Chief of Staff to the President (South Korea)

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Chief of Staff to the President of the Republic of Korea
대통령비서실장
Emblem of South Korea
Incumbent
Noh Young-min
since 9 January 2019
Office of the President
AppointerPresident of South Korea
Term lengthNo fixed term
Inaugural holderLee Ki-poong
Formation15 April 1948
Chief of Staff to the President
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationDaetongnyeong biseo siljang
McCune–ReischauerTaet'ongnyŏng pisŏ shilchang
Politics of South Korea
Government
Legislature
Executive


Prime Minister of South Korea
Han Duck-soo (I)

Judiciary

Constitutional Court of Korea
President Lee Jong-seok
Elections
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Korean conflict
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The Chief of Staff to the President (Korean: 대통령비서실장; Hanja: 大統領秘書室長) 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] Incumbent President Moon Jae-in was a former chief of staff.

List of chiefs of staff

№ Name Term of office Duration President
1 Lee Ki-poong 15 April 1948 October 1948 Unknown Rhee Syng-man
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 [ko] 18 August 1960 20 October 1960 63 days Yun Bo-seon
7 Lee Jae-hang [ko] 21 October 1960 6 April 1962 1 year, 167 days
8 Lee Dong-won [ko] 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 [ko] 22 December 1978 30 October 1979 312 days
12 Choi Kwang-soo [ko] 7 November 1979 27 August 1980 294 days Choi Kyu-hah
13 Kim Kyung-won [ko] 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 [ko] 6 June 1982 9 October 1983 1 year, 125 days
16 Kang Kyung-shik [ko] 15 October 1983 21 January 1985 1 year, 98 days
17 Lee Kyu-ho [ko] 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 [ko] 20 July 1987 24 February 1988 219 days
20 Hong Sung-cheol [ko] 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 [ko] 27 December 1990 24 February 1993 2 years, 59 days
23 Park Kwan-yong [ko] 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 [ko] 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 [ko] 25 February 1998 23 November 1999 1 year, 271 days Kim Dae-jung
28 Han Kwang-ok [ko][4] 23 November 1999 10 September 2001 1 year, 291 days
29 Lee Sang-ju [ko] 10 September 2001 29 January 2002 141 days
30 Jeon Yun-churl [ko] 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 February 2004 353 days Roh Moo-hyun
33 Kim Woo-shik [ko] 13 February 2004 19 August 2005 1 year, 187 days
34 Lee Byung-wan [ko] 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 [ko] 25 February 2008 10 June 2008 106 days Lee Myung-bak
37 Jeong Jeong-gil [ko] 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 [ko] 12 December 2011 24 February 2013 1 year, 74 days
40 Heo Tae-yeol [ko] 25 February 2013 4 August 2013 160 days Park Geun-hye
41 Kim Ki-chun [ko] 5 August 2013 22 February 2015 1 year, 201 days
42 Lee Byung-ki [ko] 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 [ko] 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 Incumbent 5 years, 109 days

See also

References

  1. ^ "Park likely to announce nominee for chief presidential secretary". koreatimes.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  2. ^ The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation. "News View | The World On Arirang". arirang.co.kr. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  3. ^ "Moon Jae-in starts new day as president". koreaherald.com. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
  4. ^ "Han Kwang-ok Appointed Chief Presidential Secretary - The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - national/politics". english.chosun.com. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
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