# Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Army

The Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Army (CSA; Korean: 대한민국 육군참모총장; Hanja: 大韓民國陸軍參謀總長), is the head of the Republic of Korea Army (ROKA). The position has existed since the founding of the ROKA in 1948, and was originally held by a Lt. General, then by a General since 1968.
The appointment of the CSA, along with the Chief of Naval Operations, Chiefs of Staff of the Air Force and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is referred to the State Council of South Korea for deliberation according to Article 89, Constitution of South Korea.

## List of Chiefs
### Commander of the Army

| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Ref. |
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Ref. |
| 1 | | Lieutenant general Won Yong-deok [ko] (1908–1968) | 15 January 1946 | 13 December 1946 | 332 days | – |
| 2 | | Brigadier general Song Ho-seong [ko] (1889–1959) | 13 December 1946 | 20 November 1948 | 1 year, 343 days | – |
| 3 | | Lieutenant general Lee Eung-jun [ko] (1890–1985) | 20 November 1948 | 15 December 1948 | 25 days | – |

### Chief of Staff of the Army

| No. | Chief of Staff of the Army | Took office | Left office | Time in office |
| 1 | Major general Lee Eung-jun [ko] (1890–1985) | 15 December 1948 | 8 May 1949 | 144 days |
| 2 | Major general Chae Byong-duk (1916–1950) | 9 May 1949 | 30 September 1949 | 144 days |
| 3 | Major general Shin Tae-young [ko] (1891–1959) | 1 October 1949 | 9 April 1950 | 190 days |
| 4 | Major general Chae Byong-duk (1916–1950) | 10 April 1950 | 29 June 1950 | 80 days |
| 5 | Major general Chung Il-kwon (1917–1994) | 30 June 1950 | 22 June 1951 | 357 days |
| 6 | Major general Lee Jong-chan (1916–1983) | 23 June 1951 | 22 July 1952 | 1 year, 29 days |
| 7 | Lieutenant general Paik Sun-yup (1920–2020) | 23 July 1952 | 13 February 1954 | 1 year, 205 days |
| 8 | General Chung Il-kwon (1917–1994) | 14 February 1954 | 26 June 1956 | 2 years, 133 days |
| 9 | General Lee Hyung-geun (1920–2002) | 27 June 1956 | 17 May 1957 | 324 days |
| 10 | General Paik Sun-yup (1920–2020) | 18 May 1957 | 22 February 1959 | 1 year, 280 days |
| Int. | General Lee Hyung-geun (1920–2002) | 23 February 1959 | 6 August 1959 | 164 days |
| 11 | Lieutenant general Song Yo-chan (1918–1980) | 7 August 1959 | 22 May 1960 | 289 days |
| 12 | Lieutenant general Choi Young-hee [ko] (1921–2006) | 23 May 1960 | 28 August 1960 | 97 days |
| 13 | Lieutenant general Choi Gyeong-rok [ko] (1920–2002) | 29 August 1960 | 16 February 1961 | 171 days |
| 14 | Lieutenant general Chang Do-yong (1923–2012) | 17 February 1961 | 5 June 1961 | 108 days |
| 15 | General Kim Jong-oh (1921–1966) | 6 June 1961 | 31 May 1963 | 1 year, 359 days |
| 16 | General Min Gi-sik [ko] (1921–1998) | 1 June 1963 | 31 March 1965 | 1 year, 303 days |
| 17 | General Kim Yong-bae [ko] (1923–2006) | 1 April 1965 | 1 September 1966 | 1 year, 153 days |
| 18 | General Kim Gye-won [ko] (1923–2016) | 2 September 1966 | 31 August 1969 | 2 years, 363 days |
| 19 | General Seo Jong-chul [ko] (1924–2010) | 1 September 1969 | 1 June 1972 | 2 years, 274 days |
