This article lists the prime ministers of South Korea, from the First Republic founded in 1948 to the present-day Sixth Republic.
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List of prime ministers
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | President (Tenure) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||||
| 1 | Lee Beom-seok 이범석 李範奭 (1900–1972) | 31 July 1948 | 20 April 1950 | 1 year, 263 days | National Youth (until 1949) | Syngman Rhee (1948–1960) | ||
| Independent (until 1949) | ||||||||
| — | Shin Song-mo 신성모 申性模 (1891–1960) Acting | 21 April 1950 | 22 November 1950 | 215 days | Independent | |||
| 2 | Chang Myon 장면 張勉 (1899–1966) | 23 November 1950 | 23 April 1952 | 1 year, 152 days | Liberal | |||
| — | Ho Chong 허정 許政 (1896–1988) Acting | 6 November 1951 | 9 April 1952 | 155 days | Independent | |||
| — | Yi Yun-yong 이윤영 李允榮 (1890–1975) Acting | 24 April 1952 | 5 May 1952 | 11 days | Independent | |||
| 3 | Chang Taek-sang 장택상 張澤相 (1893–1969) | 6 May 1952 | 5 October 1952 | 152 days | Independent | |||
| 4 | Paik Too-chin 백두진 白斗鎭 (1908–1993) | 9 October 1952 | 17 June 1954 | 1 year, 251 days | Independent | |||
| 5 | Pyon Yong-tae 변영태 卞榮泰 (1892–1969) | 27 June 1954 | 28 November 1954 | 154 days | Independent | |||
| — | Baek Han-seong 백한성 白汉成 (1899–1971) Acting | 18 November 1954 | 28 November 1954 | 10 days | Independent | |||
| Position abolished (28 November 1954 – 25 April 1960) | ||||||||
| — | Ho Chong 허정 許政 (1896–1988) | 25 April 1960 | 15 June 1960 | 51 days | Independent | |||
| Ho Chong (1960) | ||||||||
| 6 | 15 June 1960 | 18 August 1960 | 64 days | Kwak Sang-hoon (1960) | ||||
| Ho Chong (1960) | ||||||||
| Baek Nak-jun (1960) | ||||||||
| Yun Po-sun (1960–1962) | ||||||||
| (2) | Chang Myon 장면 張勉 (1899–1966) | 19 August 1960 | 16 May 1961 | 270 days | Democratic | |||
| — | 16 May 1961 | 18 May 1961 | 2 days | |||||
| — | Chang Do-yong 장도영 張都暎 (1923–2012) Chief Cabinet Minister of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction | 20 May 1961 | 3 July 1961 | 44 days | Military | |||
| — | Song Yo-chan 송요찬 宋堯讚 (1918–1980) Chief Cabinet Minister of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction | 3 July 1961 | 16 June 1962 | 348 days | Military | |||
| Park Chung Hee (1962–1979) | ||||||||
| — | Park Chung Hee 박정희 朴正熙 (1917–1979) Chief Cabinet Minister of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction | 18 June 1962 | 10 July 1962 | 22 days | Military | |||
| — | Kim Hyun-chul 김현철 金顯哲 (1901–1989) Chief Cabinet Minister of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction | 10 July 1962 | 17 December 1963 | 1 year, 160 days | Independent | |||
| 7 | Choi Tu-son 최두선 崔斗善 (1894–1974) | 17 December 1963 | 9 May 1964 | 144 days | Independent | |||
| 8 | Chung Il-kwon 정일권 丁一權 (1917–1994) | 10 May 1964 | 20 December 1970 | 6 years, 224 days | Independent | |||
| (4) | Paik Too-chin 백두진 白斗鎭 (1908–1993) | 21 December 1970 | 3 June 1971 | 164 days | Democratic Republican | |||
| 9 | Kim Jong-pil 김종필 金鍾泌 (1926–2018) | 4 June 1971 | 18 December 1975 | 4 years, 197 days | Democratic Republican | |||
| 10 | Choi Kyu-hah 최규하 崔圭夏 (1919–2006) | 19 December 1975 | 5 December 1979 | 3 years, 351 days | Independent | |||
| Choi Kyu-hah (1979–1980) | ||||||||
| — | Shin Hyun-hwak 신현확 申鉉碻 (1920–2007) Acting | 15 November 1979 | 22 November 1979 | 7 days | Democratic Republican | |||
| — | Han-bin Lee 이한빈 李漢彬 (1926–2004) Acting | 5 December 1979 | 20 December 1979 | 15 days | Independent | |||
| 11 | Shin Hyun-hwak 신현확 申鉉碻 (1920–2007) | 20 December 1979 | 22 May 1980 | 154 days | Democratic Republican | |||
| — | Park Choong-hoon 박충훈 朴忠勳 (1919–2001) Acting | 22 May 1980 | 1 September 1980 | 102 days | Democratic Republican | |||
| Park Choong-hoon (1980) | ||||||||
| 12 | Nam Duck-woo 남덕우 南德祐 (1924–2013) | 2 September 1980 | 3 January 1982 | 1 year, 123 days | Independent | Chun Doo-hwan (1980–1988) | ||
| 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 | |||
| 16 | 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 | |||
| 17 | Kim Chung-yul 김정렬 金貞烈 (1917–1992) | 14 July 1987 | 24 February 1988 | 225 days | Independent | |||
| 18 | Lee Hyun-jae 이현재 李賢宰 (born 1929) | 25 February 1988 | 4 December 1988 | 283 days | Independent | Roh Tae-woo (1988–1993) | ||
