State or region
Mayor of Jeonnam-Gwangju
- Korean: 전남광주통합특별시장
Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City Government · Jeonnam-Gwangju
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
Who holds it now
- Min Hyung-bae DPK since July 2026 Report Source: jeonnam-gwangju.go.kr, checked (+1 more)
Next vote
Sources
- wikidata.org · checked Korean names (ko) from official Korean administrative names / Wikidata ko labels, read 2026-10-12. For: Mayor of Jeonnam-Gwangju
- 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 Jeonnam-Gwangju
- jeonnam-gwangju.go.kr · checked Jeonnam-Gwangju Special Metropolitan City, official home/mayor page, read 2026-10-12: names 민형배 as the current integrated special city mayor (통합특별시장); confirms the holder of this term. For: Min Hyung-bae, 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: Min Hyung-bae, 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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