 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 | 288,132 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 62.79% | |||||
2018
| 2018 Jeju gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | 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 | 344,604 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 65.90% | |||||
2022
| 2022 Jeju gubernatorial election | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | # | Candidate | Votes | 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 | 295,790 | 100.00% | ||||
| Voter turnout | 53.11% | |||||
2026
| Candidate | Party | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wi Seong-gon | Democratic Party | 197,897 | 63.11 | |
| Moon Sung-yu | People Power Party | 105,251 | 33.57 | |
| Yang Yoon-nyong | Independent | 10,416 | 3.32 | |
| Total | 313,564 | 100.00 | ||
| Valid votes | 313,564 | 98.30 | ||
| Invalid/blank votes | 5,428 | 1.70 | ||
| Total votes | 318,992 | 100.00 | ||
| Registered voters/turnout | 565,350 | 56.42 | ||
| Democratic hold | ||||