The Mayor of Ulsan () is the head of the local government of
Ulsan
Ulsan (; ), officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's seventh-largest metropolitan city and the eighth-largest city overall, with a population of over 1.1 million inhabitants. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighbo ...
who is elected to a four-year term.
List of mayors
Appointed mayors (before 1995)
From 1945 to 1995, the Mayor of Ulsan was appointed by the
President of the Republic of Korea
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.
Directly elected mayors (1995–present)
Since 1995, under provisions of the revised Local Government Act, the Mayor of Ulsan is elected by
direct election
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.
Elections
Source:
1995 (municipal)
1998
2002
2006
2010
2014
2018
2022
See also
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Government of South Korea
The government of South Korea () is the national government of the Republic of Korea, created by the Constitution of South Korea as the executive, legislative and judicial authority of the republic. The president acts as the head of state and ...
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Politics of South Korea
The politics of South Korea take place in the framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the president is the head of state, and of a multi-party system. To ensure a separation of powers, the government of th ...
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Ulsan
Ulsan (; ), officially the Ulsan Metropolitan City, is South Korea's seventh-largest metropolitan city and the eighth-largest city overall, with a population of over 1.1 million inhabitants. It is located in the south-east of the country, neighbo ...