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Parties: DJP: Democratic Justice Party - DLP: Democratic Liberal Party (see note 4) - DP: Democratic Party (older) - DPK: Democratic Party of Korea - DRP: Democratic Republican Party - GNP: Grand National Party (see note 5) - LKP: Liberty Korea Party (see note 9) - LP: Liberal Party - MDP: Millenium Democratic Party (see note 6) - NCNP: National Congress for New Politics - NDP: New Democratic Party (see note 2) - NKP: New Korea Party (see note 5) - PPP: People Power Party (see note 10) - Saenuri: New Frontier Party (see note 8) - UD: Our Party (Uri Dang) (see note 7) - ULD: United Liberal Democrats
Heads of State |
Presidents of the Republic Syngman Rhee 31 May 1948 - 3 May 1960 (1965) LP (1) Ho Chong 3 May 1960 - 15 Jun 1960 (1988) LP (acting) Kwak Sang Hoon 15 Jun 1960 - 26 Jun 1960 (1979) (acting) Ho Chong 26 Jun 1960 - 13 Aug 1960 (1988) LP (acting) Yun Po Sun 13 Aug 1960 - 24 Mar 1962 (1990) DP, NDP (2) Chairman of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction Park Chung Hee 24 Mar 1962 - 17 Dec 1963 (1979) military Presidents of the Republic Park Chung Hee 17 Dec 1963 - 26 Oct 1979 (1979) DRP Choi Kyu Hah 26 Oct 1979 - 16 Aug 1980 (2006) DRP (acting to 6 Dec 1979) Park Choong Hoon 16 Aug 1980 - 1 Sep 1980 (2001) military (acting) Chun Doo Hwan 1 Sep 1980 - 25 Feb 1988 (2021) military, DJP (3) Roh Tae Woo 25 Feb 1988 - 25 Feb 1993 (2021) DJP, DLP (4) Kim Young Sam 25 Feb 1993 - 25 Feb 1998 (2015) DLP, NKP, GNP (5) Kim Dae Jung 25 Feb 1998 - 25 Feb 2003 (2009) NCNP, MDP (6) Roh Moo Hyun 25 Feb 2003 - 25 Feb 2008 (2009) MDP, UD (suspended 12 Mar-14 May 2004) (7) Goh Kun 12 Mar 2004 - 14 May 2004 n/p (acting for suspended Roh) Lee Myung Bak 25 Feb 2008 - 25 Feb 2013 GNP, Saenuri (8) Park Geun Hye 25 Feb 2013 - 10 Mar 2017 Saenuri (suspended from 9 Dec 2016) Hwang Kyo Ahn 9 Dec 2016 - 10 May 2017 n/p (acting [for suspended Park to 10 Mar 2017]) Moon Jae In 10 May 2017 - 10 May 2022 DPK Yoon Suk Yeol 10 May 2022 - PPP (10) |
(1) Chairman of the National Assembly to 15 Aug 1948 (proclamation of the Republic of Korea).
(2) President under the rule of the SCNR or military junta since 16 May 1961. The NDP was formed in Nov 1960 by splinters of the DP.
(3) Military ruler to 25 Feb 1981.
(4) The DLP was born on 9 Feb 1990 from the merger of Roh Tae Woo's DJP, Kim Young Sam's Reunification Democratic Party (RDP) and Kim Jong Pil's New Democratic Republican Party (NDRP).
(5) The DLP became the NKP on 6 Dec 1995 and the NKP, by merger with the (newer) Democratic Party (DP), became the GNP on 21 Nov 1997.
(6) The NCNP became the MDP (in Korean, called simply Democratic Party) on 20 Jan 2000.
(7) The UD, known as New Party for Participatory Citizens to 22 Oct 2003, was launched by splinters of MDP in Sep 2003.
(8) The GNP was renamed to Saenuri Party on 2 Feb 2012.
(9) The Saenuri Party was renamed to LKP on 13 Feb 2017.
(10) The PPP was founded on 17 Feb 2020 under the name of United Future Party (UFP, renamed to PPP on 2 Sep 2020) as the merger of four conservative parties, including the Liberty Korea Party (LKP).