| 20 | General Roh Jae-hyun (1926–2019) | 2 June 1972 | 28 February 1975 | 2 years, 271 days |
| 21 | General Lee Se-ho (1925–2013) | 1 March 1975 | 31 January 1979 | 3 years, 336 days |
| 22 | General Jeong Seung-hwa (1929–2002) | 1 February 1979 | 12 December 1979 | 314 days |
| 23 | General Lee Hui-seong (1924–2022) | 13 December 1979 | 15 December 1981 | 2 years, 2 days |
| 24 | General Hwang Young-si [ko] (1926–2022) | 16 December 1981 | 15 December 1983 | 1 year, 364 days |
| 25 | General Chung Ho-yong (born 1932) | 16 December 1983 | 15 December 1985 | 1 year, 364 days |
| 26 | General Park Hee-do (born 1934) | 16 December 1985 | 11 June 1988 | 2 years, 178 days |
| 27 | General Lee Jong-gu (born 1935) | 12 June 1988 | 10 June 1990 | 1 year, 363 days |
| 28 | General Lee Jin-sam (born 1937) | 11 June 1990 | 5 December 1991 | 1 year, 177 days |
| 29 | General Kim Jin-young (born 1938) | 6 December 1991 | 8 March 1993 | 1 year, 92 days |
| 30 | General Kim Dong-jin (born 1938) | 9 March 1993 | 26 December 1994 | 1 year, 292 days |
| 31 | General Yoon Yong-nam (1940–2021) | 27 December 1994 | 18 October 1996 | 1 year, 296 days |
| 32 | General Do Il-gyu (born 1940) | 19 October 1996 | 27 March 1998 | 1 year, 159 days |
| 33 | General Kim Dong-shin (born 1941) | 28 March 1998 | 2 October 1999 | 1 year, 188 days |
| 34 | General Gil Hyeong-bo (born 1942) | 3 October 1999 | 12 October 2001 | 2 years, 9 days |
| 35 | General Kim Pan-gyu (born 1943) | 13 October 2001 | 6 April 2003 | 1 year, 175 days |
| 36 | General Nam Jae-jun (born 1944) | 7 April 2003 | 7 April 2005 | 2 years, 0 days |
| 37 | General Kim Jang-soo (born 1948) | 7 April 2005 | 7 November 2006 | 1 year, 214 days |
| 38 | General Park Heung-ryeol (born 1949) | 17 November 2006 | 21 March 2008 | 1 year, 125 days |
| 39 | General Lim Choung-bin (born 1950) | 21 March 2008 | 21 September 2009 | 1 year, 184 days |
| 40 | General Han Min-goo (born 1951) | 21 September 2009 | 18 June 2010 | 270 days |
| 41 | General Hwang Ui-don (born 1953) | 18 June 2010 | 14 December 2010 | 179 days |
| 42 | General Kim Sang-ki (born 1952) | 16 December 2010 | 11 October 2012 | 1 year, 300 days |
| 43 | General Cho Jung-hwan (born 1955) | 11 October 2012 | 28 September 2013 | 352 days |
| 44 | General Kwon Oh-sung (born 1955) | 28 September 2013 | 11 August 2014 | 317 days |
| 45 | General Kim Yo-hwan (born 1956) | 11 August 2014 | 17 September 2015 | 1 year, 37 days |
| 46 | General Jang Jun-kyu (born 1957) | 17 September 2015 | 11 August 2017 | 1 year, 328 days |
| 47 | General Kim Yong-woo (born 1961) | 11 August 2017 | 16 April 2019 | 1 year, 248 days |
| 48 | General Suh Wook (born 1962) | 16 April 2019 | 18 September 2020 | 1 year, 155 days |
| 49 | General Nam Yeong-shin (born 1962) | 23 September 2020 | 27 May 2022 | 1 year, 246 days |
| 50 | General Park Jeong-hwan (born 1966) | 27 May 2022 | 31 October 2023 | 1 year, 157 days |
| 51 | General Park An-su (born 1968) | 31 October 2023 | 12 December 2024 | 1 year, 42 days |
| - | General Go Chang-jun (born 1968) Acting | 12 December 2024 | Incumbent | 66 days |