List of prime ministers of South Korea
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.
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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.
List of prime ministers
| Political parties |
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| Status |
Prime ministers of the First Republic | |||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  |
Yi Pom-sok 이범석 李範奭 (1900–1972) |
31 July 1948 | 21 April 1950 | 1 year, 264 days | Independent |  Rhee Syng-man |
| — |  |
Shin Song-mo 신성모 申性模 (1891–1960) (acting) |
21 April 1950 | 23 November 1950 | 216 days | Independent | |
| 2 |  |
Chang Myon 장면 張勉 (1899–1966) |
23 November 1950 | 24 April 1952 | 1 year, 153 days | Liberal | |
| — | |
Yi Yun-yong 이윤영 李允榮 (1890–1975) (acting) |
24 April 1952 | 6 May 1952 | 12 days | Liberal | |
| 3 |  |
Chang Taek-sang 장택상 張澤相 (1893–1969) |
6 May 1952 | 6 October 1952 | 153 days | Liberal | |
| 4 |  |
Paik Too-chin 백두진 白斗鎭 (1908–1993) |
6 October 1952 | 17 June 1954 | 1 year, 254 days | Liberal | |
| 5 |  |
Pyon Yong-tae 변영태 卞榮泰 (1892–1969) |
27 June 1954 | 28 November 1954 | 154 days | Liberal | |
| Title abolished | 1954–1960 | 5 years, 151 days | N/A | ||||
Prime ministers of the Second Republic | |||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President | ||
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 6 |  |
Ho Chong 허정 許政 (1896–1988) |
27 April 1960 | 18 August 1960 | 113 days | Democratic |  Yun Bo-seon |
| (2) | |
Chang Myon 장면 張勉 (1899–1966) |
18 August 1960 | 18 May 1961 | 273 days | Democratic | |
| Chief Cabinet Ministers of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction (1961–1963) | |||||||
| — |  |
Army Chief of Staff Chang Do-yong 장도영 張都暎 (1923–2012) |
21 May 1961 | 3 July 1961 | 43 days | Military | |
| — |  |
Army Chief of Staff Song Yo-chan 송요찬 宋堯讚 (1918–1980) |
3 July 1961 | 16 June 1962 | 348 days | Military | |
| — |  |
Major-General Park Chung-hee 박정희 朴正熙 (1917–1979) |
16 June 1962 | 10 July 1962 | 24 days | Military | Park Chung-hee (acting) |
| — |  |
Kim Hyun-chul 김현철 金顯哲 (1901–1989) |
10 July 1962 | 17 December 1963 | 1 year, 160 days | Independent | |
Prime ministers of the Third Republic | |||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President | ||
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 7 | |
Choi Tu-son 최두선 崔斗善 (1894–1974) |
17 December 1963 | 10 May 1964 | 145 days | Independent | Park Chung-hee |
| 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) |
20 December 1970 | 4 June 1971 | 166 days | Democratic Republican | |
| 9 |  |
Kim Jong-pil 김종필 金鍾泌 (1926–2018) |
4 June 1971 | 21 November 1972 | 1 year, 170 days | Democratic Republican | |
Prime ministers of the Fourth Republic | |||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President | ||
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 9 (cont'd.) |
|
Kim Jong-pil 김종필 金鍾泌 (1926–2018) |
21 November 1972 | 19 December 1975 | 3 years, 28 days | Democratic Republican | Park Chung-hee |
| 10 |  |
Choi Kyu-hah 최규하 崔圭夏 (1919–2006) |
19 December 1975 | 12 December 1979 | 3 years, 358 days | Democratic Republican | |
| 11 | |
Shin Hyun-hwak 신현확 申鉉碻 (1920–2007) |
12 December 1979 | 22 May 1980 | 162 days | Democratic Republican | Choi Kyu-hah |
| — | |
Park Choong-hoon 박충훈 朴忠勳 (1919–2001) (acting) |
22 May 1980 | 2 September 1980 | 103 days | Military | |
| 12 | |
Nam Duck-woo 남덕우 南德祐 (1924–2013) |
2 September 1980 | 3 March 1981 | 182 days | Democratic Justice |  Chun Doo-hwan |
Prime ministers of the Fifth Republic | |||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President | ||
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 12 (cont'd.) |
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Nam Duck-woo 남덕우 南德祐 (1924–2013) |
3 March 1981 | 4 January 1982 | 307 days | Democratic Justice | Chun Doo-hwan |
| 13 | |
Yoo Chang-soon 유창순 劉彰順 (1918–2010) |
4 January 1982 | 24 June 1982 | 171 days | Democratic Justice | |
| 14 | |
Kim Sang-hyup 김상협 金相浹 (1920–1995) |
24 June 1982 | 14 October 1983 | 1 year, 112 days | Democratic Justice | |
| 15 | |
Chin Iee-chong 진의종 陳懿鍾 (1921–1995) |
15 October 1983 | 11 November 1984 | 1 year, 27 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) |
18 February 1985 | 26 May 1987 | 2 years, 97 days | Democratic Justice | |
| — | |
Lee Han-key 이한기 李漢基 (1917–1995) (acting) |
26 May 1987 | 14 July 1987 | 49 days | Democratic Justice | |
| 17 |  |
Kim Chung-yul 김정렬 金貞烈 (1917–1992) |
14 July 1987 | 25 February 1988 | 226 days | Independent | |
Prime ministers of the Sixth Republic | |||||||
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Political party | President | ||
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 18 | |
