Standard and emblem of the prime minister of the Republic of Korea

The following is a list of prime ministers of South Korea from the First Republic to the Sixth Republic.

List of prime ministers

Political parties
Status
  Denotes acting prime minister
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Political party President
Took office Left office Time in office
Prime ministers of the First Republic
1 Lee Beom-seok
이범석
李範奭

(1900–1972)
31 July 1948 20 April 1950 1 year, 263 days Independent
Rhee Syng-man
Shin Song-mo
신성모
申性模

(1891–1960)
Acting
21 April 1950 22 November 1950 215 days Independent
2 Chang Myon
장면
張勉

(1899–1966)
23 November 1950 23 April 1952 1 year, 152 days Liberal
Yi Yun-yong
이윤영
李允榮

(1890–1975)
Acting
24 April 1952 5 May 1952 11 days Independent
3 Chang Taek-sang
장택상
張澤相

(1893–1969)
6 May 1952 5 October 1952 152 days Independent
4 Paik Too-chin
백두진
白斗鎭

(1908–1993)
9 October 1952 17 June 1954 1 year, 251 days Independent
5 Pyon Yong-tae
변영태
卞榮泰

(1892–1969)
27 June 1954 28 November 1954 154 days Independent
Post abolished (28 November 1954 – 14 June 1960)
Prime ministers of the Second Republic
6 Ho Chong
허정
許政

(1896–1988)
15 June 1960 18 August 1960 64 days Independent
Yun Posun
(2) Chang Myon
장면
張勉

(1899–1966)
19 August 1960 17 May 1961 271 days Democratic
Chief Cabinet Ministers of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction
Chief of Staff of the Army
Jang Do-young
장도영
張都暎

(1923–2012)
20 May 1961 2 July 1961 43 days Military
Yun Posun
Chief of Staff of the Army
Song Yo-chan
송요찬
宋堯讚

(1918–1980)
3 July 1961 15 June 1962 347 days Military
General
Park Chung Hee
박정희
朴正熙

(1917–1979)
18 June 1962 9 July 1962 21 days Military
Park Chung Hee
(acting)
Kim Hyun-chul
김현철
金顯哲

(1901–1989)
10 July 1962 16 December 1963 1 year, 159 days Independent
Prime ministers of the Third Republic
7 Choi Tu-son
최두선
崔斗善

(1894–1974)
17 December 1963 9 May 1964 144 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)
21 December 1970 3 June 1971 164 days Democratic Republican
9 Kim Jong-pil
김종필
金鍾泌

(1926–2018)
4 June 1971 20 November 1972 1 year, 169 days Democratic Republican
Prime ministers of the Fourth Republic
9
(cont'd.)
Kim Jong-pil
김종필
金鍾泌

(1926–2018)
21 November 1972 18 December 1975 3 years, 27 days Democratic Republican
Park Chung-hee
10 Choi Kyu-hah
최규하
崔圭夏

(1919–2006)
19 December 1975 5 December 1979 3 years, 351 days Independent
11 Shin Hyun-hwak
신현확
申鉉碻

(1920–2007)
13 December 1979 21 May 1980 160 days Democratic Republican
Choi Kyu-hah
Park Choong-hoon
박충훈
朴忠勳

(1919–2001)
Acting
22 May 1980 1 September 1980 102 days Democratic Republican
12 Nam Duck-woo
남덕우
南德祐

(1924–2013)
2 September 1980 2 March 1981 181 days Independent
Chun Doo-hwan
Prime ministers of the Fifth Republic
12
(cont'd.)
Nam Duck-woo
남덕우
南德祐

(1924–2013)
3 March 1981 3 January 1982 306 days Independent
Chun Doo-hwan
13 Yoo Chang-soon
유창순
劉彰順

(1918–2010)
4 January 1982 24 June 1982 171 days Independent
14 Kim Sang-hyup
김상협
金相浹

(1920–1995)
25 June 1982 14 October 1983 1 year, 111 days Independent
15 Chin Iee-chong
진의종
陳懿鍾

(1921–1995)
15 October 1983 18 February 1985 1 year, 126 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)
19 February 1985 25 May 1987 2 years, 95 days Democratic Justice
Lee Han-key
이한기
李漢基

(1917–1995)
Acting
26 May 1987 13 July 1987 48 days Independent
17 Kim Chung-yul
김정렬
金貞烈

(1917–1992)
14 July 1987 24 February 1988 225 days Independent
Prime ministers of the Sixth Republic
18 Lee Hyun-jae
이현재
李賢宰

