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Mayor of Gwangju

{{Infobox official post

|post = Mayor

|body = Gwangju

|flag = Emblem of Gwangju.svg

|native_name = {{nobold|{{lang|ko|광주광역시장}}}}

|flagsize = 180px

|flagcaption = Seal of Gwangju

|imagesize = 165px

|image = 221004 kang gi-jung (cropped).jpg

|incumbent = Kang Gi-jung

|incumbentsince = 1 July 2022

|residence =

|termlength = Four years

|formation = {{start date and age|1945|8|16|df=yes}}

|inaugural = Seo Min-ho

|deputy =

|website =

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The Mayor of Gwangju ({{korean|광주광역시장|光州廣域市長}}) is the head of the local government of Gwangju who is elected to a four-year term.

List of mayors

= Appointed mayors (before 1995) =

From 1945 to 1995, the Mayor of Gwangju was appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea.

= Directly elected mayors (1995–present) =

Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the Mayor of Gwangju is elected by direct election.

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! Political parties

{{legend|{{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}}|Liberal|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

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! rowspan="2" | Term

! rowspan="2" | Portrait

! rowspan="2" width="160" | Name
{{small|(Birth–Death)}}

! colspan="3" | Term of office

! colspan="2" rowspan="2" | Political party

! rowspan="2" | Elected

Took office

! Left office

! Time in office

1st

| 80px

| {{illm|Song Un-jong|ko|송언종}}
{{lang|ko|송언종
宋彦鐘}}
{{small|(born 1937)}}

| 1 July 1995

| 30 June 1998

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1995|7|1|1998|6|30}}

! style="background:{{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};" |

| Democratic →
National Congress

| 1995

2nd

| 80px

| Goh Jae-yu
{{lang|ko|고재유
高在維}}
{{small|(born 1938)}}

| 1 July 1998

| 30 June 2002

| {{ayd|duration=yes|1998|7|1|2002|6|30}}

! style="background:{{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};" |

| National Congress →
Millennium Democratic

| 1998

3rd

| rowspan="2" | 80px

| rowspan="2" | {{illm|Park Gwang-tae|ko|박광태}}
{{lang|ko|박광태
朴光泰}}
{{small|(born 1943)}}

| rowspan="2" | 1 July 2002

| rowspan="2" | 30 June 2010

| rowspan="2" | {{ayd|duration=yes|2002|7|1|2010|6|30}}

! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};" |

| rowspan="2" | Millennium Democratic →
Democratic ('00) →
Democratic ('08)

| 2002

4th

| 2006

5th

| 80px

| {{illm|Kang Woon-tae|ko|강운태}}
{{lang|ko|강운태
姜雲太}}
{{small|(born 1948)}}

| 1 July 2010

| 30 June 2014

| {{ayd|duration=yes|2010|7|1|2014|6|30}}

! style="background:{{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};" |

| Democratic ('08) →
Democratic United →
Democratic ('11) →
NPAD

| 2010

6th

| 80px

| {{illm|Yoon Jang-hyun|ko|윤장현}}
{{lang|ko|윤장현
尹壯鉉}}
{{small|(born 1949)}}

| 1 July 2014

| 30 June 2018

| {{ayd|duration=yes|2014|7|1|2018|6|30}}

! style="background:{{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};" |

| NPAD →
Democratic

| 2014

7th

| 80px

| Lee Yong-seop
{{lang|ko|이용섭
李庸燮}}
{{small|(born 1951)}}

| 1 July 2018

| 30 June 2022

| {{ayd|duration=yes|2018|7|1|2022|6|30}}

! style="background:{{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};" |

| Democratic

| 2018

8th

| 80px

| {{illm|Kang Gi-jung|ko|강기정}}
{{lang|ko|강기정
姜琪正}}
{{small|(born 1964)}}

| 1 July 2022

| Incumbent

| {{ayd|duration=yes|2022|7|1}}

! style="background:{{party color|Liberal (South Korea)}};" |

| Democratic

| 2022

Elections

Source:{{cite web|url=http://info.nec.go.kr/|title=중앙선거관리위원회 선거통계시스템|language=ko|author=National Election Commission|access-date=2019-10-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120414175415/http://info.nec.go.kr/|archive-date=2012-04-14|url-status=dead}}

