Governor of South Gyeongsang Province
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Term lengthFour years
Inaugural holderKim Byung-kyu
Formation23 January 1946
Websitewww.gyeongnam.go.kr/governor
| Governor of South Gyeongsang Province | |
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| 경상남도지사 | |
 Seal of South Gyeongsang | |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Kim Byung-kyu |
| Formation | 23 January 1946 |
| Website | www.gyeongnam.go.kr/governor |
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.
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.
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| Term | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | Elected | |||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1st |  |
Kim Hyuk-kyu 김혁규 金爀珪 (1939–2025) |
1 July 1995 | 14 December 2003 | 8 years, 167 days | Democratic Liberal → New Korea → Grand National |
1995 | |
| 2nd | 1998 | |||||||
| 3rd | 2002 | |||||||
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Chang In-tae 장인태 張仁太 (born 1951) Acting |
15 December 2003 | 3 May 2004 | 141 days | Independent | — | ||
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Kim Chae-yong 김채용 金采溶 (born 1949) Acting |
4 May 2004 | 5 June 2004 | 33 days | Independent | — | ||
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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 | 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 | |
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Lim Chae-ho 임채호 林采虎 (born 1958) Acting |
7 July 2012 | 19 December 2012 | 166 days | Independent | — | ||
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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 | 2014 | |||||||
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Ryu Soon-hyun 류순현 柳淳鉉 (born 1963) Acting |
10 April 2017 | 16 August 2017 | 129 days | Independent | — | ||
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Han Kyung-ho 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 | |
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Ha Byung-pil 하병필 河炳弼 (born 1968) Acting |
21 July 2021 | 30 June 2022 | 345 days | Independent | — | ||
| 8th | .jpg) |
Park Wan-su 박완수 朴完洙 (born 1955) |
1 July 2022 | Incumbent | 3 years, 103 days | People Power | 2022 | |