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Mayor of Incheon

  • Korean: 인천광역시장

Incheon Metropolitan City Government · Incheon

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How it's filled

In plain words
Elected
Exact method
Directly elected by plurality vote in the nationwide local elections for a four-year term (Public Official Election Act); at most three consecutive terms (Local Autonomy Act art. 108). Current term began 2026-07-01 after the 2026-06-03 election.
Seats
1
Source: wikidata.org, checked (+1 more)

Who holds it now

Next vote

  • (set by law; may still move) General election

Sources

  • wikidata.org · checked Korean names (ko) from official Korean administrative names / Wikidata ko labels, read 2026-10-12. For: Mayor of Incheon
  • en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, 2026 South Korean local elections, read 2026-10-12: head and council offices, seat totals. Selection rules from Public Official Election Act and Local Autonomy Act art. 108 (general knowledge, not fetched). Fallback: Wikipedia, because NEC site not retrieved. For: Mayor of Incheon
  • incheon.go.kr · checked Incheon Metropolitan City, official home/mayor page, read 2026-10-12: names 박찬대 as the current Mayor of Incheon; confirms the holder of this term. For: Park Chan-dae, current term
  • en.wikipedia.org · checked Wikipedia, 2026 South Korean local elections, read 2026-10-12: winner, party; term start 2026-07-01 from the winner's Wikipedia infobox. Fallback: Wikipedia, because NEC site not retrieved. For: Park Chan-dae, current term
  • ko.wikisource.org · checked Public Official Election Act (공직선거법) arts. 14 and 34, text as transcribed on Korean Wikisource (Act No. 16864 version; art. 34 unchanged since 2004), read 2026-10-12: local election day = first Wednesday on/after 30th day before term expiry, moved a week when the eve or day after is a public holiday; date 2030-06-12 computed from it. Fallback: Wikisource copy, because law.go.kr serves the text only via JavaScript; consistent with the 2018-06-13, 2022-06-01 and 2026-06-03 election dates. For: General election, June 12, 2030
  • en.wikipedia.org · checked Terms of 4 years from 2026-07-01 per Wikipedia 2026 South Korean local elections, read 2026-10-12: next election before 2030-06-30; exact date not yet set. For: General election, June 12, 2030

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