Chief of Staff to the President (South Korea)
| Chief of Staff to the President of the Republic of Korea | |
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| 대통령비서실장 | |
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since 22 April 2024 | |
| Office of the President | |
| Appointer | President |
| Term length | At the President's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Lee Ki-poong |
| Formation | 15 April 1948 |
| Chief of Staff to the President | |
| Hangul | 대통령비서실장 |
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| Hanja | 大統領秘書室長 |
| Revised Romanization | Daetongnyeong biseo siljang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taet'ongnyŏng pisŏ silchang |
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The Chief of Staff to the President (Korean: 대통령비서실장; Hanja: 大統領秘書室長), or Chief Presidential Secretary, is the highest-ranking employee of the Blue House and serves as chief of staff to the President of South Korea.[1][2] The chief presidential secretary is traditionally one of the first officials appointed by an incoming president.[3] Former President Moon Jae-in was a former chief of staff.
List of chiefs of staff
[edit]| No. | Name | Term of office | President | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 1 | Lee Ki-poong | 15 April 1948 | October 1948 | Unknown | Syngman Rhee |
| 2 | Kim Yang-cheon | October 1948 | 1 June 1949 | Unknown | |
| 3 | Ko Jae-bong | 1 June 1949 | 1953 | Unknown | |
| 4 | Yoo Chang-joon | 1953 | 26 April 1960 | Unknown | |
| 5 | Chang Il-gang | 26 April 1960 | 12 August 1960 | 108 days | Heo Jeong (acting) |
| 6 | Kim Joon-ha | 18 August 1960 | 20 October 1960 | 63 days | Yun Bo-seon |
| 7 | Lee Jae-hang | 21 October 1960 | 6 April 1962 | 1 year, 167 days | |
| 8 | Lee Dong-won | 6 April 1962 | 6 December 1963 | 1 year, 244 days | Park Chung Hee (acting) |
| 9 | Lee Hu-rak | 10 December 1963 | 21 October 1969 | 5 years, 315 days | Park Chung Hee |
| 10 | Kim Chung-yum | 21 October 1969 | 22 December 1978 | 9 years, 62 days | |
| 11 | Kim Gye-won | 22 December 1978 | 30 October 1979 | 312 days | |
| 12 | Choi Kwang-soo | 7 November 1979 | 27 August 1980 | 294 days | Choi Kyu-hah |
| 13 | Kim Kyung-won | 27 August 1980 | 30 December 1981 | 1 year, 125 days | Chun Doo-hwan |
| 14 | Lee Beom-seok | 3 January 1982 | 2 June 1982 | 150 days | |
| 15 | Ham Byung-chun | 6 June 1982 | 9 October 1983 | 1 year, 125 days | |
| 16 | Kang Kyung-shik | 15 October 1983 | 21 January 1985 | 1 year, 98 days | |
| 17 | Lee Kyu-ho | 21 January 1985 | 14 October 1985 | 266 days | |
| 18 | Park Young-soo | 15 October 1985 | 19 July 1987 | 1 year, 277 days | |
| 19 | Kim Yun-hwan | 20 July 1987 | 24 February 1988 | 219 days | |
| 20 | Hong Sung-cheol | 25 February 1988 | 17 March 1990 | 2 years, 20 days | Roh Tae-woo |
| 21 | Ro Jai-bong | 17 March 1990 | 27 December 1990 | 285 days | |
| 22 | Jeong Hae-chang | 27 December 1990 | 24 February 1993 | 2 years, 59 days | |
| 23 | Park Kwan-yong | 25 February 1993 | 23 December 1994 | 1 year, 301 days | Kim Young-sam |
| 24 | Han Seung-soo | 23 December 1994 | 21 December 1995 | 363 days | |
| 25 | Kim Kwang-il | 21 December 1995 | 28 February 1997 | 1 year, 69 days | |
| 26 | Kim Yong-tae | 28 February 1997 | 24 February 1998 | 361 days | |
| 27 | Kim Joong-kwon | 25 February 1998 | 23 November 1999 | 1 year, 271 days | Kim Dae-jung |
| 28 | Han Kwang-ok[4] | 23 November 1999 | 10 September 2001 | 1 year, 291 days | |
| 29 | Lee Sang-joo | 10 September 2001 | 29 January 2002 | 141 days | |
| 30 | Jeon Yun-churl | 29 January 2002 | 15 April 2002 | 76 days | |
| 31 | Park Jie-won | 15 April 2002 | 24 February 2003 | 315 days | |
| 32 | Moon Hee-sang | 25 February 2003 | 13 July 2004 | 1 year, 139 days | Roh Moo-hyun |
| 33 | Kim Woo-shik | 13 July 2004 | 19 August 2005 | 1 year, 37 days | |
| 34 | Lee Byung-wan | 25 August 2005 | 9 March 2007 | 1 year, 196 days | |
| 35 | Moon Jae-in | 12 March 2007 | 24 February 2008 | 349 days | |
| 36 | Yu Woo-ik | 25 February 2008 | 10 June 2008 | 106 days | Lee Myung-bak |
| 37 | Jeong Jeong-gil | 20 June 2008 | 3 June 2010 | 1 year, 348 days | |
| 38 | Yim Tae-hee | 16 July 2010 | 30 November 2011 | 1 year, 137 days | |
| 39 | Ha Geum-yeol | 12 December 2011 | 24 February 2013 | 1 year, 74 days | |
| 40 | Heo Tae-yeol | 25 February 2013 | 4 August 2013 | 160 days | Park Geun-hye |
| 41 | Kim Ki-chun | 5 August 2013 | 22 February 2015 | 1 year, 201 days | |
| 42 | Lee Byung-ki | 1 March 2015 | 15 May 2016 | 1 year, 75 days | |
| 43 | Lee Won-jong | 16 May 2016 | 30 October 2016 | 167 days | |
| (28) | Han Kwang-ok | 3 November 2016 | 9 May 2017 | 187 days | |
| 44 | Im Jong-seok | 10 May 2017 | 8 January 2019 | 1 year, 243 days | Moon Jae-in |
| 45 | Noh Young-min | 9 January 2019 | 31 December 2020 | 1 year, 357 days | |
| 46 | You Young-min | 1 January 2021 | 9 May 2022 | 1 year, 128 days | |
| 47 | Kim Dae-ki | 10 May 2022 | 31 December 2023 | 1 year, 235 days | Yoon Suk Yeol |
| 48 | Lee Kwan-sub | 1 January 2024 | 22 April 2024 | 112 days | |
| 49 | Chung Jin-suk | 22 April 2024 | incumbent | 250 days | |
See also
[edit]- Chief Presidential Secretary for Policy
- Office of the President (South Korea)
- Senior Presidential Secretary
- President of South Korea
- Government of South Korea
- Politics of South Korea
- White House Chief of Staff
- Chief Cabinet Secretary
- State Council of South Korea
References
[edit]- ^ "Park likely to announce nominee for chief presidential secretary". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ^ The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation. "News View | The World On Arirang". arirang.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ^ "Moon Jae-in starts new day as president". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- ^ "Han Kwang-ok Appointed Chief Presidential Secretary - The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - national/politics". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
