List of Prime Ministers of South Korea
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- To avoid confusion, all the names on this list follow the Eastern order convention (family name first, given name second) for consistency.
The following is a list of the prime ministers of South Korea from the First Republic to the Sixth Republic. The first column consecutively numbers the individuals who have served as Prime Minister, while the second column consecutively numbers the Prime Ministerial terms or administrations.
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List of prime ministers
1948-60: First Republic
№ | Prime Minister | Term of office | Political Party | President | ||||
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Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took Office | Left Office | Days | ||||
1 | Yi Pom-sok I Beomseok 이범석 / 李範奭 (1900–1972) |
31 July 1948 | 21 April 1950 | 628 | Independent | Rhee Syng-man | ||
— | Minister of National Defense Shin Song-mo (acting)
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21 April 1950 | 23 November 1950 | 216 | Independent | |||
2 | Chang Myon Jang Myeon 장면 / 張勉 (1899–1966) |
23 November 1950 | 24 April 1952 | 518 | Liberal | |||
— | Minister without portfolio Ho Chong (acting)
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6 November 1951 | 9 April 1952 | 155 | Liberal | |||
— | Minister without portfolio Yi Yun-yong (acting)
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24 April 1952 | 6 May 1952 | 27 | Liberal | |||
3 | Chang Taek-sang Jang Taeksang 장택상 / 張澤相 (1893–1969) |
6 May 1952 | 6 October 1952 | 153 | Liberal | |||
— | Paik Too-chin Baek Dujin 백두진 / 白斗鎭 (1908–1993) |
6 October 1952 | 24 April 1953 | 200 | Liberal | |||
4 | 6 October 1952 | 17 June 1954 | 419 | |||||
5 | Pyon Yong-tae Byeon Yeongtae 변영태 / 卞榮泰 (1892–1969) |
28 June 1954 | 28 November 1954 | 164 | Liberal | |||
— | Minister of Home Affairs Paek Han-song (acting)
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28 November 1954 | 28 November 1954 | 0 | Liberal | |||
Post abolished (28 November 1954 – 27 April 1960) |
1960-63: Second Republic
№ | Prime Minister | Term of office | Political Party | President | ||||
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Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took Office | Left Office | Days | ||||
6 | Ho Chong
Heo Jeong 허정 / 許政 |
15 June 1960 | 18 August 1960 | 64 | Democratic | |||
(2) | Chang Myon
Jang Myeon 장면 / 張勉 (2nd time) |
18 August 1960 | 18 May 1961 | 273 | Democratic | |||
Post abolished (18 May 1961 – 17 December 1963) | ||||||||
Chief Cabinet Ministers of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction | ||||||||
— | Army Chief of Staff
Jang Do-young Jang Doyeong 장도영 / 張都暎 |
21 May 1961 | 3 July 1961 | 43 | Military | |||
— | Army Chief of Staff
Song Yochan 송요찬 / 宋堯讚 |
3 July 1961 | 16 June 1962 | 348 | Military | |||
— | Major-General
Bak Jeonghui 박정희 / 朴正熙 |
16 June 1962 | 10 July 1962 | 24 | Military | |||
— | Minister of National Defense
Gim Hyeoncheol 김현철 / 金顯哲 |
10 July 1962 | 17 December 1963 | 525 | Independent |
1963-75: Third Republic
№ | Prime Minister | Term of office | Political Party | President | |||
