Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea

Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea
Emblem of South Korea
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Incumbent Yoo Eun-hae since 2 October 2018 Hong Nam-ki since 11 December 2018
Executive branch of the Government of South Korea
Style	Mr/Madam Deputy Prime Minister (informal) His/Her Excellency (diplomatic)
Member of	State Council National Security Council
Reports to	Prime Minister
Residence	None
Seat	Seoul, South Korea
Appointer	President
Term length	No term limit
Inaugural holder	Kim Yoo-taek
Formation	17 December 1963; 58 years ago (1963-12-17)
Succession	Prime Minister
Website	(in English) pmo.go.kr/ (in Korean) pmo.go.kr/

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The Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea is a senior member of the Cabinet of South Korea.

List of deputy prime ministers[]

Name	Portfolio	Term of office		Days	President
Deputy Prime Ministers of the Third Republic
Gim Yutaek 김유택 / 金裕澤	Economic Planning Board	17 December 1963	11 May 1964	146	Park Chung-hee
Jang Giyeong 장기영 / 張基榮	Economic Planning Board	11 May 1964	3 October 1967	1240
Bak Chunghun 박충훈 / 朴忠勳	Economic Planning Board	3 October 1967	3 June 1969	609
Gim Hakryeol 김학렬 / 金鶴烈	Economic Planning Board	3 June 1969	4 January 1972	945
Tae Wanseon 태완선 / 太完善	Economic Planning Board	4 January 1972	18 September 1974	988
Nam Duck-woo Nam Deogu 남덕우 / 南德祐	Economic Planning Board	18 September 1974	19 December 1975	457
Deputy Prime Ministers of the Fourth Republic
Nam Duck-woo Nam Deogu 남덕우 / 南德祐	Economic Planning Board	19 December 1975	22 December 1978	1099	Park Chung-hee
Shin Hyun-hwak Sin Hyeonhwak 신현확 / 申鉉確	Economic Planning Board	22 December 1978	26 October 1979	308
Shin Hyun-hwak Sin Hyeonhwak 신현확 / 申鉉確	Economic Planning Board	26 October 1979	13 December 1979	48	Choi Kyu-hah
[Lee Han-bin] I Hanbin 이한빈 / 李漢彬	Economic Planning Board	13 December 1979	22 May 1980	161
Gim Wongi 김원기 / 金元基	Economic Planning Board	22 May 1980	16 August 1980	86
Gim Wongi 김원기 / 金元基	Economic Planning Board	16 August 1980	2 September 1980	17	Chun Doo-hwan
Sin Byeonghyeon 신병현 / 申秉鉉	Economic Planning Board	2 September 1980	4 January 1982	489
Deputy Prime Ministers of the Fifth Republic
Gim Junseong 김준성 / 金埈成	Economic Planning Board	4 January 1982	7 July 1983	549	Chun Doo-hwan
Seo Seokjun 서석준 / 徐錫俊	Economic Planning Board	7 July 1983	7 October 1983	92
Office not in use		7 October 1983	15 October 1983	8
Sin Byeonghyeon 신병현 / 申秉鉉	Economic Planning Board	15 October 1983	8 January 1986	816
Gim Manje 김만제 / 金滿堤	Economic Planning Board	8 January 1986	26 May 1987	503
Jeong Inyong 정인용 / 鄭寅用	Economic Planning Board	26 May 1987	24 February 1988	274
Deputy Prime Ministers of the Sixth Republic
Rha Woong-bae Na Ungbae 나웅배 / 羅雄培	Economic Planning Board	25 February 1988	5 December 1988	284	Roh Tae-woo
Ju Sun 조순 / 趙淳	Economic Planning Board	5 December 1988	17 March 1990	467
I Seungyun 이승윤 / 李承潤	Economic Planning Board	17 March 1990	18 February 1991	338
Choe Hojung 최호중 / 崔浩中	Unification	27 December 1990	25 June 1992	546
Choe Gakgyu 최각규 / 崔珏圭	Economic Planning Board	18 February 1991	25 February 1993	738
Choe Yeongcheol 최영철 / 崔永喆	Unification	25 June 1992	25 February 1993	245
I Gyeongsik 이경식 / 李經植	Economic Planning Board	25 February 1993	21 December 1993	299	Kim Young-sam
Han Wansang 한완상 / 韓完相	Unification	25 February 1993	22 December 1993	300
Jeong Jaeseok 정재석 / 丁渽錫	Economic Planning Board	21 December 1993	4 October 1994	287
Lee Yung-dug I Yeongdeok 이영덕 / 李榮德	Unification	22 December 1993	30 April 1994	129
Lee Hong-koo I Honggu 이홍구 / 李洪九	Unification	30 April 1994	17 December 1994	231
Hong Jaehyeong 홍재형 / 洪在馨	Economic Planning Board	4 October 1994	23 December 1994	80
(interim) Song Yeongdae 송영대 / 宋榮大	Unification	17 December 1994	24 December 1994	7
