List of presidents of South Korea by time in office
This is a list of presidents of South Korea by time in office. The basis of the list is the difference between dates; if counted by number of calendar days all the figures would be one greater.
Rank by time in office
# in office |
President | Length of term | Rank by length of term |
Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|
3 |
Park Chung-hee | 17 years, 216 days | 1 |
Served 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th terms, died in office |
1 |
Rhee Syng-man | 11 years, 281 days | 2 |
Served 1st, 2nd, and 3rd terms, resigned |
5 |
Chun Doo-hwan | 7 years, 192 days | 3 |
Served 11th and 12th terms |
6 |
Roh Tae-woo | 4 years, 365 days[1] | 4 |
Served 13th term |
10 |
Lee Myung-bak | 4 years, 365 days[1] | 4 |
Served 17th term |
7 |
Kim Young-sam | 4 years, 364 days | 6 |
Served 14th term |
8 |
Kim Dae-jung | 4 years, 364 days | 6 |
Served 15th term |
9 |
Roh Moo-hyun | 4 years, 364 days[2] | 6 |
Served 16th term |
12 |
Moon Jae-in | 4 years, 364 days | 9 |
Served 19th term |
11 |
Park Geun-hye | 4 years, 13 days[3] | 10 |
Served 18th term, impeached and removed from office |
2 |
Yun Bo-seon | 1 year, 223 days | 11 |
Served 4th term, resigned |
4 |
Choi Kyu-hah | 295 days | 12 |
Served 10th term, resigned |
13 |
Yoon Suk-yeol | 2 years, 2 days | 13 |
Serving 20th term |
See also
Notes
- ^ a b Roh and Lee served one day longer than other one-term presidents because they each served during two leap years while other one-term presidents served during only one leap year. This is also why their services of 4 years, 365 days did not equal 5 years
- ^ Suspended March 12, 2004 – May 14, 2004, Acting President: Goh Kun
- ^ Suspended December 9, 2016 – March 10, 2017, Acting President: Hwang Kyo-ahn