Lee Hyun-jae 이현재 李賢宰 (born 1929) |
25 February 1988 | 5 December 1988 | 284 days | Independent |  Roh Tae-woo |
| 19 | |
Kang Young-hoon 강영훈 姜英勛 (1922–2016) |
5 December 1988 | 27 December 1990 | 2 years, 22 days | Democratic Justice → Democratic Liberal | |
| 20 | |
Ro Jai-bong 노재봉 盧在鳳 (born 1936) |
27 December 1990 | 24 May 1991 | 148 days | Democratic Liberal | |
| 21 | |
Chung Won-shik 정원식 鄭元植 (1928–2020) |
24 May 1991 | 8 October 1992 | 1 year, 137 days | Independent | |
| 22 | |
Hyun Soong-jong 현승종 玄勝鍾 (1919–2020) |
8 October 1992 | 25 February 1993 | 140 days | Independent | |
| 23 | Hwang In-sung 황인성 黃寅性 (1926–2010) |
25 February 1993 | 17 December 1993 | 295 days | Democratic Liberal |  Kim Young-sam | |
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Lee Hoi-chang 이회창 李會昌 (born 1935) |
17 December 1993 | 22 April 1994 | 126 days | Democratic Liberal | |
| 25 | |
Lee Yung-dug 이영덕 李榮徳 (1926–2010) |
22 April 1994 | 17 December 1994 | 239 days | Democratic Liberal | |
| 26 |  |
Lee Hong-koo 이홍구 李洪九 (born 1934) |
17 December 1994 | 18 December 1995 | 1 year, 1 day | Democratic Liberal | |
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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) |
4 March 1997 | 3 March 1998 | 364 days | Independent | |
| (9) | |
Kim Jong-pil 김종필 金鍾泌 (1926–2018) |
3 March 1998 | 13 January 2000 | 1 year, 316 days | United Liberal Democrats | .png.webp) Kim Dae-jung |
| 29 |  |
Park Tae-joon 박태준 朴泰俊 (1927–2011) |
13 January 2000 | 19 May 2000 | 127 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 (born 1934) |
22 May 2000 | 11 July 2002 | 2 years, 50 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 | |
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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) |
26 February 2003 | 25 May 2004 | 1 year, 89 days | Millennium Democratic |  Roh Moo-hyun |
| — | |
Lee Hun-jai 이헌재 李憲宰 (born 1944) (acting) |
25 May 2004 | 30 June 2004 | 36 days | Independent | |
| 32 |  |
Lee Hae-chan 이해찬 李海瓚 (born 1952) |
30 June 2004 | 14 March 2006 | 1 year, 257 days | Uri | |
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Han Duck-soo 한덕수 韓德洙 (born 1949) (acting) |
14 March 2006 | 20 April 2006 | 37 days | Independent | |
| 33 |  |
Han Myeong-sook 한명숙 韓明淑 (born 1944) |
20 April 2006 | 7 March 2007 | 321 days | Uri | |
| — | |
Kwon Oh-kyu 권오규 權五奎 (born 1952) (acting) |
7 March 2007 | 2 April 2007 | 26 days | Independent | |
| 34 | |
Han Duck-soo 한덕수 韓德洙 (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 | .jpg.webp) Lee Myung-bak |
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Chung Un-chan 정운찬 鄭雲燦 (born 1947) |
28 September 2009 | 11 August 2010 | 317 days | Grand National | |
| — |  |
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 | Saenuri | .jpg.webp) Park Geun-hye |
| 39 |  |
Lee Wan-koo 이완구 李完九 (born 1950) |
16 February 2015 | 27 April 2015 | 70 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 (acting) | |||||||
| — |  |
Yoo Il-ho 유일호 柳一鎬 (born 1955) (acting) |
11 May 2017 | 31 May 2017 | 20 days | Liberty Korea |  Moon Jae-in |
| 41 |  |
Lee Nak-yon 이낙연 李洛淵 (born 1951) |
31 May 2017 | 14 January 2020 | 2 years, 228 days | Democratic | |
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Chung Sye-kyun 정세균 丁世均 (born 1950) |
14 January 2020 | Incumbent | 1 year, 26 days | Democratic | |
Timeline
Living former prime ministers
As of February 2021, twenty-six former prime ministers of South Korea are still alive. The most recent death of a former prime minister was that of Hyun Soong-jong (who was prime minister in 1992–1993) on 25 May 2020, aged 101.
| Name | Term of office | Date of birth |
|---|---|---|
| Lee Hyun-jae | 1988 | 20 December 1929 |
| Ro Jai-bong | 1990–1991 | 8 February 1936 |
| Lee Hoi-chang | 1993–1994 | 2 June 1935 |
| Lee Hong-koo | 1994–1995 | 9 May 1934 |
| Lee Soo-sung | 1995–1997 | 10 March 1939 |
| Goh Kun | 1997–1998; 2003–2004 | 2 January 1938 |
| Lee Han-dong | 2000–2002 | 5 December 1934 |
| Kim Suk-soo | 2002–2003 | 20 November 1932 |
| Lee Hae-chan | 2004–2006 | 10 July 1952 |
| Han Duck-soo | 2007–2008 | 18 June 1949 |
| Han Myeong-sook | 2006–2007 | 24 March 1944 |
| Han Seung-soo | 2008–2009 | 28 December 1936 |
| Chung Un-chan | 2009–2010 | 21 March 1947 |
| Kim Hwang-sik | 2010–2013 | 9 August 1948 |
| Chung Hong-won | 2013–2015 | 9 October 1944 |
| Lee Wan-koo | 2015 | 16 July 1950 |
| Hwang Kyo-ahn | 2015–2017 | 15 April 1957 |
| Lee Nak-yeon | 2017–2020 | 20 December 1951 |
See also
- Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea
- Prime Minister of South Korea
- List of Prime Ministers of Korea
- List of presidents of South Korea
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