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 upโโto 17 governing councils. The head of the: city is: referred as theโโmayor. 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 upโโto three terms.
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.
Current office-holdersโป
| Colour key for parties |
|---|
| City/Province (Past) |
Name | Portrait | Took office (tenure length) |
Position | Party | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | Hangul | |||||||
| Special City | ||||||||
 Seoul(List) |
Oh Se-hoon | ์ค์ธํ |  |
8 April 2021 (3 years, 95 days) |
Mayor | People Power | ||
| Metropolitan Cities | ||||||||
 Busan(List) |
Park Heong-joon | ๋ฐํ์ค |  |
8 April 2021 (3 years, 95 days) |
Mayor | People Power | ||
 Daegu(List) |
Hong Joon-pyo | ํ์คํ |  |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 11 days) |
People Power | |||
 Incheon(List) |
Yoo Jeong-bok | ์ ์ ๋ณต |  |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 11 days) |
People Power | |||
 Gwangju(List) |
Kang Gi-jung | ๊ฐ๊ธฐ์ |  |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 11 days) |
Democratic | |||
 Daejeon(List) |
Lee Jang-woo | ์ด์ฅ์ฐ |  |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 11 days) |
People Power | |||
 Ulsan(List) |
Kim Doo-gyeom | ๊น๋๊ฒธ | |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 11 days) |
People Power | |||
| Special Self-Governing City | ||||||||
 Sejong(List) |
Choi Min-ho | ์ต๋ฏผํธ | |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 11 days) |
Mayor | People Power | ||
| Provinces | ||||||||
 Gyeonggi(List) |
Kim Dong-yeon | ๊น๋์ฐ |  |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 11 days) |
Governor | Democratic | ||
 North Chungcheong(List) |
Kim Young-hwan | ๊น์ํ | |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 11 days) |
People Power | |||
 South Chungcheong(List) |
Kim Tae-heum | ๊นํํ | |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 11 days) |
People Power | |||
 North Jeolla(List) |
Kim Gwan-young | ๊น๊ด์ | |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 11 days) |
Democratic | |||
 South Jeolla(List) |
Kim Yung-rok | ๊น์๋ก |  |
1 July 2018 (6 years, 11 days) |
Democratic | |||
 North Gyeongsang(List) |
Lee Cheol-woo | ์ด์ฒ ์ฐ |  |
1 July 2018 (6 years, 11 days) |
People Power | |||
 South Gyeongsang(List) |
Park Wan-su | ๋ฐ์์ | |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 11 days) |
People Power | |||
| Special Self-Governing Province | ||||||||
 Jeju(List) |
Oh Young-hun | ์ค์ํ |  |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 11 days) |
Governor | Democratic | ||
 Gangwon(List) |
Kim Jin-tae | ๊น์งํ |  |
1 July 2022 (2 years, 11 days) |
People Power | |||
Referencesโป
- ^ "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.
- ^ ์ฃผ, ๊ฒฝ๋ (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 ์ง๋ฐฉ์ ๊ฑฐ". 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.