(born 1929)
25 February 1988 4 December 1988 283 days Independent
Roh Tae-woo
19 Kang Young-hoon
강영훈
姜英勛

(1922–2016)
5 December 1988 26 December 1990 2 years, 21 days Democratic Justice →
Democratic Liberal
20 Ro Jai-bong
노재봉
盧在鳳

(born 1936)
27 December 1990 23 May 1991 147 days Democratic Liberal
21 Chung Won-shik
정원식
鄭元植

(1928–2020)
24 May 1991 7 October 1992 1 year, 136 days Independent
22 Hyun Soong-jong
현승종
玄勝鍾

(1919–2020)
8 October 1992 24 February 1993 139 days Independent
23
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Hwang In-sung
황인성
黃寅性

(1926–2010)
25 February 1993 16 December 1993 294 days Democratic Liberal
Kim Young-sam
24 Lee Hoi-chang
이회창
李會昌

(born 1935)
17 December 1993 21 April 1994 125 days Independent
25 Lee Yung-dug
이영덕
李榮徳

(1926–2010)
22 April 1994 16 December 1994 238 days Independent
26 Lee Hong-koo
이홍구
李洪九

(born 1934)
17 December 1994 17 December 1995 1 year, 0 days Independent
27 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)
5 March 1997 2 March 1998 362 days New Korea →
Grand National
(9) Kim Jong-pil
김종필
金鍾泌

(1926–2018)
3 March 1998 12 January 2000 1 year, 315 days United Liberal Democrats
Kim Dae-jung
29 Park Tae-joon
박태준
朴泰俊

(1927–2011)
13 January 2000 18 May 2000 126 days United Liberal Democrats
Lee Hun-jai
이헌재
李憲宰

(born 1944)
Acting
19 May 2000 22 May 2000 3 days Independent
30
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Lee Han-dong
이한동
李漢東

(1934–2021)
23 May 2000 10 July 2002 2 years, 48 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
31 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)
27 February 2003 24 July 2004 1 year, 148 days Independent
Roh Moo-hyun
Lee Hun-jai
이헌재
李憲宰

(born 1944)
Acting
25 July 2004 30 July 2004 5 days Independent
32 Lee Hae-chan
이해찬
李海瓚

(born 1952)
30 July 2004 15 March 2006 1 year, 228 days Uri
Han Duck-soo
한덕수
韓悳洙

(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 6 March 2007 320 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
韓悳洙

(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
Lee Myung-bak
36 Chung Un-chan
정운찬
鄭雲燦

(born 1947)
29 September 2009 11 August 2010 316 days Independent
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 Independent
Park Geun-hye
39 Lee Wan-koo
이완구
李完九

(1950–2021)
17 February 2015 27 April 2015 69 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)
17 June 2015 11 May 2017 1 year, 328 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
42 Chung Sye-kyun
정세균
丁世均

(born 1950)
14 January 2020 16 April 2021 1 year, 92 days Democratic
Hong Nam-ki
홍남기
洪楠基

(born 1960)
Acting
16 April 2021 13 May 2021 27 days Independent
43 Kim Boo-kyum
김부겸
金富謙

(born 1958)
14 May 2021 11 May 2022 362 days Democratic
Choo Kyung-ho
추경호
秋慶鎬

(born 1960)
Acting
12 May 2022 20 May 2022 8 days People Power
Yoon Suk Yeol
(34) Han Duck-soo
한덕수
韓悳洙

(born 1949)
21 May 2022 Incumbent 1 year, 237 days Independent

Timeline

Kim Boo-kyumChung Sye-kyunLee Nak-yeonHwang Kyo-ahnLee Wan-kooJung Hong-wonKim Hwang-sikChung Un-chanHan Seung-sooHan Duck-sooHan Myeong-sookLee Hae-chanKim Suk-sooLee Han-dongPark Tae-joonGoh KunLee Soo-sungLee Hong-kooLee Yung-dugLee Hoi-changHwang In-sungHyun Soong-jongChung Won-shikRo Jai-bongKang Young-hoonLee Hyun-jaeKim Chung-yulLho Shin-yongChin Iee-chongKim Sang-hyupYoo Chang-soonNam Duck-wooShin Hyun-hwakChoi Kyu-hahKim Jong-pilChung Il-kwonChoi Tu-sonHo ChongPyon Yong-taePaik Too-chinChang Taek-sangChang MyonLee Beom-seok (prime minister)

See also

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