Kim Wan-ju

Kim Wan-ju
김완주
Kim in March 2010 (right)
32nd Governor of North Jeolla Province
In office
July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2014
Preceded byKang Hyun-wook
Succeeded bySong Ha-jin
Mayor of the City of Jeonju
In office
July 1, 1998 – March 10, 2006
Preceded byYang Sang-lyeol
Succeeded byLee Kyung-ok [ko] (acting)
Personal details
Born (1946-05-25) May 25, 1946 (age 80)
PartyKorean Democratic
EducationUniversity of Pennsylvania
OccupationPolitician

Kim Wan-ju (Korean: 김완주; born May 25, 1946) is a South Korean politician who was the 32nd governor of the South Korean province of North Jeolla from 2006 to 2014; he was also the mayor of the South Korean city of Jeonju from 1998 to 2006. During his tenure, Kim was a strong proponent of regional development, historical preservation and new paradigms of local and decentralized government.

Early life and education

Kim was born in what is now North Jeolla Province's Wanju County in May 1946. He graduated from the Jeonju Nam-jung School in 1962 and graduated from Jeonju High School in 1965. He received a Bachelor's in Political Science from Seoul National University (SNU) in 1970 and graduated from SNU's Graduate School of Public Administration in 1963. In 1987, he received a Master's in Urban Planning from the University of Pennsylvania in the U.S.

Career

Personal life

Kim is a member of the Gwangsan Kim clan.

Election results

Local elections

Governor of North Jeolla

YearElectionsConstituencyPolitical partyVotes (%)Results
20064th Iocal ElectionNorth Jeolla
(Governoral Elections)
Uri389,436 (48.08%)Won
20105th Iocal ElectionNorth Jeolla
(Governoral Elections)
Democratic569,980 (68.67%)Won

Mayor of Jeonju

YearElectionsConstituencyPolitical partyVotes (%)Remarks
19982nd Iocal ElectionMayor of JeonjuNCNP135,311 (83.62%)Won
20023rd Iocal ElectionMayor of JeonjuMDP126,733 (71.63%)Won

References

  1. ↑ "Welcome to Jeonju City". www.jeonju.go.kr. Archived from the original on 18 October 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2022.