List of directors of the National Intelligence Service (South Korea) and predecessor organizations

This is a list of the current and past directors of the National Intelligence Service of South Korea and its predecessor organisations, the Korean Central Intelligence Agency and the Agency for National Security Planning.

Name	Hangul	Hanja	Tenure
Kim Jong-pil	김종필	金鍾泌	1961-05-20 - 1963-01-06
Kim Yong-soon	김용순	金容珣	1963-01-07 - 1963-02-20
Kim Jae-choon	김재춘	金在春	1963-02-21 - 1963-07-11
Kim Hyung-wook	김형욱	金炯旭	1963-07-12 - 1969-10-20
Kim Kye-won	김계원	金桂元	1969-10-21 - 1970-12-20
Lee Hu-rak	이후락	李厚洛	1970-12-21 - 1973-12-02
Shin Jik-soo	신직수	申稙秀	1973-12-03 - 1976-12-03
Kim Jae-kyu	김재규	金載圭	1976-12-04 - 1979-10-26
Lee Hee-sung	이희성	李熺性	1979-10-30 - 1979-12-12
Yoon Il-gyun	윤일균	尹鎰均	1979-12-13 - 1980-04-13
Chun Doo-hwan	전두환	全斗煥	1980-04-14 - 1980-07-17
Yoo Hak-sung	유학성	兪學聖	1980-07-18 - 1982-06-01
Roh Shin-young	노신영	盧信永	1982-06-02 - 1985-02-18
Chang Se-dong	장세동	張世東	1985-02-19 - 1987-05-25
Ahn Moo-hyuk	안무혁	安武赫	1987-05-26 - 1988-05-06
Bae Myong-in	배명인	裵命仁	1988-05-07 - 1988-12-04
Park Se-jik	박세직	朴世直	1988-12-05 - 1989-07-18
Suh Dong-kwon	서동권	徐東權	1989-07-19 - 1992-03-30
Lee Sang-yun	이상연	李相淵	1992-03-31 - 1992-10-08
Lee Hyun-Woo	이현우	李賢雨	1992-10-09 - 1993-02-25
Kim Deok	김　덕	金 悳	1993-02-26 - 1994-12-23
Kwon Young-hae	권영해	權寧海	1994-12-24 - 1998-03-04
Lee Jong-chan	이종찬	李鍾贊	1998-03-04 - 1999-05-25
Chun Yong-taek	천용택	千容宅	1999-05-26 - 1999-12-23
Lim Dong-won	임동원	林東源	1999-12-24 - 2001-03-26
Shin Kuhn	신　건	辛 建	2001-03-27 - 2003-04-24
Ko Young-koo	고영구	高榮九	2003-04-25 - 2005-07-11
Kim Seung-kew	김승규	金昇圭	2005-07-11 - 2006-11-23
Kim Man-bok	김만복	金萬福	2006-11-23 - 2008-02-29
Kim Sung-ho	김성호	金成浩	2008-03-26 - 2009-02-12
Won Sei-hoon	원세훈	元世勳	2009-02-12 - 2013-03-21
Nam Jae-joon	남재준	南在俊	2013-03-21 - present

References

• National Intelligence Service: Past Directors