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The President is head of state of South Korea.

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List of heads of government of the Republic of Korea


# English name Name Term Prime Minster Political party

Presidents of the Provisional Government1

1 Syngman Rhee 이승만 1919–1925
2 Park Eunsik 박은식 1925
3 Yi Sang-ryong 이상룡 1925–1926
4 Hong Jin2 홍진 1926
5 Yi Dong-nyung 이동녕 1926–1927
6 Kim Gu 김구 1927–1948

Chairmen of the Interim Legislative Assembly

1 Kim Kyusik 김규식 1946–1948
2 Syngman Rhee 이승만 1948

Speaker of the Constituent Assembly

1 Syngman Rhee 이승만 1948

Presidents of the Republic of Korea

1 Syngman Rhee 이승만 1948.08.15.–1952.08.15. Liberal Party 자유당
2 Syngman Rhee 이승만 1952.08.15.–1956.08.15. Liberal Party 자유당
3 Syngman Rhee 이승만 1956.08.15.–1960.04.26. Liberal Party 자유당
4 Yun Po Sun3 윤보선 1960.08.12.–1962.03.22. Democratic Party 민주당
5 Park Chung Hee 박정희 1963.12.17.–1967.07.01. Democratic Republican Party
6 Park Chung Hee 박정희 1967.07.01.–1971.07.01. Democratic Republican Party
7 Park Chung Hee 박정희 1971.07.01.–1972.12.28. Democratic Republican Party
8 Park Chung Hee 박정희 1972.12.28.–1978.12.28. Democratic Republican Party
9 Park Chung Hee 박정희 1978.12.28.–1979.10.26. Democratic Republican Party
10 Choi Kyu-ha 최규하 1979.12.08.–1980.08.16. Democratic Republican Party
11 Chun Doo-hwan 전두환 1980.09.01.–1981.03.03. Democratic Justice Party
12 Chun Doo-hwan 전두환 1981.03.03.–1988.02.25. Democratic Justice Party
13 Roh Tae-woo 노태우 1988.02.25.–1993.02.25. Democratic Justice Party
14 Kim Young-sam 김영삼 1993.02.25.–1998.02.25. Goh Kun 고건 Democratic Liberal Party
15 Kim Dae-jung 김대중 1998.02.25.–2003.02.25. Millennium Democratic Party 새천년민주당
16 Roh Moo-hyun4 노무현 2003.02.25.–present Goh Kun 고건 Millennium Democratic Party, Uri Party 새천년민주당, 열린우리당

Notes

  1. The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea was a government in exile based in Shanghai, China. Although the current South Korean government insists on being its successor to assert legitimacy, the government was not internationally recognized.
  2. Hong Jin is also known as Hong Myun-hui (홍면희).
  3. From 1961 to 1963, Park Chung-hee held the real power as chairman of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction.
  4. From March 12 to May 14, 2004, Prime Minister Goh Kun (고건) was the acting president)

See also

External links

Lists of office-holders | Presidents of South Korea | Government of South Korea

Präsident der Republik Korea | Liste des présidents de Corée du Sud | 대한민국의 대통령 | Presiden Korea Selatan | Lijst van presidenten van de Republiek Korea | 大統領 (大韓民国) | Liste over sørkoreanske presidenter | Prezydenci Korei Południowej | Presidente da Coréia do Sul | Президент Южной Кореи | Danh sách Tổng thống Hàn Quốc | 韓國總統

 

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