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Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took Office | Center Office | Days | |||
7 | Choi Tu-son
Choe Duseon 최두선 / 崔斗善 |
17 December 1963 | 10 May 1964 | 145 | Independent | ||
8 | Chung Il-kwon
Jeong Ilgwon 정일권 / 丁一權 |
10 May 1964 | 20 December 1970 | 2415 | Independent | ||
(4) | Paik Too-chin
Baek Dujin 백두진 / 白斗鎭 (2nd time) |
20 December 1970 | 4 June 1971 | 166 | Democratic Republican | ||
9 | Kim Jong-pil
Gim Jongpil 김종필 / 金鍾泌 |
4 June 1971 | 19 December 1975 | 1659 | Democratic Republican |
1975-82: Fourth Republic
№ | Prime Minister | Term of office | Political Party | President | |||
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Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took Office | Left Office | Days | |||
— | Choi Kyu-hah
Choe Gyuha 최규하 / 崔圭夏 |
19 December 1975 | 13 March 1976 | 85 | Democratic Republican | ||
10 | 13 March 1976 | 6 December 1979 | 1363 | ||||
11 | Shin Hyun-hwak
Sin Hyeonhwak 신현확 / 申鉉碻 |
12 December 1979 | 22 May 1980 | 168 | Democratic Republican | ||
— | Pak Choong-hoon
(acting) Bak Chunghun 박충훈 / 朴忠勳 |
22 May 1980 | 2 September 1980 | 103 | Military | ||
— | Nam Duck-woo
Nam Deogu 남덕우 / 南德祐 |
2 September 1980 | 22 September 1980 | 20 | Democratic Justice | ||
12 | 22 September 1980 | 4 January 1982 | 469 |
1982-88: Fifth Republic
№ | Prime Minister | Term of office | Political Party | President | |||
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Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took Office | Left Office | Days | |||
— | Yoo Chang-soon
Yu Changsun 유창순 / 劉彰順 |
4 January 1982 | 23 January 1982 | 19 | Democratic Justice | ||
13 | 23 January 1982 | 24 June 1982 | 152 | ||||
— | Kim Sang-hyup
Gim Sanghyeop 김상협 / 金相浹 |
24 June 1982 | 20 September 1982 | 88 | Democratic Justice | ||
14 | 21 September 1982 | 14 October 1983 | 389 | ||||
— | Chin Iee-chong
Jin Uijong 진의종 / 陳懿鍾 |
15 October 1983 | 17 October 1983 | 3 | Democratic Justice | ||
15 | 17 October 1983 | 11 November 1984 | 397 | ||||
— | Shin Byung-hyun
(acting) Sin Byeonghyeon 신병현 / 申秉鉉 |
11 November 1984 | 18 February 1985 | 93 | Democratic Justice | ||
— | Lho Shin-yong
No Sinyeong 노신영 / 盧信永 |
18 February 1985 | 16 May 1985 | 87 | Democratic Justice | ||
16 | 16 May 1985 | 26 May 1987 | 740 | ||||
— | Lee Han-key
(acting) I Hangi 이한기 / 李漢基 |
26 May 1987 | 14 July 1987 | 49 | Democratic Justice | ||
— | Kim Chung-yul
Gim Jeongryeol 김정렬 / 金貞烈 |
14 July 1987 | 7 August 1987 | 24 | Independent | ||
17 | 7 August 1987 | 25 February 1988 | 202 |
1988-Present: Sixth Republic
№ | Prime Minister | Term of office | Political Party | President | |||
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Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Took Office | Left Office | Days | |||
— | Lee Hyun-jae
I Hyeonjae 이현재 / 李賢宰 |
25 February 1988 | 2 March 1988 | 6 | Independent | ||
18 | 2 March 1988 | 5 December 1988 | 278 | ||||
— | Kang Young-hoon
Gang Yeonghun 강영훈 / 姜英勛 |
5 December 1988 | 16 December 1988 | 11 | Democratic Justice (1988-1990)
Democratic Liberal (1990) | ||
19 | 16 December 1988 | 27 December 1990 | 741 | ||||
— | Ro Jai-bong
No Jaebong 노재봉 / 盧在鳳 |
27 December 1990 | 22 January 1991 | 26 | Democratic Liberal | ||