| 19 | Kang Young-hoon 강영훈 姜英勛 (1922–2016) | 5 December 1988 | 26 December 1990 | 2 years, 21 days | Democratic Justice (until 1990) | |||
| Democratic Liberal (from 1990) | ||||||||
| 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 (1993–1998) | ||
| 24 | 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 | |||
| 26 | Lee Hong-koo 이홍구 李洪九 (born 1934) | 17 December 1994 | 17 December 1995 | 1 year | Independent | |||
| 27 | Lee Soo-sung 이수성 李壽成 (born 1939) | 18 December 1995 | 4 March 1997 | 1 year, 76 days | New Korea | |||
| 28 | Goh Kun 고건 高建 (born 1938) | 5 March 1997 | 2 March 1998 | 362 days | New Korea (until 1997) | |||
| Grand National (from 1997) | ||||||||
| (9) | 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 (1998–2003) | ||
| 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 | |||
| — | Chang Dae-whan 장대환 張大煥 (born 1952) Acting | 9 August 2002 | 10 September 2002 | 32 days | Independent | |||
| 31 | Kim Suk-soo 김석수 金碩洙 (born 1932) | 10 September 2002 | 26 February 2003 | 169 days | Independent | |||
| (28) | Goh Kun 고건 高建 (born 1938) | 27 February 2003 | 24 July 2004 | 1 year, 148 days | Independent | Roh Moo-hyun (2003–2008) | ||
| — | Lee Hun-jai 이헌재 李憲宰 (born 1944) Acting | 25 July 2004 | 30 July 2004 | 5 days | Independent | |||
| 32 | Lee Hae-chan 이해찬 李海瓚 (born 1952) | 30 July 2004 | 15 March 2006 | 1 year, 228 days | Uri | |||
| — | Han Duck-soo 한덕수 韓悳洙 (born 1949) Acting | 16 March 2006 | 19 April 2006 | 34 days | Independent | |||
| 33 | 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 | |||
| 34 | Han Duck-soo 한덕수 韓悳洙 (born 1949) | 2 April 2007 | 29 February 2008 | 333 days | Independent | |||
| 35 | Han Seung-soo 한승수 韓昇洙 (born 1936) | 29 February 2008 | 28 September 2009 | 1 year, 212 days | Grand National | Lee Myung-bak (2008–2013) | ||
| 36 | Chung Un-chan 정운찬 鄭雲燦 (born 1947) | 29 September 2009 | 11 August 2010 | 316 days | Independent | |||
| — | Yoon Jeung-hyun 윤증현 尹增鉉 (born 1946) Acting | 11 August 2010 | 1 October 2010 | 51 days | Grand National | |||
| 37 | Kim Hwang-sik 김황식 金滉植 (born 1948) | 1 October 2010 | 26 February 2013 | 2 years, 148 days | Independent | |||
| 38 | Chung Hong-won 정홍원 鄭烘原 (born 1944) | 26 February 2013 | 16 February 2015 | 1 year, 355 days | Independent | Park Geun-hye (2013–2017) | ||
| 39 | Lee Wan-koo 이완구 李完九 (1950–2021) | 17 February 2015 | 27 April 2015 | 69 days | Saenuri | |||
| — | Choi Kyoung-hwan 최경환 崔炅煥 (born 1955) Acting | 27 April 2015 | 18 June 2015 | 52 days | Saenuri | |||
| 40 | Hwang Kyo-ahn 황교안 黃敎安 (born 1957) | 18 June 2015 | 11 May 2017 | 1 year, 327 days | Independent | |||
| Hwang Kyo-ahn (2016–2017) | ||||||||
| Moon Jae-in (2017–2022) | ||||||||
| — | Yoo Il-ho 유일호 柳一鎬 (born 1955) Acting | 11 May 2017 | 31 May 2017 | 20 days | Liberty Korea | |||
| 41 | Lee Nak-yon 이낙연 李洛淵 (born 1951) | 31 May 2017 | 14 January 2020 | 2 years, 228 days | Democratic | |||
| 42 | Chung Sye-kyun 정세균 丁世均 (born 1950) | 14 January 2020 | 16 April 2021 | 1 year, 92 days | Democratic | |||
| — | Hong Nam-ki 홍남기 洪楠基 (born 1960) Acting | 16 April 2021 | 13 May 2021 | 27 days | Independent | |||
| 43 | Kim Boo-kyum 김부겸 金富謙 (born 1958) | 14 May 2021 | 11 May 2022 | 362 days | Democratic | |||
| Yoon Suk Yeol (2022–2025) | ||||||||
| — | Choo Kyung-ho 추경호 秋慶鎬 (born 1960) Acting | 12 May 2022 | 20 May 2022 | 8 days | People Power | |||
| (34) | Han Duck-soo 한덕수 韓悳洙 (born 1949) | 21 May 2022 | 27 December 2024 | 2 years, 220 days | Independent | |||
| — | Choi Sang-mok 최상목 崔相穆 (born 1963) Acting | 27 December 2024 | 24 March 2025 | 87 days | Independent | |||
| (34) | Han Duck-soo 한덕수 韓悳洙 (born 1949) | 24 March 2025 | 1 May 2025 | 38 days | Independent | |||
| Han Duck-soo (2024–2025) | ||||||||
| — | Lee Ju-ho 이주호 李周浩 (born 1961) Acting | 2 May 2025 | 3 July 2025 | 62 days | Independent | Lee Ju-ho (2025) | ||
| 44 | Kim Min-seok 김민석 金民錫 (born 1964) | 3 July 2025 | Incumbent | 171 days | Democratic | Lee Jae Myung (since 2025) | ||
Timeline
See also
- Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea
- List of presidents of South Korea
- List of prime ministers of Korea
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