Governor of North Gyeongsang Province
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| Governor of North Gyeongsang Province | |
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| 경상북도지사 | |
 Seal of North Gyeongsang | |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Kim Dae-woo |
| Formation | 15 August 1945 |
The Governor of North Gyeongsang Province (Korean: 경상북도지사; Hanja: 慶尙北道知事) is the head of the local government of North Gyeongsang Province who is elected to a four-year term.
Appointed governors (before 1995)
From 1945 to 1995, the Governor of North 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 North Gyeongsang Province is elected by direct election.
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| Term | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1st |  |
Lee Eui-geun 이의근 李義根 (1938–2009) |
1 July 1995 | 30 June 2006 | 11 years, 0 days | Democratic Liberal → New Korea → Grand National |
1995 | |
| 2nd | 1998 | |||||||
| 3rd | 2002 | |||||||
| 4th | _in_Jan_2016.jpg) |
Kim Kwan-yong 김관용 金寬容 (born 1942) |
1 July 2006 | 30 June 2018 | 12 years, 0 days | Grand National → Saenuri → Liberty Korea |
2006 | |
| 5th | 2010 | |||||||
| 6th | 2014 | |||||||
| 7th |  |
Lee Cheol-woo 이철우 李喆雨 (born 1955) |
1 July 2018 | Incumbent | 6 years, 269 days | Liberty Korea → United Future → People Power |
2018 | |
| 8th | 2022 | |||||||