Previous Governors

List of Governors
Number Name Date of inauguration Date of leave Tenure Native place
1 Kim Yongki 1948. 03. 25 1950. 05. 14 2 years 2 months Mu-an
2 Kim Chijun 1950. 05. 15 1952. 02. 10 1 year 9 months Jeju island
3 Lee Youngik 1952. 02. 11 1953. 08. 31 1 year 7 months Bosung
4 Park Yongwon 1953. 09. 01 1953. 12. 27 4 months Seoul
5 Baek Nambok 1953. 12. 28 1957. 04. 22 3 years 4 months Gwangyang
6 Kim Jaenam 1957. 04. 23 1957. 10. 20 6 months Wan-do
7 Park Sungkyu 1957. 10. 21 1959. 08. 18 1 year 10 months Hwasun
8 Gang Bongsup 1959. 08. 19 1960. 05. 22 9 months Naju
9 Chae Gapjo 1960. 05. 23 1960. 10. 31 5 months Guryae
10 Yoon Kwang 1960. 11. 24 1961. 06. 26 7 months Gangjin
11 Jung Youngbae 1961. 06. 27 1962. 04. 14 10 months Goheung
12 Park Sukju 1962. 04. 15 1964. 06. 22 2 years 2 months Gwangju
13 Kim Jaeho 1964. 06. 23 1966. 02. 11 1 year 8 months Gwangyang
14 Ju Bongnae 1966. 02. 12 1966. 11. 19 9 months Damyang
15 Kim Moonsu 1966. 11. 20 1968. 04. 30 1 year 5 months Jangseoong
16 Lee Sangno 1968. 05. 01 1970. 03. 02 1 year 10 months Gwangju
17 Kim Jungdong 1970. 03. 03 1971. 08. 20 1 year 6 months Gwangju
18 Park Jongguk 1971. 08. 21 1973. 07. 08 1 year 10 months Jangsung
19 Yun Jihyuk 1973. 07. 09 1975. 01. 08 1 year 9 months Naju
20 Lee yonggi 1975. 01. 09 1975. 12. 30 1 year Bosung
21 Jung Chaegyun 1975. 12. 31 1979. 05. 03 3 years 4 months Jangsung
22 Oh Sigwon 1979. 05. 04 1980. 12. 04 1 year 7 months Gangjin
23 Park Sunbae 1980. 12. 05 1981. 12. 12 1 year Jin-do
24 Cho Samgyu 1981. 12. 13 1983. 12. 26 2 years 1 month Gangjin
25 Kim Jaewoong 1983. 12. 27 1985. 05. 03 1 year 4 months Haenam
26 Seo HyungHwan 1985. 05. 04 1986. 03. 07 10 months Yeongam
27 Lim dooil 1986. 03. 08 1988. 06. 10 2 years 3 months Jangheung
28 Lee Yeounha 1988. 06. 11 1989. 01. 12 7 months Gwangyang
29 Moon Deokhyeong 1989. 01. 13 1990. 08. 27 1year 7 months Yeonggwang
30 Min Hwasik 1990. 08. 28 1991. 07. 15 11 months Haenam
31 Moon Byungil 1991. 07. 16 1993. 03. 28 1 year 8 months Gwangju
32 Baek Jongchul 1993. 03. 29 1993. 06. 25 3 months Haenam
33 Park Jaeseon 1993. 06. 26 1994. 05. 05 11 months Gwangju
34 Kim Youngrok 1994. 05. 06 1994. 12. 31 7 months Wando
35 Jun Jihyun 1995. 01. 01 1995. 06. 30 6 months Gwangju
36 Kim Jaehong 1995. 07. 01 1998. 06. 30 3 years Gangjin
37 Yun Yeongsu 1998. 07. 01 2002. 06. 30 4 years Gangjin
38 Yun Donghwan 2002. 07. 01 2004. 08. 30 2 years 2 months Gangjin
vicarious exercise Hwang Namgil 2004. 09. 01 2004. 10. 29 2 months Goheung
39 Hwang Juhong 2004. 10. 30 2006. 06. 30 1 years 8 months Gangjin
40 Hwang Jugong 2006. 07. 01 2010. 06. 30 4 years Gangjin
41 Hwang Jugong 2010. 07. 01 2011. 12. 09 1 year 5 months Gangjin
vicarious exercise Ro Dugeun 2011. 12. 10 2012. 01. 03 1 month Hampyeong
vicarious exercise Park Gyunjoe 2012. 01. 04 2012. 04. 11 3 month Damyang
42 Kang Jinwon 2012. 04. 12 2014. 04. 24 2 years Gangjin
vicarious exercise Park Gyunjoe 2014. 04. 25 2014. 06. 04 1 month Damyang
42 Kang Jinwon 2014. 06. 05 2014. 06. 30 1 month Gangjin
43 Kang Jinwon 2014. 07. 01 2016. 06. 30 4 years Gangjin
44 Lee Seoung-ok 2018. 07. 01 current Gangjin