= 1995 =

class="wikitable"
colspan="7" |1995 Gwangju mayoral election
style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Party

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | #

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Candidate

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Percentage

style="font-weight:bold"

|bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party (South Korea, 1991)}}"|

|align=left| Democratic

|align=center| 2

|align=left| Song Un-jong

|align=right| 469,570

|align=right| 89.71%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|89.71

c={{party color|Democratic Party (South Korea, 1991)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Liberal Party (South Korea)}}"|

|align=left| Democratic Liberal

|align=center| 1

|align=left| Kim Dong-hwan

|align=right| 53,817

|align=right| 10.28%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|10.28

c={{party color|Democratic Liberal Party (South Korea)}}}}
bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="font-weight:bold"

|colspan="4" align=right |Total

|align=right| 523,387

|align=right colspan=2| 100.00%

bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="4" align="right" | Voter turnout

| colspan="3" align="right" |64.82%

= 1998 =

class="wikitable"
colspan="7" |1998 Gwangju mayoral election
style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Party

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | #

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Candidate

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Percentage

style="font-weight:bold"

|bgcolor="{{party color|National Congress for New Politics}}"|

|align=left| National Congress

|align=center| 2

|align=left| Goh Jae-yu

|align=right| 261,578

|align=right| 67.20%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|67.20

c={{party color|National Congress for New Politics}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|

|align=left| Independent

|align=center| 4

|align=left| Lee Seung-chae

|align=right| 127,626

|align=right| 32.79%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|32.79

c=#9a9a9a}}
bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="font-weight:bold"

|colspan="4" align=right |Total

|align=right| 389,204

|align=right colspan=2| 100.00%

bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="4" align="right" | Voter turnout

| colspan="3" align="right" |45.07%

= 2002 =

class="wikitable"
colspan="7" |2002 Gwangju mayoral election
style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Party

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | #

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Candidate

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Percentage

style="font-weight:bold"

|bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party (South Korea, 2000)}}"|

|align=left| Millennium Democratic

|align=center| 2

|align=left| Park Gwang-tae

|align=right| 185,938

|align=right| 46.81%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|46.81

c={{party color|Democratic Party (South Korea, 2000)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|

|align=left| Independent

|align=center| 5

|align=left| Chung Dong-nyun

|align=right| 107,415

|align=right| 27.04%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|27.04

c=#9a9a9a}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Grand National Party (1997)}}"|

|align=left| Grand National

|align=center| 1

|align=left| Lee Hwan-eui

|align=right| 43,695

|align=right| 11.00%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|11.00

c={{party color|Grand National Party (1997)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Labor Party (South Korea)}}"|

|align=left| Democratic Labor

|align=center| 3

|align=left| Park Jong-hyun

|align=right| 29,427

|align=right| 7.40%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|7.40

c={{party color|Democratic Labor Party (South Korea)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|

|align=left| Independent

|align=center| 6

|align=left| Chung Ho-sun

|align=right| 20,796

|align=right| 5.23%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|5.23

c=#9a9a9a}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|

|align=left| Independent

|align=center| 4

|align=left| Chung Koo-sun

|align=right| 9,877

|align=right| 2.48%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|2.48

c=#9a9a9a}}
bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="font-weight:bold"

|colspan="4" align=right |Total

|align=right| 397,148

|align=right colspan=2| 100.00%

bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="4" align="right" | Voter turnout

| colspan="3" align="right" |42.31%

= 2006 =

class="wikitable"
colspan="7" |2006 Gwangju mayoral election
style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Party

