List of Presidents of Korea

ust in case you’re curious, we brought you the list of presidents of Korea.

Before we start, here are the 4 interesting facts about Korea’s presidential system.

1. The president’s term of office is 5 years and he/she cannot serve a second term.
2. Korea has direct presidential election.
3. Korean citizens who are 18 or above have the right to vote.
4. The final turnout for the 2022 presidential election was 77.1% nationwide.

이승만 Rhee Syng-man

• 1st, 2nd, 3rd President of Korea
• In office: 7/24/1948 – 4/26/1960
• Time in office: 11 years 8 months 11 days

윤보선 Yun Po-sun

• 4rd President of Korea
• In office: 8/13/1960 – 3/22/1962
• Time in office: 1 year 7 months 10 days

박정희 Park Chung-hee

• 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, 9th President of Korea
• In office: 12/17/1963 – 10/26/1979
• Time in office: 15 years, 10 months, 9 days

최규하 Choi Kyu-hah

• 10th President of Korea
• In office: 10/26/1979 – 8/16/1980
• Time in office: 8 months 10 days 

전두환 Chun Doo-hwan

• 11th, 12th President of Korea
• In office: 8/27/1980 – 2/24/1988
• Time in office: 7 years 5 months 23 days

노태우 Roh Tae-woo

• 13th President of Korea
• In office: 2/25/1988 – 2/24/1993
• Time in office: 5 years

김영삼 Kim Young-sam

• 14th President of Korea
• In office: 2/25/1993 – 2/24/1998
• Time in office: 5 years

김대중 Kim Dae-jung

• 15th President of Korea
• In office: 2/25/1998 – 2/24/2003
• Time in office: 5 years

노무현 Ron Moo-hyun

• 16th President of Korea
• In office: 2/25/2003 – 2/24/2008
• Time in office: 5 years

이명박 Lee Myung-bak

• 17th President of Korea
• In office: 2/25/2008 – 2/25/2013
• Time in office: 5 years

박근혜 Park Geun-hye

• 18th President of Korea
• In office: 2/25/2013 – 3/10/2017
• Time in office: 4 years 13 days

문재인 Moon Jae-in

• 19th President of Korea
• In office: 5/10/2017 – 5/9/2022
• Time in office: 5 years

윤석열 Yoon Suk-yeol

• 20th President of Korea
• In office: 5/10/2022 – present