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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 parliamenta ...

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Chang Taek-sang Chang Taek-sang or Jang Taek-sang (October 22, 1893 – August 1, 1969) was a Korean Independence activist and South Korean policeman and politician. He was the third prime minister of South Korea and 1st Minister of Foreign Affairs.Yahu! Baekg ...

" fontsize:10 bar:PaikTC from: 24/04/1953 till: 17/06/1954 color:ind from: 21/12/1970 till: 03/06/1971 color:red text:" Paik Too-chin" fontsize:10 bar:PyonYT from: 27/06/1954 till: 28/11/1954 color:ind text:" Pyon Yong-tae" fontsize:10 bar:HoC from: 15/06/1960 till: 18/08/1960 color:ind text:"

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 an ...

" fontsize:10 bar:ChoiTS from: 17/12/1963 till: 09/05/1964 color:ind text:" Choi Tu-son" fontsize:10 bar:ChungIK from: 10/05/1964 till: 20/12/1970 color:ind text:" Chung Il-kwon" fontsize:10 bar:KimJP from: 04/06/1971 till: 18/12/1975 color:red from: 18/08/1998 till: 12/01/2000 color:red text:"

Kim Jong-pil Kim Jong-pil (; ; January 7, 1926 – June 23, 2018), also known colloquially as JP, was a South Korean politician and the founder/first director of the Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA, now the National Intelligence Service). He s ...

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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, Wonj ...

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Shin Hyun-hwak Shin Hyun-hwak (; October 29, 1920 – April 26, 2007) was Prime Minister of South Korea from December 13, 1979 to May 21, 1980, representing the Democratic Republican Party. Early life and career Shin was born in Chilgok-gun, North Gyeongsa ...

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Yoo Chang-soon Yoo Chang-soon (6 August 1918 – 2 June 2010) was the Prime Minister of South Korea from 4 January 1982 to 24 June 1982. Yoo was born in Anju, South Pyongan, a city located in present-day North Korea, and attended the Pyongyang Commercial Sc ...

" fontsize:10 bar:KimSH from: 21/09/1982 till: 14/10/1983 color:ind text:" Kim Sang-hyup" fontsize:10 bar:ChinIC from: 17/10/1983 till: 18/02/1985 color:red text:" Chin Iee-chong" fontsize:10 bar:LhoSY from: 16/05/1985 till: 25/05/1987 color:red text:"

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 and the 12th Director of the Agency of Nati ...

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Kim Chung-yul Kim Chung-yul (, 29 September 1917 – 7 September 1992) was the South Korean Air Force officer who served as Prime Minister of South Korea from July 1987 to February 1988. Personal life He was born on 29 September 1917. He was South Korean ...

" fontsize:10 bar:LeeHJ from: 02/03/1988 till: 04/12/1988 color:ind text:" Lee Hyun-jae" fontsize:10 bar:KangYH from: 16/12/1988 till: 26/12/1990 color:red text:" Kang Young-hoon" fontsize:10 bar:RoJB from: 23/01/1991 till: 23/05/1991 color:red text:"

Ro Jai-bong Ro Jai-bong (born February 8, 1936) is a South Korean politician. He served from December 1990 to May 1991 as the 22nd prime minister of South Korea The prime minister of the Republic of Korea (PMOTROK or PMOSK; ) is the deputy head of gover ...

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Chung Won-shik Chung Won-shik (5 August 1928 – 12 April 2020) was a South Korean politician, educator, soldier, and author. He was the 21st Prime Minister of South Korea. Life From 1951 to 1955, Chung served as an officer in the South Korean Army. Followi ...

" 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 Hwang In-sung (January 9, 1926, Muju, North Jeolla – October 11, 2010, Seoul) was a South Korean soldier and politician who served as the 25th Prime Minister. Born in the 4th Military Academy, he was appointed as a Major General in 1968. Afte ...

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Lee Hoi-chang Lee Hoi-chang (; born June 2, 1935) is a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as the 26th Prime Minister of South Korea from 1993 to 1994. He was a presidential candidate in the 15th, 16th and 17th presidential elections of South K ...

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Lee Yung-dug Lee Yeong-duk (March 6, 1926 – February 6, 2010) was a South Korean politician. He served as Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive bran ...

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Lee Hong-koo Lee Hong-Koo (born May 9, 1934; Hangul: 이홍구; Hanja: 李洪九) is a former Korean academic, politician, and think tank leader who served as a former Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, former South Korean Ambassador to the United King ...

" fontsize:10 bar:LeeSS from: 18/12/1995 till: 04/03/1997 color:red text:" Lee Soo-sung" fontsize:10 bar:GohK from: 04/03/1997 till: 02/03/1998 color:red from: 27/02/2003 till: 24/07/2004 color:ind text:"

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 be ...

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Park Tae-joon Park Tae-joon (September 29, 1927 – December 13, 2011) was a South Korean business tycoon, war hero, political leader, and philanthropist. His most renowned accomplishment includes founding of POSCO and growing it into one of the world's larg ...

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Lee Han-dong Lee Han-dong (5 December 1934 – 8 May 2021) was a South Korean politician. He served from May 2000 to July 2002 as the 33rd prime minister of South Korea The prime minister of the Republic of Korea (PMOTROK or PMOSK; ) is the deputy head ...

" 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 Lee Hae-chan (born 10 July 1952) is a South Korean politician who served as Leader of the Democratic Party of Korea from 2018 to 2020. He also served as Prime Minister of South Korea from 2004 to 2006. He served as Member of the National As ...

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Han Myeong-sook Han Myeong-sook (born March 24, 1944; ko, 한명숙 ) was the Prime Minister of South Korea from April 2006 to March 2007. She is South Korea's first female prime minister (second female prime minister overall if the acting premiership of Chan ...

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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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Han Seung-soo Han Seung-soo (born 28 December 1936) is a South Korean politician and diplomat. He served as Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea from 29 February 2008 to 28 September 2009. He was the United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's Specia ...

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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 Lee Wan-koo (; 16 July 1950 – 14 October 2021) was a South Korean politician who briefly served as Prime Minister in 2015. Biography Lee was born in 1950 in , Cheongyang, South Chungcheong Province. After graduating from Sungkyunkwan Uni ...

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Hwang Kyo-ahn Hwang Kyo-ahn (; born 15 April 1957) is a South Korean politician and prosecutor who served as acting president of South Korea from 9 December 2016 to 10 May 2017 and the 40th prime minister of South Korea from 18 June 2015 to 11 May 2017. Hwa ...

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Lee Nak-yeon Lee Nak-yon (; born 20 December 1952), also known as Lee Nak-yeon, is a South Korean politician who served as the 41st Prime Minister of South Korea from 2017 to 2020. A member of the Democratic Party of Korea, he is the longest-serving prime ...

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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 2 ...

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