Just 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.
- The president’s term of office is 5 years and he/she cannot serve a second term.
- Korea has direct presidential election.
- Korean citizens who are 18 or above have the right to vote.
- 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