20 | 22 January 1991 | 24 May 1991 | 122 | ||||
— | Chung Won-shik
Jeong Wonsik 정원식 / 鄭元植 |
24 May 1991 | 7 July 1991 | 44 | Independent | ||
21 | 8 July 1991 | 8 October 1992 | 459 | ||||
22 | Hyun Soong-jong
Hyeon Seungjong 현승종 / 玄勝鍾 |
8 October 1992 | 25 February 1993 | 140 | Independent | ||
23 | Hwang In-sung
Hwang Inseong 황인성 / 黃寅性 |
25 February 1993 | 17 December 1993 | 295 | Democratic Liberal | ||
24 | Lee Hoi-chang
I Hoechang 이회창 / 李會昌 |
17 December 1993 | 22 April 1994 | 126 | Democratic Liberal | ||
25 | Lee Yung-dug
I Yeongdeok 이영덕 / 李榮徳 |
29 April 1994 | 17 December 1994 | 239 | Democratic Liberal | ||
26 | Lee Hong-koo
I Honggu 이홍구 / 李洪九 |
17 December 1994 | 18 December 1995 | 366 | Democratic Liberal | ||
27 | Lee Soo-sung
I Suseong 이수성 / 李壽成 |
18 December 1995 | 4 March 1997 | 442 | New Korea | ||
28 | Goh Kun
Go Geon 고건 / 高建 |
4 March 1997 | 3 March 1998 | 364 | Independent | ||
— | Kim Jong-pil
Gim Jongpil 김종필 / 金鍾泌 |
3 March 1998 | 17 August 1998 | 167 | United Liberal Democrats | ||
(9) | 17 August 1998 | 13 January 2000 | 514 | ||||
29 | Park Tae-joon
Bak Taejun 박태준 / 朴泰俊 |
13 January 2000 | 19 May 2000 | 127 | United Liberal Democrats | ||
— | Lee Han-dong
I Handong 이한동 / 李漢東 |
22 May 2000 | 29 June 2000 | 38 | United Liberal Democrats | ||
30 | 29 June 2000 | 11 July 2002 | 742 | ||||
— | Chang Sang
(acting) Jang Sang 장상 / 張裳 |
11 July 2002 | 31 July 2002 | 20 | Independent | ||
— | Chang Dae-whan
(acting) Jang Daehwan 장대환 / 張大煥 |
9 August 2002 | 10 September 2002 | 32 | Independent | ||
— | Kim Suk-soo
Gim Seoksu 김석수 / 金碩洙 |
10 September 2002 | 5 October 2002 | 25 | Independent | ||
31 | 5 October 2002 | 26 February 2003 | 144 | ||||
(28) | Goh Kun
Go Geon 고건 / 高建 |
26 February 2003 | 25 May 2004 | 423 | Millennium Democratic | ||
32 | Lee Hae-chan
I Haechan 이해찬 / 李海瓚 |
30 June 2004 | 14 March 2006 | 622 | Uri (Our Open) | ||
33 | Han Myeong-sook
Han Myeongsuk 한명숙 / 韓明淑 |
20 April 2006 | 7 March 2007 | 322 | Uri (Our Open) | ||
34 | Han Duck-soo
Han Deoksu 한덕수 / 韓德洙 |
2 April 2007 | 29 February 2008 | 333 | Independent | ||
35 | Han Seung-soo
Han Seungsu 한승수 / 韓昇洙 |
29 February 2008 | 28 September 2009 | 577 | Grand National | ||
36 | Chung Un-chan
Jeong Unchan 정운찬 / 鄭雲燦 |
28 September 2009 | 11 August 2010 | 317 | Grand National | ||
— | Minister of Strategy and Finance
(acting) Yun Jeunghyeon 윤증현 / 尹增鉉 |
11 August 2010 | 1 October 2010 | 51 | Grand National | ||
37 | Kim Hwang-sik
Gim Hwangsik 김황식 / 金滉植 |
1 October 2010 | 26 February 2013 | 879 | Independent | ||
38 | Chung Hong-won
Jeong Hongwon 정홍원 / 鄭烘原 |
26 February 2013 | 16 February 2015 | 720 | Saenuri (New Frontier) | ||
39 | Lee Wan-koo
I Wangu 이완구 / 李完九 |
16 February 2015 | 27 April 2015 | 70 | Saenuri (New Frontier) | ||
— | Deputy Prime Minister
(acting) Choe Gyeonghwan 최경환 / 崔炅煥 |
27 April 2015 | 18 June 2015 | 52 | Saenuri (New Frontier) | ||
40 | Hwang Kyo-ahn
Hwang Gyoan 황교안 / 黃敎安 |
18 June 2015 | 10 March 2017 | 693 | Independent | ||
10 March 2017 | 11 May 2017 | ||||||
— | Deputy Prime Minister
(acting) Yu Ilho 유일호 / 柳一鎬 |
11 May 2017 | 31 May 2017 | 20 | Liberty Korea | ||
41 | Lee Nak-yeon
I Nakyeon 이낙연 / 李洛淵 |
31 May 2017 | Incumbent | 506 | Democratic |