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Park Geun-hye (Korean: 박근혜; Hanja: 朴槿惠; RR: Bak Geun(-)hye; often in English ; born 2 February 1952) is a former South Korean politician who served as President of South Korea from ...
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Park Chung-hee (Korean: 박정희, 14 November 1917 – 26 October 1979) was a South Korean politician and army general who served as President of South Korea from 1961 until his assassination in 1979; ruling ...
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Moon Jae-in (Korean: 문재인; Hanja: 文在寅; born January 24, 1953) is the current president of South Korea, having taken office in 2017. He previously served as chief of staff to then-president Roh ...
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Lee Myung-bak (Korean: 이명박; Hanja: 李明博; ; born 19 December 1941) is a former South Korean politician, businessman, and convicted felon who served as President of South Korea from 2008 to 2013 ...
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Kim Dae-jung (Korean: 김대중; Hanja: 金大中; 6 January 1924 – 18 August 2009), was a South Korean politician and statesman who served as President of South Korea from 1998 to 2003. He was a ...
South Korean politician and prosecutor (born 1957)
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Hwang Kyo-ahn (Korean: 황교안; Hanja: 黃敎安; RR: Hwang Gyo-an; born 15 April 1957) is a Korean politician and prosecutor who served as the 40th Prime Minister of South Korea from 18 June ...
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Chun Doo-hwan (Korean: 전두환; Hanja: 全斗煥; or 6 March 1931 – 23 November 2021) was a South Korean politician and army general who served as the fifth president of South Korea from 1980 to 1988 ...
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Roh Moo-hyun (Korean: 노무현; Hanja: 盧武鉉; RR: No Muhyeon; ) (1 September 1946 – 23 May 2009) was a South Korean politician who served as President of South Korea (2003–2008). Roh's pr ...
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Kim Young-sam (Korean: 김영삼; Hanja: 金泳三; or 20 December 1927 – 22 November 2015) was a South Korean politician and democratic activist, who served as President of South Korea from 1993 to 1998 ...
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Yun Posun (Korean: 윤보선; Hanja: 尹潽善; or August 26, 1897 – July 18, 1990) was a South Korean politician and Korean independence activist, who served as President of South Korea from 1960 to 1962 ...
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Roh Tae-woo (Korean: 노태우; Hanja: 盧泰愚; born 4 December 1932 – 26 October 2021) was a South Korean politician and army general who served as President of South Korea from 1988 to 1993. He was ...
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Syngman Rhee (Korean: 리승만, Lunisolar calendar March 26 , 1875 – July 19, 1965) was a South Korean politician, the first and the last Head of State of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea ...
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Yoon Seok-youl (Korean: 윤석열; Hanja: 尹錫悅; RR: Yun Seok-yeol, born on February 3, 1961) is a lawyer and a former Prosecutor General of South Korea.
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Syngman Rhee (Korean: 이승만, 26 March 1875 – 19 July 1965) was a South Korean politician and leader who was the founder and served as the first President of South Korea, from 1948 to 1960. Rhee was also ...
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Heo Jeong (Korean: 허정; Hanja: 許政; April 8, 1896 – September 18, 1988) was a South Korean politician and Korean independence activist, who served as the sixth Prime Minister of South Korea ...
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Choi Kyu-hah (Korean: 최규하; Hanja: 崔圭夏; or July 16, 1919 – October 22, 2006), also spelled Choi Kyu-ha or Choi Gyu-ha, was President of South Korea between 1979 and 1980.
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Goh Kun (Hangul: 고건, Hanja: 高建, born January 2, 1938) is a South Korean politician, the former Prime Minister of South Korea and former Acting President of South Korea.
Head of state and of government of the Republic of Korea
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The president of the Republic of Korea (Korean: 대한민국 대통령; Hanja: 大韓民國大統領; RR: Daehanminguk daetongnyeong), also known as the president of Korea (Korean: 한국 대통령), is both the head ...
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Baek Nak-jun (Korean: 백낙준; Hanja: 白樂濬; March 9, 1895 – January 13, 1985) was a South Korean politician, who was an acting president for a brief time during the Second Korean Republic ...