Chief of Staff of the Air Force (South Korea)
Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) | |
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대한민국 공군참모총장 | |
![]() Flag of the Republic of Korea Air Force | |
Incumbent General since 2 July 2021 | |
Ministry of National Defense | |
Member of | Joint Chiefs of Staff |
Reports to | Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
Appointer | The President |
Formation | 1 October 1949 |
First holder | Lieutenant General |
The Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Air Force (Korean: 대한민국 공군참모총장, Hanja: 大韓民國空軍參謀總長), is the professional head of the Republic of Korea Air Force (ROKAF) since its foundation in 1949, originally held by a Lieutenant General,[1] then by an Four-star General since 1968.[2][3]
The duty of the Chief of Staff is to direct and supervise the Air Force (not including operation units) by order of the Minister of National Defense according to Article 10, Act on the Organization of National Armed Forces.[4]
The appointment of the Chief of Staff, along with the Chiefs of Staff of the Army, the Chief of Naval Operations and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is referred to the State Council of South Korea for deliberation according to Article 89, Constitution of South Korea.[5]
List[]
No. | Portrait | Chief of Staff of the Air Force | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
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1 | Lieutenant General (1917–1992) | 1 October 1949 | 14 November 1952 | 3 years, 44 days | |
2 | Lieutenant General (1898–1969) | 1 December 1952 | 19 November 1954 | 1 year, 353 days | |
3 | Lieutenant General (1917–1992) | 1 December 1954 | 1 December 1956 | 2 years, 0 days | |
4 | Lieutenant General (1903–1972) | 1 December 1956 | 1 December 1958 | 2 years, 0 days | |
5 | Lieutenant General (1920–2020) | 1 December 1958 | 25 July 1960 | 1 year, 237 days | |
6 | Lieutenant General (1922–2016) | 1 August 1960 | 1 August 1962 | 2 years, 0 days | |
7 | Lieutenant General Chang Sung-hwan (1920–2015) | 1 August 1962 | 1 August 1964 | 2 years, 0 days | |
8 | Lieutenant General (1923–2015) | 1 August 1964 | 1 August 1966 | 2 years, 0 days | |
9 | Lieutenant General (1924–2015) | 1 August 1966 | 1 August 1968 | 2 years, 0 days | |
10 | General (1926–2002) | 1 August 1968 | 1 August 1970 | 2 years, 0 days | |
11 | General (born 1927) | 1 August 1970 | 24 August 1971 | 1 year, 23 days | |
12 | General (1927–2011) | 25 August 1971 | 1 August 1974 | 2 years, 341 days | |
13 | General (1927–2005) | 1 August 1974 | 13 April 1979 | 4 years, 255 days | |
14 | General (1929–2017) | 18 April 1979 | 10 March 1981 | 1 year, 326 days | |
15 | General (born 1929) | 10 March 1981 | 5 June 1982 | 1 year, 87 days | |
16 | General (born 1930) | 5 June 1982 | 5 June 1984 | 2 years, 0 days | |
17 | General (1933–2013) | 5 June 1984 | 5 June 1987 | 3 years, 0 days | |
18 | General (born 1931) | 5 June 1987 | 5 June 1989 | 2 years, 0 days | |
19 | General (1934–2004) | 5 June 1989 | 8 September 1990 | 1 year, 95 days | |
20 | General (born 1936) | 8 September 1990 | 8 September 1992 | 2 years, 0 days | |
21 | General (1937–2020) | 8 September 1992 | 27 May 1993 | 261 days | |
22 | General (1937–1994) | 27 May 1993 | 3 March 1994 | 280 days | |
23 | General (born 1939) | 8 March 1994 | 8 March 1996 | 2 years, 0 days | |
24 | General (born 1939) | 8 March 1996 | 6 March 1998 | 1 year, 363 days | |
25 | General (born 1939) | 6 March 1998 | 3 March 2000 | 1 year, 363 days | |
26 | General (born 1943) | 3 March 2000 | 2 March 2002 | 1 year, 364 days | |
27 | General (1944–2007) | 2 March 2002 | 11 October 2003 | 1 year, 223 days | |
28 | General (born 1946) | 11 October 2003 | 7 October 2005 | 1 year, 361 days | |
29 | General Kim Sung-il (born 1948) | 10 October 2005 | 13 April 2007 | 1 year, 185 days | |
30 | General (born 1952) | 13 April 2007 | 2 October 2008 | 1 year, 172 days | |
31 | General (born 1952) | 2 October 2008 | 30 September 2010 | 1 year, 363 days | |
32 | General (born 1954) | 30 September 2010 | 18 April 2012 | 1 year, 201 days | |
33 | General (born 1954) | 18 April 2012 | 11 April 2014 | 1 year, 358 days | |
34 | General (born 1956) | 11 April 2014 | 17 September 2015 | 1 year, 159 days | |
35 | General Jeong Kyeong-doo (born 1960) | 17 September 2015 | 11 August 2017 | 1 year, 328 days | |
36 | General (born 1961) | 11 August 2017 | 16 April 2019 | 1 year, 248 days | |
37 | General Won In-choul (born 1961) | 16 April 2019 | 23 September 2020 | 1 year, 160 days | |
38 | General Lee Seong-yong (born 1964) | 23 September 2020 | 10 June 2021 | 260 days | |
39 | General (born 1964) | 2 July 2021 | 177 days |
References[]
- ^ Korea Annual 1998 (35th Annual ed.). Yonhap News Agency. 1998. p. 376.
- ^ "金成龍 공참총장" (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 1968-12-25. p. 2.
- ^ "金榮寬·金成龍·姜起千장군 大將으로 승진발령" (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 1968-12-24. p. 1.
- ^ "ACT ON THE ORGANIZATION OF NATIONAL ARMED FORCES" (in Korean). Korea Legislation Research Institute (KLRI). Archived from the original on 2017-07-17.
- ^ "Constitution of the Republic of Korea". Board of Audit and Inspection. Archived from the original on 2016-05-25.
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