List of Prime Ministers of South Korea

Prime Ministerial Standard and Emblem of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea

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.

List of Prime Ministers of the Republic of Korea (1948–present)

      Conservative (current: Saenuri Party)       Liberal (current: New Politics Alliance for Democracy)       Military       Independent

I. №	A. №	Portrait	Name	Term of office		Days	Affiliation	President
Prime Ministers of the First Republic
1	1	60px	Yi Pom-sok I Beomseok 이범석 / 李範奭	31 July 1948	21 April 1950		Independent	80px Rhee Syng-man
—	—		Shin Song-mo (acting) Sin Seongmo 신성모 / 申性模	21 April 1950	23 November 1950		Independent
2	2		Chang Myon Jang Myeon 장면 / 張勉	23 November 1950	24 April 1952		Liberal
—	—	60px	Ho Chong (acting) Heo Jeong 허정 / 許政	6 November 1951	9 April 1952		Liberal
—	—		Yi Yun-yong (acting) I Yunyeong 이윤영 / 李允荣	24 April 1952	6 May 1952		Liberal
3	3	60px	Chang Taek-sang Jang Taeksang 장택상 / 張澤相	6 May 1952	6 October 1952		Liberal
—	—		Paik Too-chin (acting) Baek Dujin 백두진 / 白斗鎮	9 October 1952	24 April 1953		Liberal
4	4		Paik Too-chin Baek Dujin 백두진 / 白斗鎮	24 April 1953	17 June 1954
5	5	60px	Pyon Yong-tae Byeon Yeongtae 변영태 / 卞荣泰	28 June 1954	28 November 1954		Liberal
—	—		Paek Han-song (acting) Baek Hanseong 백한성 / 白漢成	28 November 1954	28 November 1954		Liberal
Post abolished (28 November 1954 – 27 April 1960)
Prime Ministers of the Second Republic
Post restored
6	6	60px	Ho Chong Heo Jeong 허정 / 許政	15 June 1960	18 August 1960		Democratic	Yun Bo-seon
(2)	7		Chang Myon Jang Myeon 장면 / 張勉 (2nd time)	18 August 1960	18 May 1961		Democratic
Post abolished (18 May 1961 – 17 December 1963)
Chief Cabinet Ministers of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction
—	—	60px	Jang Do-young Jang Doyeong 장도영 / 張都暎	21 May 1961	3 July 1961		Military	Yun Bo-seon
—	—		Song Yo-chan Song Yochan 송요찬 / 宋堯讚	3 July 1961	16 June 1962		Military
—	—		Park Chung-hee Bak Jeonghui 박정희 / 朴正熙	18 June 1962	10 July 1962		Military	Park Chung-hee
—	—	60px	Kim Hyun-chul Gim Hyeoncheol 김현철 / 金顯哲	10 July 1962	17 December 1963		Independent
Prime Ministers of the Third Republic
Post restored
7	8		Choi Tu-son Choe Duseon 최두선 / 崔斗善	17 December 1963	10 May 1964		Independent	Park Chung-hee
8	9	60px	Chung Il-kwon Jeong Ilgwon 정일권 / 丁一权	10 May 1964	20 December 1970		Independent
(4)	10		Paik Too-chin Baek Dujin 백두진 / 白斗鎮 (2nd time)	20 December 1970	4 June 1971		Democratic Republican
9	11		Kim Jong-pil Gim Jongpil 김종필 / 金鍾泌	4 June 1971	19 December 1975		Democratic Republican
Prime Ministers of the Fourth Republic