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | #

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Candidate

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Percentage

style="font-weight:bold"

|bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party (South Korea, 2000)}}"|

|align=left| Democratic

|align=center| 3

|align=left| Park Gwang-tae

|align=right| 239,884

|align=right| 51.61%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|51.61

c={{party color|Democratic Party (South Korea, 2000)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Uri Party}}"|

|align=left| Uri

|align=center| 1

|align=left| Cho Young-taek

|align=right| 157,756

|align=right| 33.94%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|33.94

c={{party color|Uri Party}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Labor Party (South Korea)}}"|

|align=left| Democratic Labor

|align=center| 4

|align=left| Oh Byung-yoon

|align=right| 48,617

|align=right| 10.46%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|10.46

c={{party color|Democratic Labor Party (South Korea)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Grand National Party}}"|

|align=left| Grand National

|align=center| 2

|align=left| Han Young

|align=right| 18,461

|align=right| 3.97%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|3.97

c={{party color|Grand National Party}}}}
bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="font-weight:bold"

|colspan="4" align=right |Total

|align=right| 464,718

|align=right colspan=2| 100.00%

bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="4" align="right" | Voter turnout

| colspan="3" align="right" |46.26%

= 2010 =

class="wikitable"
colspan="7" |2010 Gwangju mayoral election
style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Party

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | #

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Candidate

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Percentage

style="font-weight:bold"

|bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party (South Korea, 2008)}}"|

|align=left| Democratic

|align=center| 2

|align=left| Kang Woon-tae

|align=right| 297,003

|align=right| 56.73%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|56.73

c={{party color|Democratic Party (South Korea, 2008)}}}}
bgcolor="#FFD800"|

|align=left| Participation

|align=center| 8

|align=left| Chung Chan-yong

|align=right| 75,830

|align=right| 14.48%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|14.48

c=#FFD800}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Grand National Party}}"|

|align=left| Grand National

|align=center| 1

|align=left| Chung Yong-hwa

|align=right| 74,490

|align=right| 14.22%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|14.22

c={{party color|Grand National Party}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Labor Party (South Korea)}}"|

|align=left| Democratic Labor

|align=center| 5

|align=left| Chang Won-seop

|align=right| 39,455

|align=right| 7.53%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|7.53

c={{party color|Democratic Labor Party (South Korea)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|New Progressive Party (South Korea)}}"|

|align=left| New Progressive

|align=center| 7

|align=left| Yoon Nan-sil

|align=right| 30,834

|align=right| 5.89%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|5.89

c={{party color|New Progressive Party (South Korea)}}}}
|align=left| Peace Democratic

|align=center| 9

|align=left| Cho Hong-kyu

|align=right| 5,871

|align=right| 1.12%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|1.12

}

|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="font-weight:bold"

|colspan="4" align=right |Total

|align=right| 523,483

|align=right colspan=2| 100.00%

|- bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="4" align="right" | Voter turnout

| colspan="3" align="right" |49.76%

|}

= 2014 =

class="wikitable"
colspan="7" |2014 Gwangju mayoral election
style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Party

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | #

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Candidate

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Percentage

style="font-weight:bold"

|bgcolor="{{party color|New Politics Alliance for Democracy}}"|

|align=left| NPAD

|align=center| 2

|align=left| Yoon Jang-hyun

|align=right| 367,203

|align=right| 57.85%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|57.85

c={{party color|New Politics Alliance for Democracy}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|

|align=left| Independent

|align=center| 5

|align=left| Kang Woon-tae

|align=right| 201,666

|align=right| 31.77%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|31.77

c=#9a9a9a}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Saenuri Party}}"|

|align=left| Saenuri

|align=center| 1

|align=left| Lee Jung-jae

|align=right| 21,614

|align=right| 3.40%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|3.40

c={{party color|Saenuri Party}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Unified Progressive Party}}"|

