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.

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 Yi Pom-sok
I Beomseok
이범석 / 李範奭		 31 July
1948		 21 April
1950		 628 Independent
Rhee Syng-man
— — Shin Song-mo (acting)
Sin Seongmo
신성모 / 申性模		 21 April
1950		 23 November
1950		 216 Independent
2 2 Chang Myon
Jang Myeon
장면 / 張勉		 23 November
1950		 24 April
1952		 518 Liberal
— — Ho Chong (acting)
Heo Jeong
허정 / 許政		 6 November
1951		 9 April
1952		 155 Liberal
— — Yi Yun-yong (acting)
I Yunyeong
이윤영 / 李允荣		 24 April
1952		 6 May
1952		 27 Liberal
3 3 Chang Taek-sang
Jang Taeksang
장택상 / 張澤相		 6 May
1952		 6 October
1952		 153 Liberal
— — Paik Too-chin (acting)
Baek Dujin
백두진 / 白斗鎮		 9 October
1952		 24 April
1953		 200 Liberal
4 4 Paik Too-chin
Baek Dujin
백두진 / 白斗鎮		 24 April
1953		 17 June
1954		 419
5 5 Pyon Yong-tae
Byeon Yeongtae
변영태 / 卞荣泰		 28 June
1954		 28 November
1954		 164 Liberal
— — Paek Han-song (acting)
Baek Hanseong
백한성 / 白漢成		 28 November
1954		 28 November
1954		 0 Liberal
Post abolished (28 November 1954 – 27 April 1960)
Prime Ministers of the Second Republic
Post restored
6 6 Ho Chong
Heo Jeong
허정 / 許政		 15 June
1960		 18 August
1960		 64 Democratic
Yun Bo-seon
(2) 7 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
— — Jang Do-young
Jang Doyeong
장도영 / 張都暎		 21 May
1961		 3 July
1961		 43 Military
Yun Bo-seon
— — Song Yo-chan
Song Yochan
송요찬 / 宋堯讚		 3 July
1961		 16 June
1962		 348 Military
— — Park Chung-hee
Bak Jeonghui
박정희 / 朴正熙		 18 June
1962		 10 July
1962		 24 Military
Park Chung-hee
— — Kim Hyun-chul
Gim Hyeoncheol
김현철 / 金顯哲		 10 July
1962		 17 December
1963		 525 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		 145 Independent
Park Chung-hee
8 9 Chung Il-kwon
Jeong Ilgwon
정일권 / 丁一权		 10 May
1964		 20 December
1970		 2415 Independent
(4) 10 Paik Too-chin
Baek Dujin
백두진 / 白斗鎮
(2nd time)		 20 December
1970		 4 June
1971		 166 Democratic Republican
9 11 Kim Jong-pil
Gim Jongpil
김종필 / 金鍾泌		 4 June
1971		 19 December
1975		 1659 Democratic Republican
Prime Ministers of the Fourth Republic
— Choi Kyu-hah (acting)
Choe Gyuha
최규하 / 崔圭夏		 19 December
1975		 13 March
1976		 85 Democratic Republican
Park Chung-hee
10 12 Choi Kyu-hah
Choe Gyuha
최규하 / 崔圭夏		 13 March
1976		 6 December
1979		 1363
11 13 Shin Hyun-hwak
Sin Hyeonhwak
신현확 / 申铉确		 12 December
1979		 22 May
1980		 168 Democratic Republican
Choi Kyu-hah
— — Pak Choong-hoon (acting)
Bak Chunghun
박충훈 / 朴忠勋		 22 May
1980		 2 September
1980		 103 Military
Chun Doo-hwan
— — Nam Duck-woo (acting)
Nam Deogu
남덕우 / 南德祐		 2 September
1980		 22 September
1980		 20 Democratic Justice
12 14 Nam Duck-woo
Nam Deogu
남덕우 / 南德祐		 22 September
1980		 4 January
1982		 469
Prime Ministers of the Fifth Republic
— — Yoo Chang-soon (acting)
Yu Changsun
유창순 / 劉彰順		 4 January
1982		 23 January
1982		 19 Democratic Justice
Chun Doo-hwan
13 15 Yoo Chang-soon
Yu Changsun
유창순 / 劉彰順		 23 January
1982		 24 June
1982		 152
— — Kim Sang-hyup (acting)
Gim Sanghyeop
김상협 / 金相浹		 24 June
1982		 20 September
1982		 88 Democratic Justice
14 16 Kim Sang-hyup
Gim Sanghyeop
김상협 / 金相浹		 21 September
1982		 14 October
1983		 389
— — Chin Iee-chong (acting)
Jin Uijong
진의종 / 陳懿鍾		 15 October
1983		 17 October
1983		 3 Democratic Justice
15 17 Chin Iee-chong
Jin Uijong
진의종 / 陳懿鍾		 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 (acting)
No Sinyeong
노신영 / 盧信永		 18 February
1985		 16 May
1985		 87 Democratic Justice
16 18 Lho Shin-yong
No Sinyeong
노신영 / 盧信永		 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 (acting)
