Standard and emblem of the prime minister of the Republic of Korea
This article lists the prime ministers of South Korea, from the First Republic founded in 1948 to the present-day Sixth Republic.
List of prime ministers
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| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| Prime ministers of the First Republic | |||||||
| 1 | 
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Lee Beom-seok 이범석 李範奭 (1900–1972) |
31 July 1948 | 20 April 1950 | 1 year, 263 days | Independent |  Rhee Syng-man |
| — | 
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Shin Song-mo 신성모 申性模 (1891–1960) Acting |
21 April 1950 | 22 November 1950 | 215 days | Independent | |
| 2 | 
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Chang Myon 장면 張勉 (1899–1966) |
23 November 1950 | 23 April 1952 | 1 year, 152 days | Liberal | |
| — | Yi Yun-yong 이윤영 李允榮 (1890–1975) Acting |
24 April 1952 | 5 May 1952 | 11 days | Independent | ||
| 3 | 
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Chang Taek-sang 장택상 張澤相 (1893–1969) |
6 May 1952 | 5 October 1952 | 152 days | Independent | |
| 4 | 
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Paik Too-chin 백두진 白斗鎭 (1908–1993) |
9 October 1952 | 17 June 1954 | 1 year, 251 days | Independent | |
| 5 | 
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Pyon Yong-tae 변영태 卞榮泰 (1892–1969) |
27 June 1954 | 28 November 1954 | 154 days | Independent | |
| Post abolished (28 November 1954 – 14 June 1960) | |||||||
| Prime ministers of the Second Republic | |||||||
| 6 | 
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Ho Chong 허정 許政 (1896–1988) |
15 June 1960 | 18 August 1960 | 64 days | Independent |  Yun Posun |
| 7 (2) |
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Chang Myon 장면 張勉 (1899–1966) |
19 August 1960 | 17 May 1961 | 271 days | Democratic | |
| Chief Cabinet Ministers of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction | |||||||
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Chief of Staff of the Army Jang Do-young 장도영 張都暎 (1923–2012) |
20 May 1961 | 2 July 1961 | 43 days | Military | Yun Posun |
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Chief of Staff of the Army Song Yo-chan 송요찬 宋堯讚 (1918–1980) |
3 July 1961 | 15 June 1962 | 347 days | Military | |
| — | 
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General Park Chung Hee 박정희 朴正熙 (1917–1979) |
18 June 1962 | 9 July 1962 | 21 days | Military | Park Chung Hee (acting) |
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Kim Hyun-chul 김현철 金顯哲 (1901–1989) |
10 July 1962 | 16 December 1963 | 1 year, 159 days | Independent | |
| Prime ministers of the Third Republic | |||||||
| 8 | 
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Choi Tu-son 최두선 崔斗善 (1894–1974) |
17 December 1963 | 9 May 1964 | 144 days | Independent | Park Chung Hee |
| 9 | 
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Chung Il-kwon 정일권 丁一權 (1917–1994) |
10 May 1964 | 20 December 1970 | 6 years, 224 days | Independent | |
| 10 (4) |
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Paik Too-chin 백두진 白斗鎭 (1908–1993) |
21 December 1970 | 3 June 1971 | 164 days | Democratic Republican | |
| 11 | 
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Kim Jong-pil 김종필 金鍾泌 (1926–2018) |
4 June 1971 | 20 November 1972 | 1 year, 169 days | Democratic Republican | |
| Prime ministers of the Fourth Republic | |||||||
| 11 (cont'd.) |
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Kim Jong-pil 김종필 金鍾泌 (1926–2018) |
21 November 1972 | 18 December 1975 | 3 years, 27 days | Democratic Republican | Park Chung-hee |
| 12 | _Choi.jpg)
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Choi Kyu-hah 최규하 崔圭夏 (1919–2006) |
19 December 1975 | 5 December 1979 | 3 years, 351 days | Independent | |
| 13 | 
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Shin Hyun-hwak 신현확 申鉉碻 (1920–2007) |
13 December 1979 | 21 May 1980 | 160 days | Democratic Republican | Choi Kyu-hah |
