List of Presidents of South Korea
List of Presidents of the Republic of Korea
Conservative Centrist Liberal Progressive Military Independent

List of Presidents of South Korea

Section Title: List of Presidents of the Republic of Korea
Table Section Text: Conservative Centrist Liberal Progressive Military Independent

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term	Term of Office	Electoral mandate	Political party

President of the First Republic

1	-	Rhee Syng-man I (Yi) Seungman 이승만 李承晩 (1875–1965)	1	24 July 1948	14 August 1952	1948 — 91.8%	NARRKI (1948–1951) Liberal (1951–1960)

2	15 August 1952	14 August 1956	1952 — 74.6%

3	15 August 1956	27 April 1960	1956 — 70.0%

March 1960 — 100.0%

The only President of the First Republic of Korea. Previously the President (1919-1925) and the Chairman of the State Council (1947-1948) of the Provisional Government.

During this interval, Minister of Foreign Affairs Heo Jeong (허정 / 許政) was Acting President.

President of the Second Republic

During this interval, Speaker of National Assembly (House of Commons) Gwak Sang-hun (곽상훈 / 郭尙勳) was Acting President.

During this interval, Prime Minister Heo Jeong (허정 / 許政) was Acting President.

During this interval, Speaker of National Assembly (Senate) Baek Nak-jun (백낙준 / 白樂濬) was Acting President.

2	-	Yun Bo-seon Yun Boseon 윤보선 尹潽善 (1897–1990)	4	12 August 1960	24 March 1962	August 1960 — 82.2%	Democratic (1960–1962) New Democratic (1962)

The only President of the Second Republic of Korea. Park Chung-hee took de facto control over the country through the May 16 coup in 1961.

Chairman of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction

—	-	Park Chung-hee Bak Jeonghui 박정희 朴正熙 (1917–1979)	—	24 March 1962	17 December 1963	Acting President	Military

Park Chung-hee was de facto leader of the country after leading the May 16 coup in 1961, which effectively overthrew the Second Republic of Korea.

President of the Third Republic

3	-	Park Chung-hee Bak Jeonghui 박정희 朴正熙 (1917–1979)	5	17 December 1963	30 June 1967	1963 — 46.6%	Democratic Republican

6	1 July 1967	30 June 1971	1967 — 51.4%

7	1 July 1971	26 December 1972	1971 — 53.2%

The only President of the Third Republic of Korea. Successfully industrialized South Korea and improved the economy significantly.

Presidents of the Fourth Republic

(3)	-	Park Chung-hee Bak Jeonghui 박정희 朴正熙 (1917–1979)	8	27 December 1972	26 December 1978	1972 — 99.9%	Democratic Republican

9	27 December 1978	26 October 1979	1978 — 99.9%

The first President of the Fourth Republic of Korea. Assassinated by Kim Jae-kyu, the director of Korean Central Intelligence Agency (KCIA).

During this interval, Prime Minister Choi Kyu-hah (최규하 / 崔圭夏), was Acting President.

4	-	Choi Kyu-hah Choe Gyuha 최규하 崔圭夏 (1919–2006)	10	6 December 1979	16 August 1980	1979 — 96.7%	Independent

The second President of the Fourth Republic of Korea. Chun Doo-hwan took de facto control over the country by leading Coup d'état of December Twelfth in 1979.

During this interval, Acting Prime Minister Pak Choong-hoon (박충훈 / 朴忠勳), was Acting President.

5	-	Chun Doo-hwan Jeon Duhwan 전두환 全斗煥 (1931–)	11	1 September 1980	25 February 1981	1980 — 99.9%	Democratic Justice

The third President of the Fourth Republic of Korea.

President of the Fifth Republic

(5)	-	Chun Doo-hwan Jeon Duhwan 전두환 全斗煥 (1931–)	12	25 February 1981	25 February 1988	1981 — 90.2%	Democratic Justice

The only President of the Fifth Republic of Korea.

Presidents of the Sixth Republic

6	-	Roh Tae-woo No Taeu 노태우 盧泰愚 (1932–)	13	25 February 1988	25 February 1993	1987 — 36.6% 8,282,738	Democratic Justice (1987–1990) Democratic Liberal (1990–1992) Independent (1992-1993)

The first Administration of the Sixth Republic of South Korea and the first president after the introduction of direct free and fair elections.

7	-	Kim Young-sam Gim Yeongsam 김영삼 金泳三 (1927–2015)	14	25 February 1993	25 February 1998	1992 — 42.0% 9,977,332	Democratic Liberal (1993–1995) New Korea (1995–1997) Independent (1997-1998)

The second Administration of the Sixth Republic of South Korea. The first democratic activist to be elected president.

8	-	Kim Dae-jung Gim Daejung 김대중 金大中 (1924–2009)	15	25 February 1998	25 February 2003	1997 — 40.3% 10,326,275	NCNP (1998–2000) New Millennium Democratic (2000–2002) Independent (2002-2003)

The third Administration of the Sixth Republic of South Korea. The second democratic activist President of South Korea.

9	-	Roh Moo-hyun No Muhyeon 노무현 盧武鉉 (1946–2009)	16	25 February 2003	25 February 2008	2002 — 48.91% 12,014,277	Millennium Democratic (2003) Uri (2004–2007) Independent (2007-2008)

From 12 March 2004 until 14 May 2004, Prime Minister Goh Kun (고건 / 高建) served as an Acting President for Roh Moo-hyun.

The fourth Administration of the Sixth Republic of South Korea. The second liberal/centrist President of the Sixth Republic.

10	-	Lee Myung-bak I (Yi) Myeongbak 이명박 李明博 (1941–)	17	25 February 2008	25 February 2013	2007 — 48.7% 11,492,389	Grand National (2008–2012) Saenuri (New World) (2012–2013)

The fifth Administration of the Sixth Republic of South Korea. Lee implemented a tougher policy with regard to North Korea, through the MB Doctrine.

11	-	Park Geun-hye Bak Geunhye 박근혜 朴槿惠 (1952–)	18	25 February 2013	10 March 2017	2012 — 51.6% 15,773,128	Saenuri (New World) (2013–2017) Liberty Korea (2017)

From 9 December 2016 until 10 March 2017, Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn (황교안 / 黃敎安) served as an Acting President for Park Geun-hye.

The sixth Administration of the Sixth Republic of South Korea. Park is a daughter of former President Park Chung-hee, and she was the first female President of South Korea.

During this interval, Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn (황교안 / 黃敎安) was Acting President.

12	-	Moon Jae-in Mun Jaein 문재인 文在寅 (1953–)	19	10 May 2017	Incumbent	2017 — 41.1% 13,423,800	Democratic

The seventh President of the Sixth Republic of South Korea. The third liberal President of South Korea.

Sentence(s)

Yun Bo-seon and Lee Myung-bak both were the Presidents of the Republic of Korea.

final_sentence: Yun Bo-seon and Lee Myung-bak both were the Presidents of the Republic of Korea.