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The deputy prime minister of the Republic of Korea is a senior member of the Cabinet of South Korea that serves as the deputy to the prime minister of South Korea. The senior deputy prime minister acts for the prime minister in the event of an impeachment.[1] Choi Sang-mok and Lee Ju-ho currently serve as deputy prime ministers. Choi also serves as the acting prime minister and the acting president of South Korea.[2]
| Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea | |
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since 29 December 2023 (Choi) 7 November 2022 (Lee) | |
| Executive branch of the Government of South Korea | |
| Style | Mr/Madam Deputy Prime Minister (informal) His/Her Excellency (diplomatic) |
| Member of | State Council |
| Reports to | Prime Minister |
| Residence | None |
| Seat | Seoul, South Korea |
| Appointer | President |
| Term length | No term limit |
| Inaugural holder | Kim Yoo-taek |
| Formation | 17 December 1963 |
| Succession | Prime Minister |
| Website | (in English) pmo.go.kr/ (in Korean) pmo.go.kr/ |
| Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| Hangul | 부총리 |
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| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Buchongni |
| McCune–Reischauer | Puch'ongni |
List of deputy prime ministers
edit| Name | Term of office | Portfolio | President | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| Kim Yoo-taek | 17 December 1963 | 11 May 1964 | 146 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Park Chung-hee |
| Chang Ki-young | 11 May 1964 | 3 October 1967 | 3 years, 145 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | |
| Park Choong-hoon | 3 October 1967 | 3 June 1969 | 1 year, 243 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | |
| Kim Hak-ryul | 3 June 1969 | 4 January 1972 | 2 years, 215 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | |
| Tae Wan-seon | 4 January 1972 | 18 September 1974 | 2 years, 257 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | |
| Nam Duck-woo | 18 September 1974 | 22 December 1978 | 4 years, 95 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | |
| Shin Hyun-hwak | 22 December 1978 | 13 December 1979 | 356 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | |
| Lee Han-bin | 13 December 1979 | 22 May 1980 | 161 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Choi Kyu-hah |
| Kim Won-ki | 22 May 1980 | 2 September 1980 | 103 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | |
| Shin Byung-hyun | 2 September 1980 | 4 January 1982 | 1 year, 124 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Chun Doo-hwan |
| Kim Jun-seong | 4 January 1982 | 7 July 1983 | 1 year, 184 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | |
| Seo Seok-jun | 7 July 1983 | 7 October 1983 | 92 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | |
| Shin Byung-hyun | 15 October 1983 | 8 January 1986 | 2 years, 85 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | |
| Kim Man-je | 8 January 1986 | 26 May 1987 | 1 year, 138 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | |
| Chung In-yong | 26 May 1987 | 24 February 1988 | 274 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | |
| Rha Woong-bae | 25 February 1988 | 5 December 1988 | 284 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Roh Tae-woo |
| Cho Soon | 5 December 1988 | 17 March 1990 | 1 year, 102 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | |
| Lee Seung-yoon | 17 March 1990 | 18 February 1991 | 338 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | |
| Choi Ho-joong | 27 December 1990 | 25 June 1992 | 1 year, 181 days | Minister of Unification | |
| Choi Gak-kyu | 18 February 1991 | 25 February 1993 | 2 years, 7 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | |
| Choi Yong-chol | 25 June 1992 | 25 February 1993 | 245 days | Minister of Unification | |
| Lee Kyung-sik | 25 February 1993 | 21 December 1993 | 299 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Kim Young-sam |
| Han Wan-sang | 25 February 1993 | 22 December 1993 | 300 days | Minister of Unification | |
| Chung Jae-seok | 21 December 1993 | 4 October 1994 | 287 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | |
| Lee Yung-dug | 22 December 1993 | 30 April 1994 | 129 days | Minister of Unification | |
| Lee Hong-koo | 30 April 1994 | 17 December 1994 | 231 days | Minister of Unification | |