|align=left| Unified Progressive

|align=center| 3

|align=left| Yoon Min-ho

|align=right| 21,200

|align=right| 3.34%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|3.34

c={{party color|Unified Progressive Party}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Independent politician}}"|

|align=left| Independent

|align=center| 7

|align=left| Lee Byung-wan

|align=right| 16,249

|align=right| 2.56%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|2.56

c=#9a9a9a}}
bgcolor="#DC143C"|

|align=left| Labor

|align=center| 4

|align=left| Lee Byung-hoon

|align=right| 6,785

|align=right| 1.06%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|1.06

c=#DC143C}}
bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="font-weight:bold"

|colspan="4" align=right |Total

|align=right| 634,717

|align=right colspan=2| 100.00%

bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="4" align="right" | Voter turnout

| colspan="3" align="right" |57.10%

= 2018 =

class="wikitable"
colspan="7" |2018 Gwangju mayoral election
style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Party

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | #

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Candidate

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Percentage

style="font-weight:bold"

|bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party of Korea}}"|

|align=left| Democratic

|align=center| 1

|align=left| Lee Yong-seop

|align=right| 573,995

|align=right| 84.07%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|84.07

c={{party color|Democratic Party of Korea}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Justice Party (South Korea)}}"|

|align=left| Justice

|align=center| 5

|align=left| Na Gyung-che

|align=right| 40,916

|align=right| 5.99%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|5.99

c={{party color|Justice Party (South Korea)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Bareunmirae Party}}"|

|align=left| Bareunmirae

|align=center| 3

|align=left| Jeon Duk-young

|align=right| 34,487

|align=right| 5.05%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|5.05

c={{party color|Bareunmirae Party}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Minjung Party}}"|

|align=left| Minjung

|align=center| 6

|align=left| Yoon Min-ho

|align=right| 33,312

|align=right| 4.87%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|4.87

c={{party color|Minjung Party}}}}
bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="font-weight:bold"

|colspan="4" align=right |Total

|align=right| 682,710

|align=right colspan=2| 100.00%

bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="4" align="right" | Voter turnout

| colspan="3" align="right" |59.22%

= 2022 =

class="wikitable"
colspan="7" |2022 Gwangju mayoral election
style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Party

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | #

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Candidate

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" | Votes

! style="background-color:#E9E9E9" colspan=2| Percentage

style="font-weight:bold"

|bgcolor="{{party color|Democratic Party of Korea}}"|

|align=left| Democratic

|align=center| 1

|align=left| Kang Gi-jung

|align=right| 334,699

|align=right| 74.91%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|74.91

c={{party color|Democratic Party of Korea}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|People Power Party (South Korea)}}"|

|align=left| People Power

|align=center| 2

|align=left| Joo Ki-hwan

|align=right| 71,062

|align=right| 15.90%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|15.90

c={{party color|People Power Party (South Korea)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Justice Party (South Korea)}}"|

|align=left| Justice

|align=center| 3

|align=left| Jang Yeun-ju

|align=right| 21,070

|align=right| 4.71%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|4.71

c={{party color|Justice Party (South Korea)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Progressive Party (South Korea, 2017)}}"|

|align=left| Progressive

|align=center| 5

|align=left| Kim Ju-eop

|align=right| 16,595

|align=right| 3.71%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|3.71

c={{party color|Progressive Party (South Korea, 2017)}}}}
bgcolor="{{party color|Basic Income Party}}"|

|align=left| Basic Income

|align=center| 4

|align=left| Moon Hyeon-chul

|align=right| 3,344

|align=right| 0.74%

|align=right| {{Percentage bar|0.74

c={{party color|Basic Income Party}}}}
bgcolor="#EEEEEE" style="font-weight:bold"

|colspan="4" align=right |Total

|align=right| 446,770

|align=right colspan=2| 100.00%

bgcolor="#EEEEEE"

| colspan="4" align="right" | Voter turnout

| colspan="3" align="right" |37.66%

See also

References

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