.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}@media all and (max-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{width:auto!important;clear:none!important;float:none!important))You can help expand this article with text translated from the corresponding article in Korean. (March 2017) Click [show] for important translation instructions. Machine translation, like DeepL or Google Translate, is a useful starting point for translations, but translators must revise errors as necessary and confirm that the translation is accurate, rather than simply copy-pasting machine-translated text into the English Wikipedia. Do not translate text that appears unreliable or low-quality. If possible, verify the text with references provided in the foreign-language article. You must provide copyright attribution in the edit summary accompanying your translation by providing an interlanguage link to the source of your translation. A model attribution edit summary is Content in this edit is translated from the existing Korean Wikipedia article at [[:ko:김완주]]; see its history for attribution. You may also add the template ((Translated|ko|김완주)) to the talk page. For more guidance, see Wikipedia:Translation.
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 78)
Wanju County, Southern Korea
(now Wanju County, North Jeolla, South Korea)
Political partyKorean Democratic
Alma materUniversity 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

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.

References

  1. ^ "Welcome to Jeonju City". www.jeonju.go.kr. Archived from the original on 18 October 2004. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
Political offices Preceded byKang Hyun-wook Governor of North Jeolla Province 2006–2014 Succeeded bySong Ha-jin Preceded byYang Sang-lyeol Mayor of Jeonju 1998–2006 Succeeded byLee Kyung-ok [ko] (acting)


Categories