| Hong Jae-hyung | 4 October 1994 | 20 December 1995 | 1 year, 77 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board (until 23 Dec. 1994) Minister of Finance and Economy (from 23 Dec. 1994) | |
| Kim Duck | 24 December 1994 | 22 February 1995 | 60 days | Minister of Unification | |
| Rha Woong-bae | 22 February 1995 | 8 August 1996 | 1 year, 168 days | Minister of Unification (until 21 Dec. 1995) Minister of Finance and Economy (from 21 Dec. 1995) | |
| Kwon Oh-kee | 21 December 1995 | 2 March 1998 | 2 years, 71 days | Minister of Unification | |
| Han Seung-soo | 8 August 1996 | 5 March 1997 | 209 days | Minister of Finance and Economy | |
| Kang Kyeoung-sik | 5 March 1997 | 19 November 1997 | 259 days | Minister of Finance and Economy | |
| Lim Chang-yeol | 19 November 1997 | 5 March 1998 | 106 days | Minister of Finance and Economy | |
| Office not in use (1998–2001) | Kim Dae-jung | ||||
| Jin Nyum | 29 January 2001 | 15 April 2002 | 1 year, 76 days | Minister of Finance and Economy | |
| Han Wan-sang | 29 January 2001 | 29 January 2002 | 1 year, 0 days | Minister of Education and Human Resources | |
| Lee Sang-joo | 29 January 2002 | 6 March 2003 | 1 year, 36 days | Minister of Education and Human Resources | |
| Jeon Yun-Churl | 15 April 2002 | 27 February 2003 | 318 days | Minister of Finance and Economy | |
| Kim Jin-pyo | 27 February 2003 | 10 February 2004 | 348 days | Minister of Finance and Economy | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Yoon Deok-hong | 7 March 2003 | 24 December 2003 | 292 days | Minister of Education and Human Resources | |
| Ahn Byung-young | 24 December 2003 | 5 January 2005 | 1 year, 12 days | Minister of Education and Human Resources | |
| Lee Hun-jai | 10 February 2004 | 7 March 2005 | 1 year, 25 days | Minister of Finance and Economy | |
| Oh Myung | 18 October 2004 | 10 February 2006 | 1 year, 115 days | Minister of Science and Technology | |
| Lee Ki-jun | 5 January 2005 | 11 January 2005 | 6 days | Minister of Education and Human Resources | |
| Kim Jin-pyo | 28 January 2005 | 21 July 2006 | 1 year, 174 days | Minister of Education and Human Resources | |
| Han Duck-soo | 14 March 2005 | 18 July 2006 | 1 year, 126 days | Minister of Finance and Economy | |
| Kim Woo-sik | 10 February 2006 | 29 February 2008 | 2 years, 19 days | Minister of Science and Technology | |
| Kwon O-kyu | 18 July 2006 | 29 February 2008 | 1 year, 226 days | Minister of Finance and Economy | |
| Kim Byong-joon | 21 July 2006 | 9 August 2006 | 19 days | Minister of Education and Human Resources | |
| Kim Shin-il | 20 September 2006 | 6 February 2008 | 1 year, 139 days | Minister of Education and Human Resources | |
| Office not in use (2008–2013) | Lee Myung-bak | ||||
| Hyun Oh-seok | 22 March 2013 | 15 July 2014 | 1 year, 115 days | Minister of Economy and Finance | Park Geun-hye |
| Choi Kyoung-hwan | 15 July 2014 | 12 January 2016 | 1 year, 181 days | Minister of Economy and Finance | |
| Hwang Woo-yea | 19 November 2014 | 12 January 2016 | 1 year, 54 days | Minister of Education | |
| Yoo Il-ho | 13 January 2016 | 9 June 2017 | 1 year, 147 days | Minister of Economy and Finance | |
| Lee Joon-sik | 13 January 2016 | 4 July 2017 | 1 year, 172 days | Minister of Education | |
| Kim Dong-yeon | 9 June 2017 | 10 December 2018 | 1 year, 184 days | Minister of Economy and Finance | Moon Jae-in |
| Kim Sang-gon | 4 July 2017 | 2 October 2018 | 1 year, 90 days | Minister of Education | |
| Yoo Eun-hae | 2 October 2018 | 9 May 2022 | 3 years, 219 days | Minister of Education | |
| Hong Nam-ki | 10 December 2018 | 9 May 2022 | 3 years, 150 days | Minister of Economy and Finance | |
| Choo Kyung-ho | 10 May 2022 | 28 December 2023 | 1 year, 232 days | Minister of Economy and Finance | Yoon Suk-yeol |
| Park Soon-ae | 4 July 2022 | 9 August 2022 | 36 days | Minister of Education | |
| Lee Ju-ho | 7 November 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 64 days | Minister of Education | |
| Choi Sang-mok | 29 December 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 12 days | Minister of Economy and Finance | |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Ji-hyoung, Son (2024-12-14). "How powerful will South Korea's acting president be?". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2025-01-10.
- ^ Koh, Ewe; Mackenzie, Jean (27 December 2024). "South Korea votes to impeach acting president Han Duck-soo". BBC News. Retrieved 27 December 2024.