—			Choi Kyu-hah (acting) Choe Gyuha 최규하 / 崔圭夏	19 December 1975	13 March 1976		Democratic Republican	Park Chung-hee
10	12		Choi Kyu-hah Choe Gyuha 최규하 / 崔圭夏	13 March 1976	6 December 1979
11	13		Shin Hyun-hwak Sin Hyeonhwak 신현확 / 申铉确	12 December 1979	22 May 1980		Democratic Republican	Choi Kyu-hah
—	—		Pak Choong-hoon (acting) Bak Chunghun 박충훈 / 朴忠勋	22 May 1980	2 September 1980		Military	Chun Doo-hwan
—	—		Nam Duck-woo (acting) Nam Deogu 남덕우 / 南德祐	2 September 1980	22 September 1980		Democratic Justice
12	14		Nam Duck-woo Nam Deogu 남덕우 / 南德祐	22 September 1980	4 January 1982
Prime Ministers of the Fifth Republic
—	—		Yoo Chang-soon (acting) Yu Changsun 유창순 / 劉彰順	4 January 1982	23 January 1982		Democratic Justice	Chun Doo-hwan
13	15		Yoo Chang-soon Yu Changsun 유창순 / 劉彰順	23 January 1982	24 June 1982
—	—		Kim Sang-hyup (acting) Gim Sanghyeop 김상협 / 金相浹	24 June 1982	20 September 1982		Democratic Justice
14	16		Kim Sang-hyup Gim Sanghyeop 김상협 / 金相浹	21 September 1982	14 October 1983
—	—		Chin Iee-chong (acting) Jin Uijong 진의종 / 陳懿鍾	15 October 1983	17 October 1983		Democratic Justice
15	17		Chin Iee-chong Jin Uijong 진의종 / 陳懿鍾	17 October 1983	11 November 1984
—	—		Shin Byung-hyun (acting) Sin Byeonghyeon 신병현 / 申秉鉉	11 November 1984	18 February 1985		Democratic Justice
—	—		Lho Shin-yong (acting) No Sinyeong 노신영 / 盧信永	18 February 1985	16 May 1985		Democratic Justice
16	18		Lho Shin-yong No Sinyeong 노신영 / 盧信永	16 May 1985	26 May 1987
—	—		Lee Han-key (acting) I Hangi 이한기 / 李漢基	26 May 1987	14 July 1987		Democratic Justice
—	—		Kim Chung-yul (acting) Gim Jeongryeol 김정렬 / 金貞烈	14 July 1987	7 August 1987		Independent
17	19		Kim Chung-yul Gim Jeongryeol 김정렬 / 金貞烈	7 August 1987	25 February 1988
Prime Ministers of the Sixth Republic
—	—		Lee Hyun-jae (acting) I Hyeonjae 이현재 / 李賢宰	25 February 1988	2 March 1988		Independent	Roh Tae-woo
18	20		Lee Hyun-jae I Hyeonjae 이현재 / 李賢宰	2 March 1988	5 December 1988
—	—		Kang Young-hoon Gang Yeonghun 강영훈 / 姜英勛	5 December 1988	16 December 1988		Democratic Justice (1988-1990) Democratic Liberal (1990)
19	21		Kang Young-hoon Gang Yeonghun 강영훈 / 姜英勛	16 December 1988	27 December 1990
—	—		Ro Jai-bong (acting) No Jaebong 노재봉 / 盧在鳳	27 December 1990	22 January 1991		Democratic Liberal
20	22		Ro Jai-bong No Jaebong 노재봉 / 盧在鳳	22 January 1991	24 May 1991
—	—		Chung Won-shik (acting) Jeong Wonsik 정원식 / 鄭元植	24 May 1991	7 July 1991		Independent
21	23		Chung Won-shik Jeong Wonsik 정원식 / 鄭元植	8 July 1991	8 October 1992
22	24		Hyun Soong-jong Hyeon Seungjong 현승종 / 玄勝鍾	8 October 1992	25 February 1993		Independent
23	25		Hwang In-sung Hwang Inseong 황인성 / 黃寅性	25 February 1993	17 December 1993		Democratic Liberal	80px Kim Young-sam
