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Kim Wan-ju

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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.[1] 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

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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

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  • Passed the 14th Administrative Examination in 1973
  • 1974–1980: Chonbuk Provincial Planning Division Manager
  • 1980–1981: Chonbuk Provincial Office Deputy Director-General
  • 1988–1988: Planning Officer, Chonbuk Provincial Office
  • 1991–1992: Presidential Office of the President
  • 1994: Representative of Namwon's mayor in North Jeolla Province
  • 1994–1995: The 7th and 8th North Jeolla Province Namwon Market
  • 1995–1996: Chief of Planning and Management of North Jeolla Province
  • 1998: Director of the Korea Sports Council
  • July 1, 1998 – March 10, 2006: Mayor of the City of Jeonju (re-election)
    • 2001–2004 Member of Local Transportation Committee
    • 2003: Chairperson of the Decentralization Special Promotion Committee
    • 2003: Chairman of the Council of the Mayor of the Mayor of the National Market
  • July 1, 2006 – June 30, 2014: 32nd Governor of North Jeolla Province do in 33rd (re-election)

Personal life

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Kim is a member of the Gwangsan Kim clan.

Election results

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Local elections

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Governor of North Jeolla

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

References

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