Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (South Korea)
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | |
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대한민국 합동참모의장 | |
![]() Insignia of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | |
Joint Chiefs of Staff | |
Type | Highest-ranking military officer |
Member of | Joint Chiefs of Staff |
Reports to | |
Appointer | President of South Korea |
Formation | 17 February 1954 |
First holder | General Lee Hyong-kon |
Website | www |
The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Korean: 대한민국 합동참모의장; Hanja: 大韓民國合同參謀議長; RR: Daehanminguk habdongchammouijang) is the highest-ranking and most senior military officer in the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.
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Previous Chairmen have been:[1]
Chairman of the Combined Chiefs of Staff[]
No. | Portrait | Chairman of the Combined Chiefs of Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Republic |
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1 | (1920–2002) | General17 February 1954 | 27 June 1956 | 2 years, 131 days | ![]() Army | 1st Republic | |
2 | Jeong Il-Gwon (1917–1994) | General27 June 1956 | 18 May 1957 | 325 days | ![]() Army | 1st Republic | |
3 | (1921–2011) | Lieutenant General18 May 1957 | 26 February 1959 | 1 year, 284 days | ![]() Army | 1st Republic | |
4 | Paik Sun-yup (1920–2020) | General26 February 1959 | 31 May 1960 | 1 year, 95 days | ![]() Army | 1st Republic | |
(3) | (1921–2011) Acting | Lieutenant General31 May 1960 | 29 August 1960 | 90 days | ![]() Army | 2nd Republic | |
5 | (1921–2006) | Lieutenant General29 August 1960 | 8 October 1960 | 40 days | ![]() Army | 2nd Republic | |
6 | Kim Jong-oh (1921–1966) | General8 October 1960 | 6 June 1961 | 241 days | ![]() Army | 2nd Republic |
Director of the Joint Staff[]
No. | Portrait | Director of the Joint Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | Republic |
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7 | Kim Jong-oh (1921–1966) | General6 June 1961 | 1 June 1963 | 1 year, 360 days | ![]() Army | 2nd Republic |
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff[]
No. | Portrait | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Defence branch | President |
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8 | Kim Jong-oh (1921–1966) | General1 June 1963 | 10 April 1965 | 1 year, 313 days | ![]() Army | Park Chung-hee | |
9 | (1924–1996) | General10 April 1965 | 10 April 1967 | 2 years, 9 days | ![]() Army | Park Chung-hee | |
10 | Im Chung-sik (1922–1974) | General10 April 1967 | 5 August 1968 | 1 year, 117 days | ![]() Army | Park Chung-hee | |
11 | (1922–2006) | General7 August 1968 | 6 August 1970 | 1 year, 364 days | ![]() Army | Park Chung-hee | |
12 | (1925–1978) | General6 August 1970 | 2 June 1972 | 1 year, 301 days | ![]() Army | Park Chung-hee | |
13 | (1922–1996) | General2 June 1972 | 28 February 1975 | 2 years, 271 days | ![]() Army | Park Chung-hee | |
14 | (1926–2019) | General28 February 1975 | 29 December 1975 | 2 years, 304 days | ![]() Army | Park Chung-hee | |
15 | (born 1923) | General29 December 1975 | 15 December 1979 | 1 year, 351 days | ![]() Army | Park Chung-hee Choi Kyu-hah | |
16 | Lew Byong-hyun (1924–2020) | General15 December 1979 | 15 May 1981 | 1 year, 151 days | ![]() Army | Choi Kyu-hah Chun Doo-hwan | |
