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

  Conservative (current: Liberty Korea Party)   Liberal (current: The Minjoo Party of Korea)   Military   Independent

№	Prime Minister		Term of office			Political Party	President
	Portrait	Name	Took Office	Left Office	Days
Prime Ministers of the First Republic
1		Yi Pom-sok I Beomseok 이범석 / 李範奭	31 July 1948	21 April 1950	628	Independent	Rhee Syng-man
—		Minister of National Defense Shin Song-mo (acting) Sin Seongmo 신성모 / 申性模	21 April 1950	23 November 1950	216	Independent
2		Chang Myon Jang Myeon 장면 / 張勉	23 November 1950	24 April 1952	518	Liberal
—		Minister without portfolio Ho Chong (acting) Heo Jeong 허정 / 許政	6 November 1951	9 April 1952	155	Liberal
—		Minister without portfolio Yi Yun-yong (acting) I Yunyeong 이윤영 / 李允榮	24 April 1952	6 May 1952	27	Liberal
3		Chang Taek-sang Jang Taeksang 장택상 / 張澤相	6 May 1952	6 October 1952	153	Liberal
—		Minister of Strategy and Finance Paik Too-chin (acting) Baek Dujin 백두진 / 白斗鎭	9 October 1952	24 April 1953	200	Liberal
4		Paik Too-chin Baek Dujin 백두진 / 白斗鎭	24 April 1953	17 June 1954	419
5		Pyon Yong-tae Byeon Yeongtae 변영태 / 卞榮泰	28 June 1954	28 November 1954	164	Liberal
—		Minister of Home Affairs 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		Ho Chong Heo Jeong 허정 / 許政	15 June 1960	18 August 1960	64	Democratic	Yun Bo-seon
(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	Yun Bo-seon
—		Army Chief of Staff Song Yo-chan Song Yochan 송요찬 / 宋堯讚	3 July 1961	16 June 1962	348	Military
—		Major-General Park Chung-hee Bak Jeonghui 박정희 / 朴正熙	18 June 1962	10 July 1962	24	Military	Park Chung-hee
—		Minister of National Defense 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		Choi Tu-son Choe Duseon 최두선 / 崔斗善	17 December 1963	10 May 1964	145	Independent	Park Chung-hee
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
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		Choi Kyu-hah Choe Gyuha 최규하 / 崔圭夏	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	Choi Kyu-hah
—		Pak Choong-hoon (acting) Bak Chunghun 박충훈 / 朴忠勳	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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		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		Chung Won-shik Jeong Wonsik 정원식 / 鄭元植	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	Kim Young-sam
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 (acting) Gim Jongpil 김종필 / 金鍾泌	3 March 1998	17 August 1998	167	United Liberal Democrats	Kim Dae-jung
(9)		Kim Jong-pil Gim Jongpil 김종필 / 金鍾泌 (2nd time)	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 (acting) I Handong 이한동 / 李漢東	22 May 2000	29 June 2000	38	United Liberal Democrats
30		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		Kim Suk-soo Gim Seoksu 김석수 / 金碩洙	5 October 2002	26 February 2003	144
(28)		Goh Kun Go Geon 고건 / 高建 (2nd time)	26 February 2003	25 May 2004	423	Millennium Democratic	Roh Moo-hyun
32		Lee Hae-chan I Haechan 이해찬 / 李海瓚	30 June 2004	14 March 2006	622	Open Uri (Our Open)
33		Han Myeong-sook Han Myeongsuk 한명숙 / 韓明淑	20 April 2006	7 March 2007	322	Open 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	Lee Myung-bak
36		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		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)	Park Geun-hye
39		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		Hwang Kyo-ahn Hwang Gyoan 황교안 / 黃敎安	18 June 2015	10 March 2017	793	Independent
			10 March 2017	11 May 2017			Hwang Kyo-ahn (acting)
—		Deputy Prime Minister Yoo Il-ho (acting) Yu Ilho 유일호 / 柳一鎬	11 May 2017	31 May 2017	20	Liberty Korea	Moon Jae-in
41		Lee Nak-yeon I Nakyeon 이낙연 / 李洛淵	31 May 2017	Incumbent	80	Democratic

See also

• Prime Minister of South Korea
• List of Premiers of North Korea
• List of Prime Ministers of Korea
• List of Japanese Governors-General of Korea

External links

• Former Prime Ministers