Gim Jeongryeol
김정렬 / 金貞烈		 14 July
1987		 7 August
1987		 24 Independent
17 19 Kim Chung-yul
Gim Jeongryeol
김정렬 / 金貞烈		 7 August
1987		 25 February
1988		 202
Prime Ministers of the Sixth Republic
— — Lee Hyun-jae (acting)
I Hyeonjae
이현재 / 李賢宰		 25 February
1988		 2 March
1988		 6 Independent
Roh Tae-woo
18 20 Lee Hyun-jae
I Hyeonjae
이현재 / 李賢宰		 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 21 Kang Young-hoon
Gang Yeonghun
강영훈 / 姜英勛		 16 December
1988		 27 December
1990		 741
— — Ro Jai-bong (acting)
No Jaebong
노재봉 / 盧在鳳		 27 December
1990		 22 January
1991		 26 Democratic Liberal
20 22 Ro Jai-bong
No Jaebong
노재봉 / 盧在鳳		 22 January
1991		 24 May
1991		 122
— — Chung Won-shik (acting)
Jeong Wonsik
정원식 / 鄭元植		 24 May
1991		 7 July
1991		 44 Independent
21 23 Chung Won-shik
Jeong Wonsik
정원식 / 鄭元植		 8 July
1991		 8 October
1992		 459
22 24 Hyun Soong-jong
Hyeon Seungjong
현승종 / 玄勝鍾		 8 October
1992		 25 February
1993		 140 Independent
23 25 Hwang In-sung
Hwang Inseong
황인성 / 黃寅性		 25 February
1993		 17 December
1993		 295 Democratic Liberal
Kim Young-sam
24 26 Lee Hoi-chang
I Hoechang
이회창 / 李會昌		 17 December
1993		 22 April
1994		 126 Democratic Liberal
25 27 Lee Yung-dug
I Yeongdeok
이영덕 / 李榮徳		 29 April
1994		 17 December
1994		 239 Democratic Liberal
26 28 Lee Hong-koo
I Honggu
이홍구 / 李洪九		 17 December
1994		 18 December
1995		 366 Democratic Liberal
27 29 Lee Soo-sung
I Suseong
이수성 / 李壽成		 18 December
1995		 4 March
1997		 442 New Korea
28 30 Goh Kun
Go Geon
고건 / 高建		 4 March
1997		 3 March
1998		 364 Independent
— — Kim Jong-pil (acting)
Gim Jongpil
김종필 / 金鍾泌		 3 March
1998		 17 August
1998		 167 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		 514
29 32 Park Tae-joon
Bak Taejun
박태준 / 朴泰俊		 13 January
2000		 19 May
2000		 127 United Liberal Democrats
— — Lee Han-dong (acting)
I Handong
이한동 / 李漢東		 22 May
2000		 29 June
2000		 38 United Liberal Democrats
30 33 Lee Han-dong
I Handong
이한동 / 李漢東		 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 (acting)
Gim Seoksu
김석수 / 金碩洙		 10 September
2002		 5 October
2002		 25 Independent
31 34 Kim Suk-soo
Gim Seoksu
김석수 / 金碩洙		 5 October
2002		 26 February
2003		 144
(28) 35 Goh Kun
Go Geon
고건 / 高建
(2nd time)		 26 February
2003		 25 May
2004		 423 Millennium Democratic
Roh Moo-hyun
32 36 Lee Hae-chan
I Haechan
이해찬 / 李海瓚		 30 June
2004		 14 March
2006		 622 Open Uri (Our Open)
33 37 Han Myeong-sook
Han Myeongsuk
한명숙 / 韓明淑		 20 April
2006		 7 March
2007		 322 Open Uri (Our Open)
34 38 Han Duck-soo
Han Deoksu
한덕수 / 韓德洙		 2 April
2007		 29 February
2008		 333 Independent
35 39 Han Seung-soo
Han Seungsu
한승수 / 韓昇洙		 29 February
2008		 28 September
2009		 577 Grand National
Lee Myung-bak
36 40 Chung Un-chan
Jeong Unchan
정운찬 / 鄭雲燦		 28 September
2009		 11 August
2010		 317 Grand National
— — Minister of Strategy and Finance
Yoon Jeung-hyun (acting)
Yun Jeunghyeon
윤증현 / 尹增鉉		 11 August
2010		 1 October
2010		 51 Grand National
37 41 Kim Hwang-sik
Gim Hwangsik
김황식 / 金滉植		 1 October
2010		 26 February
2013		 879 Independent
38 42 Chung Hong-won
Jeong Hongwon
정홍원 / 鄭烘原		 26 February
2013		 16 February
2015		 720 Saenuri (New Frontier)
Park Geun-hye
39 43 Lee Wan-koo
I Wangu
이완구 / 李完九		 16 February
2015		 27 April
2015		 70 Saenuri (New Frontier)
— — Deputy Prime Minister
Choi Kyoung-hwan (acting)
Choe Gyeonghwan
최경환 / 崔炅煥		 27 April
2015		 18 June
2015		 52 Saenuri (New Frontier)
40 44 Hwang Kyo-ahn
Hwang Gyoan
황교안 / 黃敎安		 18 June
2015		 Incumbent 248 Independent

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