| — | Park Choong-hoon 박충훈 朴忠勳 (1919–2001) Acting |
22 May 1980 | 1 September 1980 | 102 days | Democratic Republican | ||
| 14 | 
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Nam Duck-woo 남덕우 南德祐 (1924–2013) |
2 September 1980 | 2 March 1981 | 181 days | Independent | .jpg) Chun Doo-hwan |
| Prime ministers of the Fifth Republic | |||||||
| 14 (cont'd.) |
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Nam Duck-woo 남덕우 南德祐 (1924–2013) |
3 March 1981 | 3 January 1982 | 306 days | Independent | Chun Doo-hwan |
| 15 | 
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Yoo Chang-soon 유창순 劉彰順 (1918–2010) |
4 January 1982 | 24 June 1982 | 171 days | Independent | |
| 16 | 
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Kim Sang-hyup 김상협 金相浹 (1920–1995) |
25 June 1982 | 14 October 1983 | 1 year, 111 days | Independent | |
| 17 | Chin Iee-chong 진의종 陳懿鍾 (1921–1995) |
15 October 1983 | 18 February 1985 | 1 year, 126 days | Democratic Justice | ||
| — | Shin Byung-hyun 신병현 申秉鉉 (1921–1999) Acting |
11 November 1984 | 18 February 1985 | 99 days | Democratic Justice | ||
| 18 | 
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Lho Shin-yong 노신영 盧信永 (1930–2019) |
19 February 1985 | 25 May 1987 | 2 years, 95 days | Democratic Justice | |
| — | Lee Han-key 이한기 李漢基 (1917–1995) Acting |
26 May 1987 | 13 July 1987 | 48 days | Independent | ||
| 19 | 
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Kim Chung-yul 김정렬 金貞烈 (1917–1992) |
14 July 1987 | 24 February 1988 | 225 days | Independent | |
| Prime ministers of the Sixth Republic | |||||||
| 20 | 
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Lee Hyun-jae 이현재 李賢宰 (born 1929) |
25 February 1988 | 4 December 1988 | 283 days | Independent |  Roh Tae-woo |
| 21 | Kang Young-hoon 강영훈 姜英勛 (1922–2016) |
5 December 1988 | 26 December 1990 | 2 years, 21 days | Democratic Justice → Democratic Liberal | ||
| 22 | Ro Jai-bong 노재봉 盧在鳳 (1936–2024) |
27 December 1990 | 23 May 1991 | 147 days | Democratic Liberal | ||
| 23 | Chung Won-shik 정원식 鄭元植 (1928–2020) |
24 May 1991 | 7 October 1992 | 1 year, 136 days | Independent | ||
| 24 | 
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Hyun Soong-jong 현승종 玄勝鍾 (1919–2020) |
8 October 1992 | 24 February 1993 | 139 days | Independent | |
| 25 | Hwang In-sung 황인성 黃寅性 (1926–2010) |
25 February 1993 | 16 December 1993 | 294 days | Democratic Liberal |  Kim Young-sam | |
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Lee Hoi-chang 이회창 李會昌 (born 1935) |
17 December 1993 | 21 April 1994 | 125 days | Independent | |
| 27 | Lee Yung-dug 이영덕 李榮徳 (1926–2010) |
22 April 1994 | 16 December 1994 | 238 days | Independent | ||
| 28 | 
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Lee Hong-koo 이홍구 李洪九 (born 1934) |
17 December 1994 | 17 December 1995 | 1 year, 0 days | Independent | |
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Lee Soo-sung 이수성 李壽成 (born 1939) |
18 December 1995 | 4 March 1997 | 1 year, 76 days | New Korea | |
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Goh Kun 고건 高建 (born 1938) |
5 March 1997 | 2 March 1998 | 362 days | New Korea → Grand National | |
| 31 (11) |
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Kim Jong-pil 김종필 金鍾泌 (1926–2018) |
3 March 1998 | 12 January 2000 | 1 year, 315 days | United Liberal Democrats |  Kim Dae-jung |
| 32 | Park Tae-joon 박태준 朴泰俊 (1927–2011) |
13 January 2000 | 18 May 2000 | 126 days | United Liberal Democrats | ||
| — | Lee Hun-jai 이헌재 李憲宰 (born 1944) Acting |
19 May 2000 | 22 May 2000 | 3 days | Independent | ||
| 33 | Lee Han-dong 이한동 李漢東 (1934–2021) |
23 May 2000 | 10 July 2002 | 2 years, 48 days | United Liberal Democrats | ||
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Chang Sang 장상 張裳 (born 1939) Acting |
11 July 2002 | 31 July 2002 | 20 days | Independent | |
| — | Jeon Yun-churl 전윤철 田允喆 (born 1939) Acting |
31 July 2002 | 9 August 2002 | 9 days | Independent | ||
| — | 
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Chang Dae-whan 장대환 張大煥 (born 1952) Acting |