Heads of Government |
Prime Ministers Lee Bum Suk 1 Aug 1948 - 21 Apr 1950 (1972) n/p Shin Sung Mo 21 Apr 1950 - 23 Nov 1950 (1960) n/p (acting) Chang Myon 23 Nov 1950 - 24 Apr 1952 (1966) LP Yi Yun Yong 24 Apr 1952 - 6 May 1952 (1975) LP (acting) Chang Taek Sang 6 May 1952 - 6 Oct 1952 (1969) LP Paik Too Chin 9 Oct 1952 - 17 Jun 1954 (1993) LP (acting to 24 Apr 1953) Pyun Yung Tai 28 Jun 1954 - 28 Nov 1954 (1969) LP Ho Chong 15 Jun 1960 - 18 Aug 1960 (1988) LP Chang Myon 18 Aug 1960 - 18 May 1961 (1966) DP Chief Cabinet Ministers Chang Do Yung 20 May 1961 - 3 Jul 1961 (2012) military Song Yo Chan 3 Jul 1961 - 16 Jun 1962 (1980) military Park Chung Hee 18 Jun 1962 - 10 Jul 1962 (1979) military Kim Hyun Chul 10 Jul 1962 - 17 Dec 1963 (1989) n/p Prime Ministers Choi Doo Sun 17 Dec 1963 - 10 May 1964 (1974) n/p Chung Il Kwon 10 May 1964 - 20 Dec 1970 (1994) n/p Paik Too Chin 20 Dec 1970 - 4 Jun 1971 (1993) DRP Kim Jong Pil 4 Jun 1971 - 19 Dec 1975 (2018) DRP Choi Kyu Hah 19 Dec 1975 - 6 Dec 1979 (2006) DRP (acting to 13 Mar 1976) Shin Hyon Hwak 12 Dec 1979 - 22 May 1980 (2007) DRP Park Choong Hoon 22 May 1980 - 2 Sep 1980 (2001) military (acting) Nam Duck Woo 2 Sep 1980 - 4 Jan 1982 (2013) DJP (acting to 22 Sep 1980) Yoo Chang Soon 4 Jan 1982 - 25 Jun 1982 (2010) DJP (acting to 23 Jan 1982) Kim Sang Hyup 25 Jun 1982 - 14 Oct 1983 (1995) DJP (acting to 21 Sep 1982) Chin Iee Chong 15 Oct 1983 - 19 Feb 1985 (1995) DJP (acting to 17 Oct 1983) Lho Shin Yong 19 Feb 1985 - 26 May 1987 (2019) DJP (acting to 16 May 1985) Lee Han Key 26 May 1987 - 14 Jul 1987 (1995) DJP (acting) Kim Chung Yul 14 Jul 1987 - 25 Feb 1988 (1992) n/p (acting to 7 Aug 1987) Lee Hyun Jae 25 Feb 1988 - 5 Dec 1988 DJP (acting to 2 Mar 1988) Kang Young Hoon 5 Dec 1988 - 27 Dec 1990 (2016) DJP, DLP (acting to 16 Dec 1988) Ro Jai Bong 27 Dec 1990 - 24 May 1991 (2024) DLP Chung Won Shik 24 May 1991 - 8 Oct 1992 (2020) n/p (acting to 8 Jul 1991) Hyun Soong Jong 8 Oct 1992 - 25 Feb 1993 (2020) n/p Hwang In Sung 25 Feb 1993 - 17 Dec 1993 (2010) DLP Lee Hoi Chang 17 Dec 1993 - 22 Apr 1994 DLP Lee Yung Duk 29 Apr 1994 - 17 Dec 1994 (2010) DLP Lee Hong Koo 17 Dec 1994 - 18 Dec 1995 DLP Lee Soo Sung 18 Dec 1995 - 4 Mar 1997 NKP Goh Kun 4 Mar 1997 - 3 Mar 1998 NKP Kim Jong Pil 3 Mar 1998 - 13 Jan 2000 (2018) ULD (acting to 17 Aug 1998) Park Tae Joon 13 Jan 2000 - 19 May 2000 (2011) ULD Lee Hun Jai 19 May 2000 - 22 May 2000 n/p (acting) Lee Han Dong 22 May 2000 - 11 Jul 2002 (2021) ULD (acting to 29 Jun 2000) Chang Sang 11 Jul 2002 - 31 Jul 2002 n/p (acting) Jeon Yun Churl 31 Jul 2002 - 9 Aug 2002 n/p (acting) Chang Dae Whan 9 Aug 2002 - 10 Sep 2002 n/p (acting) Kim Suk Soo 10 Sep 2002 - 26 Feb 2003 n/p (acting to 5 Oct 2002) Goh Kun 26 Feb 2003 - 25 May 2004 n/p Lee Hun Jai 25 May 2004 - 30 Jun 2004 n/p (acting) Lee Hai Chan 30 Jun 2004 - 14 Mar 2006 UD Han Duck Soo 14 Mar 2006 - 19 Apr 2006 n/p (acting) Han Myung Sook 19 Apr 2006 - 7 Mar 2007 UD Kwon O Kyu 7 Mar 2007 - 2 Apr 2007 n/p (acting) Han Duck Soo 2 Apr 2007 - 29 Feb 2008 n/p Han Seung Soo 29 Feb 2008 - 29 Sep 2009 GNP Chung Un Chan 29 Sep 2009 - 11 Aug 2010 GNP Yoon Jeung Hyun 11 Aug 2010 - 1 Oct 2010 GNP (acting) Kim Hwang Sik 1 Oct 2010 - 26 Feb 2013 n/p Chung Hong Won 26 Feb 2013 - 17 Feb 2015 Saenuri Lee Wan Koo 17 Feb 2015 - 18 Jun 2015 (2021) Saenuri Hwang Kyo Ahn 18 Jun 2015 - 11 May 2017 n/p Yoo Il Ho 11 May 2017 - 31 May 2017 LKP (acting) Lee Nak Yon 31 May 2017 - 14 Jan 2020 DPK Chung Sye Kyun 14 Jan 2020 - 16 Apr 2021 DPK Hong Nam Ki 16 Apr 2021 - 14 May 2021 n/p (acting) Kim Boo Kyum 14 May 2021 - 12 May 2022 DPK Choo Kyung Ho 12 May 2022 - 21 May 2022 PPP (acting) Han Duck Soo 21 May 2022 - n/p |
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