Prosecutor General of South Korea
Prosecutor General of South Korea | |
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Seat | Seoul |
Appointer | President |
Term length | Two years, non renewable |
Constituting instrument | Supreme Prosecutors' Office Act |
Formation | 31 October 1948 |
First holder | Kwon Seung-ryeol |
Website | www |
The prosecutor general of South Korea is the head of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office of the Republic of Korea. The incumbent prosecutor general is Kim Oh-soo, who started his term on 1 June 2021.
Duties[]
The duties are mentioned under the Supreme Prosecutors' Office Act enacted since 10 March 1993.[1]
Since 31 December 1988, the term is two years and cannot be extended.[1] In case of any issues i.e. sick, on leave, resignation and/or death, the assistant prosecutor general will take the position as the interim.[1]
List of prosecutors general[]
Notes: Italics are interims.
No. | Name | Term |
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1 | 31 October 1948 – 5 June 1949 | |
2 | 6 June 1949 – 21 June 1950 | |
3 | 22 June 1950 – 5 March 1952 | |
4 | 14 March 1952 – 29 September 1955 | |
5 | 30 September 1955 – 5 July 1956 | |
6 | 6 July 1956 – 10 March 1958 | |
7 | 11 March 1958 – 4 May 1960 | |
8 | Lee Tae-hui | 5 May 1960 – 27 May 1961 |
9 | 28 May 1961 – 31 January 1963 | |
10 | 1 February 1963 – 6 December 1963 | |
11 | 7 December 1963 – 3 June 1971 | |
12 | 5 June 1971 – 2 December 1973 | |
13 | 3 December 1973 – 18 December 1975 | |
14 | 19 December 1975 – 4 December 1976 | |
15 | 7 December 1976 – 21 May 1980 | |
16 | 28 May 1980 – 9 March 1981 | |
17 | 10 March 1981 – 15 December 1981 | |
18 | 16 December 1981 – 21 May 1982 | |
19 | 24 May 1982 – 18 February 1985 | |
20 | 21 February 1985 – 26 May 1987 | |
21 | 27 May 1987 – 5 December 1988 | |
22 | 6 December 1988 – 5 December 1990 | |
23 | 6 December 1990 – 5 December 1992 | |
24 | 6 December 1992 – 7 March 1993 | |
25 | 8 March 1993 – 13 September 1993 | |
26 | 16 September 1993[a] – 15 September 1995 | |
27 | 16 September 1995 – 6 August 1997 | |
28 | 7 August 1997 – 24 May 1999 | |
29 | 26 May 1999 – 25 May 2001 | |
30 | 26 May 2001 – 15 January 2002 | |
31 | 17 January 2002 – 5 November 2002 | |
32 | 11 November 2002 – 10 March 2003 | |
33 | 3 April 2003 – 2 April 2005 | |
34 | 4 April 2005 – 17 October 2005 | |
35 | 24 November 2005[b] – 23 November 2007 | |
36 | 24 November 2007 – 5 June 2009 | |
- | 5 June 2009 – 14 July 2009 | |
- | 14 July 2009 – 19 July 2009 | |
- | 19 July 2009 – 28 July 2009 | |
37 | 28 July 2009 – 4 July 2011 | |
- | 5 July 2011 – 10 August 2011 | |
38 | 12 August 2011 – 30 November 2012 | |
- | 30 November 2012 – 4 December 2012 | |
- | 4 December 2012 – 3 April 2013 | |
39 | 4 April 2013 – 30 September 2013 | |
- | 30 September 2013 – 2 December 2013 | |
40 | 2 December 2013 – 1 December 2015 | |
41 | 2 December 2015 – 12 May 2017 | |
- | 12 May 2017 – 20 May 2017 | |
- | 21 May 2017 – 25 July 2017 | |
42 | 25 July 2017 – 24 July 2019 | |
43 | Yoon Suk-yeol | 25 July 2019 – 4 March 2021 |
- | 5 March 2021 – 31 May 2021 | |
44 | Kim Oh-soo | 1 June 2021 – present |
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External links[]
Categories:
- Prosecutors General of South Korea