24	26	60px	Lee Hoi-chang I Hoechang 이회창 / 李會昌	17 December 1993	22 April 1994		Democratic Liberal
25	27		Lee Yung-dug I Yeongdeok 이영덕 / 李榮徳	29 April 1994	17 December 1994		Democratic Liberal
26	28		Lee Hong-koo I Honggu 이홍구 / 李洪九	17 December 1994	18 December 1995		Democratic Liberal
27	29	60px	Lee Soo-sung I Suseong 이수성 / 李壽成	18 December 1995	4 March 1997		New Korea
28	30	60px	Goh Kun Go Geon 고건 / 高建	4 March 1997	3 March 1998		Independent
—	—		Kim Jong-pil (acting) Gim Jongpil 김종필 / 金鍾泌	3 March 1998	17 August 1998		United Liberal Democrats	Kim Dae-jung
(9)	31		Kim Jong-pil Gim Jongpil 김종필 / 金鍾泌 (2nd time)	17 August 1998	13 January 2000
29	32		Park Tae-joon Bak Taejun 박태준 / 朴泰俊	13 January 2000	19 May 2000		United Liberal Democrats
—	—		Lee Han-dong (acting) I Handong 이한동 / 李漢東	22 May 2000	29 June 2000		United Liberal Democrats
30	33		Lee Han-dong I Handong 이한동 / 李漢東	29 June 2000	11 July 2002
—	—		Chang Sang (acting) Jang Sang 장상 / 張裳	11 July 2002	31 July 2002		Independent
—	—	60px	Chang Dae-whan (acting) Jang Daehwan 장대환 / 張大煥	9 August 2002	10 September 2002		Independent
—	—		Kim Suk-soo (acting) Gim Seoksu 김석수 / 金碩洙	10 September 2002	5 October 2002		Independent
31	34		Kim Suk-soo Gim Seoksu 김석수 / 金碩洙	5 October 2002	26 February 2003
(28)	35	60px	Goh Kun Go Geon 고건 / 高建 (2nd time)	26 February 2003	25 May 2004		Millennium Democratic	Roh Moo-hyun
32	36	60px	Lee Hae-chan I Haechan 이해찬 / 李海瓚	30 June 2004	14 March 2006		Open Uri (Our Open)
33	37		Han Myeong-sook Han Myeongsuk 한명숙 / 韓明淑	20 April 2006	7 March 2007		Open Uri (Our Open)
34	38	60px	Han Duck-soo Han Deoksu 한덕수 / 韓德洙	2 April 2007	29 February 2008		Independent
35	39		Han Seung-soo Han Seungsu 한승수 / 韓昇洙	29 February 2008	28 September 2009		Grand National	Lee Myung-bak
36	40	60px	Chung Un-chan Jeong Unchan 정운찬 / 鄭雲燦	28 September 2009	11 August 2010		Grand National
—	—	60px	Minister of Strategy and Finance Yoon Jeung-hyun (acting) Yun Jeunghyeon 윤증현 / 尹增鉉	11 August 2010	1 October 2010		Grand National
37	41	60px	Kim Hwang-sik Gim Hwangsik 김황식 / 金滉植	1 October 2010	26 February 2013		Independent
38	42	60px	Chung Hong-won Jeong Hongwon 정홍원 / 鄭烘原	26 February 2013	16 February 2015		Saenuri (New Frontier)	80px Park Geun-hye
39	43		Lee Wan-koo I Wangu 이완구 / 李完九	16 February 2015	27 April 2015		Saenuri (New Frontier)
—	—		Deputy Prime Minister Choi Kyoung-hwan (acting) Choe Gyeonghwan 최경환 / 崔炅煥	27 April 2015	18 June 2015		Saenuri (New Frontier)
40	44		Hwang Kyo-ahn Hwang Gyoan 황교안 / 黃敎安	18 June 2015	Incumbent		Independent

See also

• Prime Minister of South Korea
• List of Prime Ministers of Korea
• List of Premiers of North Korea

External links

• Former Prime Ministers