9 August 2002 | 10 September 2002 | 32 days | Independent | |
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Kim Suk-soo 김석수 金碩洙 (born 1932) |
10 September 2002 | 26 February 2003 | 169 days | Independent | |
| 35 (30) |
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Goh Kun 고건 高建 (born 1938) |
27 February 2003 | 24 July 2004 | 1 year, 148 days | Independent |  Roh Moo-hyun |
| — | Lee Hun-jai 이헌재 李憲宰 (born 1944) Acting |
25 July 2004 | 30 July 2004 | 5 days | Independent | ||
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Lee Hae-chan 이해찬 李海瓚 (born 1952) |
30 July 2004 | 15 March 2006 | 1 year, 228 days | Uri | |
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Han Duck-soo 한덕수 韓悳洙 (born 1949) Acting |
16 March 2006 | 19 April 2006 | 34 days | Independent | |
| 37 | 
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Han Myeong-sook 한명숙 韓明淑 (born 1944) |
20 April 2006 | 6 March 2007 | 320 days | Uri | |
| — | Kwon O-kyu 권오규 權五奎 (born 1952) Acting |
7 March 2007 | 2 April 2007 | 26 days | Independent | ||
| 38 |
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Han Duck-soo 한덕수 韓悳洙 (born 1949) |
2 April 2007 | 29 February 2008 | 333 days | Independent | |
| 39 | 
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Han Seung-soo 한승수 韓昇洙 (born 1936) |
29 February 2008 | 28 September 2009 | 1 year, 212 days | Grand National |  Lee Myung-bak |
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Chung Un-chan 정운찬 鄭雲燦 (born 1947) |
29 September 2009 | 11 August 2010 | 316 days | Independent | |
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Yoon Jeung-hyun 윤증현 尹增鉉 (born 1946) Acting |
11 August 2010 | 1 October 2010 | 51 days | Grand National | |
| 41 | 
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Kim Hwang-sik 김황식 金滉植 (born 1948) |
1 October 2010 | 26 February 2013 | 2 years, 148 days | Independent | |
| 42 | 
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Chung Hong-won 정홍원 鄭烘原 (born 1944) |
26 February 2013 | 16 February 2015 | 1 year, 355 days | Independent |  Park Geun-hye |
| 43 | 
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Lee Wan-koo 이완구 李完九 (1950–2021) |
17 February 2015 | 27 April 2015 | 69 days | Saenuri | |
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Choi Kyoung-hwan 최경환 崔炅煥 (born 1955) Acting |
27 April 2015 | 18 June 2015 | 52 days | Saenuri | |
| 44 | 
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Hwang Kyo-ahn 황교안 黃敎安 (born 1957) |
17 June 2015 | 11 May 2017 | 1 year, 328 days | Independent | |
Hwang Kyo-ahn (acting) | |||||||
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Yoo Il-ho 유일호 柳一鎬 (born 1955) Acting |
11 May 2017 | 31 May 2017 | 20 days | Liberty Korea |  Moon Jae-in |
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Lee Nak-yon 이낙연 李洛淵 (born 1951) |
31 May 2017 | 14 January 2020 | 2 years, 228 days | Democratic | |
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Chung Sye-kyun 정세균 丁世均 (born 1950) |
14 January 2020 | 16 April 2021 | 1 year, 92 days | Democratic | |
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Hong Nam-ki 홍남기 洪楠基 (born 1960) Acting |
16 April 2021 | 13 May 2021 | 27 days | Independent | |
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Kim Boo-kyum 김부겸 金富謙 (born 1958) |
14 May 2021 | 11 May 2022 | 362 days | Democratic | |
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Choo Kyung-ho 추경호 秋慶鎬 (born 1960) Acting |
12 May 2022 | 20 May 2022 | 8 days | People Power |  Yoon Suk Yeol |
| 48 (38) |
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Han Duck-soo 한덕수 韓悳洙 (born 1949) |
21 May 2022 | Incumbent[a] | 2 years, 271 days | Independent | |
| — | 
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Choi Sang-mok 최상목 崔相穆 (born 1963) Acting |
27 December 2024 | Incumbent | 51 days | Independent | |
Timeline
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Notes
[edit]See also
[edit]- Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea
- List of presidents of South Korea
- List of prime ministers of Korea