17 | (1926–2017) | General15 May 1981 | 21 May 1982 | 1 year, 6 days | ![]() Army | Chun Doo-hwan | |
18 | Kim Yoon-ho (1930–2013) | General21 May 1982 | 3 June 1983 | 1 year, 13 days | ![]() Army | Chun Doo-hwan | |
19 | (1931–2019) | General3 June 1983 | 3 June 1985 | 2 years, 0 days | ![]() Army | Chun Doo-hwan | |
20 | (born 1928) | General3 June 1985 | 9 July 1986 | 1 year, 36 days | ![]() Army | Chun Doo-hwan | |
21 | (1930–2017) | General9 July 1986 | 30 December 1987 | 1 year, 174 days | ![]() Army | Chun Doo-hwan | |
22 | (born 1934) | General30 December 1987 | 14 April 1989 | 1 year, 105 days | ![]() Army | Chun Doo-hwan Roh Tae-woo | |
23 | (1933–2003) | General14 April 1989 | 7 December 1991 | 2 years, 237 days | ![]() Army | Roh Tae-woo | |
24 | (born 1937) | General7 December 1991 | 29 May 1993 | 1 year, 173 days | ![]() Army | Roh Tae-woo Kim Young-sam | |
25 | (1937–2020) | General29 May 1993 | 24 December 1994 | 1 year, 209 days | ![]() Air Force | Kim Young-sam | |
26 | (born 1938) | General24 December 1994 | 18 October 1996 | 1 year, 299 days | ![]() Army | Kim Young-sam | |
27 | (born 1940) | General18 October 1996 | 26 March 1998 | 1 year, 159 days | ![]() Army | Kim Young-sam Kim Dae-jung | |
28 | (born 1941) | General26 March 1998 | 26 October 1999 | 1 year, 214 days | ![]() Army | Kim Dae-jung | |
29 | (born 1940) | General26 October 1999 | 8 October 2001 | 1 year, 347 days | ![]() Army | Kim Dae-jung | |
30 | (born 1944) | General8 October 2001 | 7 April 2003 | 1 year, 181 days | ![]() Army | Kim Dae-jung Roh Moo-hyun | |
31 | (born 1946) | General7 April 2003 | 7 April 2005 | 2 years, 0 days | ![]() Army | Roh Moo-hyun | |
32 | Lee Sang-hee (born 1945) | General7 April 2005 | 17 November 2006 | 1 year, 224 days | ![]() Army | Roh Moo-hyun | |
33 | Kim Kwan-jin (born 1949) | General17 November 2006 | 25 March 2008 | 1 year, 129 days | ![]() Army | Roh Moo-hyun Lee Myung-bak | |
34 | Kim Tae-young (born 1949) | General28 March 2008 | 23 September 2009 | 1 year, 182 days | ![]() Army | Lee Myung-bak | |
35 | Lee Sang-eui (born 1951) | General30 September 2009 | 30 June 2010 | 273 days | ![]() Army | Lee Myung-bak | |
36 | Han Min-goo (born 1951) | General30 June 2010 | 26 October 2011 | 1 year, 118 days | ![]() Army | Lee Myung-bak | |
37 | Jeong Seung-jo (born 1953) | General26 October 2011 | 16 October 2013 | 1 year, 355 days | ![]() Army | Lee Myung-bak Park Geun-hye | |
38 | (born 1953) | Admiral16 October 2013 | 7 October 2015 | 1 year, 356 days | ![]() Navy | Park Geun-hye | |
39 | (born 1954) | General7 October 2015 | 20 August 2017 | 1 year, 317 days | ![]() Army | Park Geun-hye Moon Jae-in | |
40 | Jeong Kyeong-doo (born 1960) | General20 August 2017 | 21 September 2018 | 1 year, 32 days | ![]() Air Force | Moon Jae-in | |
41 | Park Han-ki (born 1960) | General11 October 2018 | 23 September 2020 | 1 year, 348 days | ![]() Army | Moon Jae-in | |
42 | Won In-choul (born 1961) | General23 September 2020 | Incumbent | 1 year, 150 days | ![]() Air Force | Moon Jae-in |
References[]
- ^ ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff. "Previous Chairmen". ROK Joint Chiefs of Staff. Retrieved 16 May 2019.
External links[]
- R.O.K. Joint Chiefs of Staff (Official Website) (in English)
Categories:
- Military of South Korea
- Chiefs of defence
- Joint military units and formations of South Korea