section_path: Governor of Gyeonggi Province (2006–2014)
section_name: Governor of Gyeonggi Province (2006–2014)
paragraph_text: Governor of Gyeonggi Province (2006–2014)
  
  After retiring from the National Assembly in 2006 to run for local government, Kim was elected Governor of Gyeonggi Province, taking office as the 4th Governor elected by public vote in July 2006.
  
  In April 2012, Kim declared his presidential candidacy in the primary election of the Saenuri Party. In announcing his candidacy, Kim asserted that the nomination of Park Geun-hye should not be viewed as axiomatic, despite a decade of preparation for the campaign on her part.