The Chwaŭijŏng (), also known as the Left State Councilor or Second State Councilor, was a member of the

State Council of Joseon The State Council of Joseon or Uijeongbu was the highest organ of government under the Joseon Dynasty of Korea. It was led by three officials known as the High State Councillors. The Councilors were entrusted to deliberate over key problems of s ...

. The Chwaŭijŏng was subordinate in rank only to the

Yŏngŭijŏng The Yŏngŭijŏng () or Chief State Councilor was a member of the State Council of Joseon and the highest government position in the Joseon period of Korean history. The Yŏngŭijŏng held roles similar to a modern-day prime minister of a presi ...

, the highest-ranking official of the Joseon government, during the

Joseon Joseon ( ; ; also romanized as ''Chosun''), officially Great Joseon (), was a dynastic kingdom of Korea that existed for 505 years. It was founded by Taejo of Joseon in July 1392 and replaced by the Korean Empire in October 1897. The kingdom w ...

period of

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(1392–1910). Only one official was appointed to the position and was variously referred to as ''Chwasang'', ''Chwajŏngsŭng'', ''Chwagyu'', ''Chwahap'', or ''Chwadae''. Since its foundation, the Joseon dynasty, which had succeeded to the state apparatus of the

Goryeo Goryeo (; ) was a Korean state founded in 918, during a time of national division called the Later Three Kingdoms period, that unified and ruled the Korea, Korean Peninsula until the establishment of Joseon in 1392. Goryeo achieved what has b ...

period (918–1392), had been adjusting its government organization. In 1400, the second year after King Jeongjong came to the throne, he renamed the , the highest organ in charge of the state affairs of Goryeo, to "State Council" and created posts Chwaŭijŏng, Uŭijŏng (Third State Councilor), and

(Chief State Councilor). The three officials were collectively referred to as the ''Chŏngsŭng'' () or the ''Samuijeong'' ('three high councilors').

List of Chwaŭijŏng

References

* *{{cite book, title=The Origin of the Roman Catholic Church in Korea , publisher=The Hermit Kingdom Press , author=Choi, Jai-Keun, date=2006, isbn=1-59689-064-9 Government of Joseon