Hong Jaehyeong 홍재형 / 洪在馨	Finance and Economy	23 December 1994	20 December 1995	362
Gim Deok 김덕 / 金德	Unification	24 December 1994	22 February 1995	60
Rha Woong-bae Na Ungbae 나웅배 / 羅雄培	Unification (until 21 Dec. 1995) Finance and Economy (from 21 Dec. 1995)	20 December 1995	8 August 1996	1628
Gwon Ogi 권오기 / 權五琦	Unification	21 December 1995	25 February 1998	797
Han Seung-soo Han Seungsu 한승수 / 韓昇洙	Finance and Economy	8 August 1996	5 March 1997	268
Gang Gyeongsik 강경식 / 姜慶植	Finance and Economy	5 March 1997	19 November 1997	200
Im Changyeol 임창열 / 林昌烈	Finance and Economy	19 November 1997	24 February 1998	98
Im Changyeol 임창열 / 林昌烈	Finance and Economy	24 February 1998	5 March 1998	8	Kim Dae-jung
Gwon Ogi 권오기 / 權五琦	Unification	25 February 1998	2 March 1998	5
Office not in use		25 February 1998	29 January 2001	1069
Jin Nyeom 진념 / 陳稔	Finance	29 January 2001	15 April 2002	441
Han Wansang 한완상 / 韓完相	Education and Human Resources	29 January 2001	29 January 2002	365
I Sangju 이상주 / 李相周	Education and Human Resources	29 January 2002	6 March 2003	401
Jeon Yuncheol 전윤철 / 田允喆	Finance	15 April 2002	25 February 2003	316
Kim Jin-pyo Gim Jinpyo 김진표 / 金振杓	Finance and Economy	25 February 2003	10 February 2004	350	Roh Moo-hyun
Yun Deokhong 윤덕홍 / 尹德弘	Education and Human Resources	7 March 2003	24 December 2003	292
An Byeongyeong 안병영 / 安秉永	Education and Human Resources	24 December 2003	5 January 2005	378
Lee Hun-jai I Heonjae 이헌재 / 李憲宰	Finance and Economy	10 February 2004	7 March 2005	391
O Myeong 오명 / 吳明	Science and Technology	18 October 2004	10 February 2006	480
I Gijun 이기준 / 李基俊	Education and Human Resources	5 January 2005	11 January 2005	6
(interim) Gim Yeongsik 김영식 / 金永植	Education and Human Resources	11 January 2005	28 January 2005	23
Kim Jin-pyo Gim Jinpyo 김진표 / 金振杓	Education and Human Resources	28 January 2005	21 July 2006	539
Gim Usik 김우식 / 金雨植	Science and Technology	10 February 2006	29 February 2008	749
Han Duck-soo Han Deogsu 한덕수 / 韓德洙	Finance and Economy	14 March 2005	18 July 2006	491
Gwon Ogyu 권오규 / 權五奎	Finance and Economy	18 July 2006	29 February 2008	480
Kim Byong-joon Gim Byeongjun 김병준 / 金秉準	Education and Human Resources	21 July 2006	9 August 2006	19
(interim) I Jongseo 이종서 / 李鍾瑞	Education and Human Resources	9 August 2006	20 September 2006	42
Gim Sinil 김신일 / 金信一	Education and Human Resources	20 September 2006	6 February 2008	504
(interim) Seo Namsu 서남수 / 徐南洙	Education and Human Resources	6 February 2008	25 February 2008	19
(interim) Seo Namsu 서남수 / 徐南洙	Education and Human Resources	25 February 2008	29 February 2008	4	Lee Myung-bak
Office not in use		25 February 2008	13 March 2013	1843
Hyeon Oseok 현오석 / 玄旿錫	Strategy and Finance	22 March 2013	15 July 2014	480	Park Geun-hye
Choi Kyoung-hwan Choe Gyeonghwan 최경환 / 崔炅煥	Strategy and Finance	15 July 2014	12 January 2016	546
Hwang Woo-yea Hwang Uyeo 황우여 / 黃祐呂	Education	19 November 2014	12 January 2016	419
Yoo Il-ho Yu Ilho 유일호 / 柳一鎬	Strategy and Finance	13 January 2016	10 March 2017	422
I Junsik 이준식 / 李俊植	Education	13 January 2016	10 March 2017	422
Yoo Il-ho Yu Ilho 유일호 / 柳一鎬	Strategy and Finance	10 March 2017	11 May 2017	62	Hwang Kyo-ahn (acting)
I Junsik 이준식 / 李俊植	Education	10 March 2017	11 May 2017	62
Yoo Il-ho (interim) Yu Ilho 유일호 / 柳一鎬	Strategy and Finance	11 May 2017	10 June 2017	30	Moon Jae-in
Kim Dong-yeon Gim Dongyeon 김동연 / 金東兗	Strategy and Finance	10 June 2017	10 December 2018 2018	548
Hong Nam-ki hong Namki 홍남기 / 洪楠基	Strategy and Finance	10 December 2018	Incumbent	1170
(interim) I Junsik 이준식 / 李俊植	Education	11 May 2017	5 July 2017	55
Kim Sang-gon Gim Sanggon 김상곤 / 金相坤	Education	5 July 2017	2 October 2018	454
Yoo Eun-hae Yoo Eunhae 유은혜 / 兪銀惠	Education	2 October 2018	Incumbent	1239

See also[]

• Prime Minister of South Korea
• List of prime ministers of South Korea
• Politics of South Korea

References[]