The following is a list of prime ministers of South Korea from the First Republic to the 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 | 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 | |
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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 | ||
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Chang Taek-sang 장택상 張澤相 (1893–1969) |
6 May 1952 | 5 October 1952 | 152 days | Independent | |
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Paik Too-chin 백두진 白斗鎭 (1908–1993) |
9 October 1952 | 17 June 1954 | 1 year, 251 days | Independent | |
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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 | |||||||
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Ho Chong 허정 許政 (1896–1988) |
15 June 1960 | 18 August 1960 | 64 days | Independent | ![]() Yun Posun |
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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 | |||||||
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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 |
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Chung Il-kwon 정일권 丁一權 (1917–1994) |
10 May 1964 | 20 December 1970 | 6 years, 224 days | Independent | |
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Paik Too-chin 백두진 白斗鎭 (1908–1993) |
21 December 1970 | 3 June 1971 | 164 days | Democratic Republican | |
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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 | |||||||
9 (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 |
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Choi Kyu-hah 최규하 崔圭夏 (1919–2006) |
19 December 1975 | 5 December 1979 | 3 years, 351 days | Independent | |
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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 | ||
12 | Nam Duck-woo 남덕우 南德祐 (1924–2013) |
2 September 1980 | 2 March 1981 | 181 days | Independent | ![]() | |
Prime ministers of the Fifth Republic | |||||||
12 (cont'd.) |
Nam Duck-woo 남덕우 南德祐 (1924–2013) |
3 March 1981 | 3 January 1982 | 306 days | Independent | ![]() | |
13 | Yoo Chang-soon 유창순 劉彰順 (1918–2010) |
4 January 1982 | 24 June 1982 | 171 days | Independent | ||
14 | Kim Sang-hyup 김상협 金相浹 (1920–1995) |
25 June 1982 | 14 October 1983 | 1 year, 111 days | Independent | ||
15 | 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 | ||
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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 | ||
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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 | |||||||
18 | Lee Hyun-jae 이현재 李賢宰 (born 1929) |
25 February 1988 | 4 December 1988 | 283 days | Independent | ![]() Roh Tae-woo | |
19 | Kang Young-hoon 강영훈 姜英勛 (1922–2016) |
5 December 1988 | 26 December 1990 | 2 years, 21 days | Democratic Justice → Democratic Liberal | ||
20 | Ro Jai-bong 노재봉 盧在鳳 (1936–2024) |
27 December 1990 | 23 May 1991 | 147 days | Democratic Liberal | ||
21 | Chung Won-shik 정원식 鄭元植 (1928–2020) |
24 May 1991 | 7 October 1992 | 1 year, 136 days | Independent | ||
22 | Hyun Soong-jong 현승종 玄勝鍾 (1919–2020) |
8 October 1992 | 24 February 1993 | 139 days | Independent | ||
23 | 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 | |
25 | Lee Yung-dug 이영덕 李榮徳 (1926–2010) |
22 April 1994 | 16 December 1994 | 238 days | Independent | ||
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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 | |
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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 |
29 | 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 | ||
30 | Lee Han-dong 이한동 李漢東 (1934–2021) |
23 May 2000 | 10 July 2002 | 2 years, 48 days | United Liberal Democrats | ||
— | 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 | |
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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 |
14 March 2006 | 20 April 2006 | 37 days | Independent | |
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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 | ||
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Han Duck-soo 한덕수 韓悳洙 (born 1949) |
2 April 2007 | 29 February 2008 | 333 days | Independent | |
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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 | |
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Kim Hwang-sik 김황식 金滉植 (born 1948) |
1 October 2010 | 26 February 2013 | 2 years, 148 days | Independent | |
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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 |
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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 | |
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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 |
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Han Duck-soo 한덕수 韓悳洙 (born 1949) |
21 May 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 83 days | Independent |
Timeline
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See also
[edit]- Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea
- List of presidents of South Korea
- List of prime ministers of Korea