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from the First Republic to the Sixth Republic.

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Chang Myon Chang Myon (hangul: 장면; hanja: 張勉; August28, 1899June4, 1966) was a South Korean statesman, educator, diplomat, journalist and social activist as well as a Roman Catholic youth activist. He was the only prime minister of the parliament ...

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Ho Chong Ho Chong, Huh Chung, or Heo Jeong (; April 8, 1896September 18, 1988) was a South Korean politician and Korean independence activist, who served as the sixth Prime Minister of South Korea during the country's Second Republic. In 1960, he was ...

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Choi Tu-son Choi Tu-son (1 November 1894 – 9 September 1974) was a South Korean politician who served as the 7th Prime Minister of South Korea from 17 December 1963 to 9 May 1964. References Prime Ministers of South Korea 20th-century South Korea ...

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Choi Kyu-hah Choi Kyu-hah (; ; July 16, 1919 – October 22, 2006), also spelled Choi Kyu-ha or Choi Gyu-ha, was a South Korean politician who served as the fourth president of South Korea from 1979 to 1980. Early life Choi was born in Wonju-myeon, Wo ...

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Nam Duck-woo Nam Duck-woo (22 April 1924 – 18 May 2013) was the 12th Prime Minister of South Korea from 1980 to 1982. Nam received his PhD in economics from Oklahoma State University. He served as finance minister from 1969 to 1974 under the Presidency of ...

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Kim Sang-hyup Kim Sang-hyup (; April 20, 1920 – February 21, 1995) was a South Korean politician, political scientist, and scholar who served as the 14th Prime Minister of South Korea, Minister of Education, president of the Korean Red Cross, and preside ...

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Chin Iee-chong Chin Iee-chong (; 13 December 1921 – 11 May 1995) was a South Korean politician who served as Prime Minister of South Korea and Member of Opposition in National assembly of South Korea in 1971 and again in 1973. He was the founder of Borinara ...

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Lho Shin-yong Lho Shin-yong (Korean: 노신영, 28 February 1930 – 21 October 2019) was a South Korean politician, diplomat and intelligence chief, who served as the 18th Prime Minister, the 18th Foreign Minister A foreign affairs minister or minister o ...

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Lee Hyun-jae Lee Hyun Jae (born December 20, 1929) is a former South Korean politician. He served from March to December 1988 as the 18th prime minister of South Korea. He is the chairman of the Ho-Am Prize The ''Ho-Am Prize'' (호암상, 湖岩賞, lite ...

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Kang Young-hoon Kang Young-Hoon (Korean: 강영훈, 30 May 1922 – 10 May 2016) was a South Korean politician who served as the second prime minister of the sixth South Korean republic, from 16 December 1988 until 27 December 1990. Beginning his career in th ...

" fontsize:10 bar:RoJB from: 23/01/1991 till: 23/05/1991 color:red text:" Ro Jai-bong" fontsize:10 bar:ChungWS from: 08/07/1991 till: 07/10/1992 color:ind text:" Chung Won-shik" fontsize:10 bar:HyunSJ from: 08/10/1992 till: 24/02/1993 color:ind text:" Hyun Soong-jong" fontsize:10 bar:HwangIS from: 25/02/1993 till: 16/12/1993 color:red text:" Hwang In-sung" fontsize:10 bar:LeeHC1 from: 17/12/1993 till: 21/04/1994 color:ind text:" Lee Hoi-chang" fontsize:10 bar:LeeYD from: 29/04/1994 till: 16/12/1994 color:ind text:" Lee Yung-dug" fontsize:10 bar:LeeHK from: 17/12/1994 till: 17/12/1995 color:ind text:" Lee Hong-koo" fontsize:10 bar:LeeSS from: 18/12/1995 till: 04/03/1997 color:red text:"

Lee Soo-sung Lee Soo-sung (born March 10, 1939) is a South Korean politician and legal scholar. He was the 27th Prime Minister of South Korea from December 18, 1995 to March 4, 1997. Prior to becoming prime minister, he was president of Seoul National Univ ...

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Goh Kun 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. Career Goh was a Minister of Parliament during the 1980s, before b ...

" fontsize:10 bar:ParkTJ from: 13/01/2000 till: 18/05/2000 color:red text:" Park Tae-joon" fontsize:10 bar:LeeHD from: 29/06/2000 till: 10/07/2002 color:red text:" Lee Han-dong" fontsize:10 bar:KimSS from: 05/10/2002 till: 26/02/2003 color:ind text:" Kim Suk-soo" fontsize:10 bar:LeeHC2 from: 30/07/2004 till: 15/03/2006 color:oceanblue text:" Lee Hae-chan" fontsize:10 bar:HanMS from: 20/04/2006 till: 07/03/2007 color:oceanblue text:" Han Myeong-sook" fontsize:10 bar:HanDS from: 03/04/2007 till: 29/02/2008 color:ind from: 21/05/2022 till: 22/09/2022 color:ind text:"

Han Duck-soo Han Duck-soo (; born 18 June 1949) is a South Korean politician serving as the 44th and current Prime Minister of South Korea since May 2022. Han is the fifth person to serve as the prime minister twice having served as the 38th Prime Minister ...

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Chung Un-chan Chung Un-chan (born March 21, 1947 in Gongju, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea) is a South Korean politician who was the Prime Minister of South Korea (2009–2010). He was a professor of Seoul National University from 1978 to 2009, servin ...

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Kim Hwang-sik Kim Hwang-sik (; born 9 August 1948) is a South Korean lawyer and politician who was the country's Prime Minister from October 2010 to February 2013 under President Lee Myung-bak. He was the former Chairperson of the Board of Audit and Inspect ...

" fontsize:10 bar:ChungHW from: 26/02/2013 till: 16/02/2015 color:ind text:" Chung Hong-won" fontsize:10 bar:LeeWK from: 17/02/2015 till: 27/04/2015 color:red text:" Lee Wan-koo" fontsize:10 bar:HwangKA from: 18/06/2015 till: 11/05/2017 color:ind text:" Hwang Kyo-ahn" fontsize:10 bar:LeeNY from: 31/05/2017 till: 14/01/2020 color:oceanblue text:" Lee Nak-yeon" fontsize:10 bar:ChungSK from: 14/01/2020 till: 16/04/2021 color:oceanblue text:"

Chung Sye-kyun Chung Sye-kyun () is a South Korean politician who has served as Speaker of the National Assembly from 2016 to 2018 and Prime Minister of South Korea from 2020 to 2021. He was previously leader of the main opposition Democratic Party between ...

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Kim Boo-kyum Kim Boo-kyum (; born 21 January 1958) is a South Korean activist and politician, who has served as the Prime Minister of South Korea from 2021 to 2022. He was the former Minister of Interior and Safety from 2017 to 2019. A member of the Democ ...

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