# Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea

The deputy prime minister of the Republic of Korea (Korean: 대한민국의 부총리) is a senior member of the Cabinet of South Korea that serves as the deputy to the prime minister. The senior deputy prime minister acts for the prime minister in the event of an impeachment. Choi Sang-mok and Lee Ju-ho currently serve as deputy prime ministers. Choi also serves as the acting prime minister and the acting president of South Korea.

## List of deputy prime ministers

| Name | Term of office | Term of office | Term of office | Portfolio | President |
| Name | Took office | Left office | Time in office | Portfolio | President |
| Kim Yoo-taek [ko] | 17 December 1963 | 11 May 1964 | 146 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Park Chung-hee |
| Chang Ki-young [ko] | 11 May 1964 | 3 October 1967 | 3 years, 145 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Park Chung-hee |
| Park Choong-hoon | 3 October 1967 | 3 June 1969 | 1 year, 243 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Park Chung-hee |
| Kim Hak-ryul | 3 June 1969 | 4 January 1972 | 2 years, 215 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Park Chung-hee |
| Tae Wan-seon [ko] | 4 January 1972 | 18 September 1974 | 2 years, 257 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Park Chung-hee |
| Nam Duck-woo | 18 September 1974 | 22 December 1978 | 4 years, 95 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Park Chung-hee |
| Shin Hyun-hwak | 22 December 1978 | 13 December 1979 | 356 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Park Chung-hee |
| Lee Han-bin | 13 December 1979 | 22 May 1980 | 161 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Choi Kyu-hah |
| Kim Won-ki [ko] | 22 May 1980 | 2 September 1980 | 103 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Choi Kyu-hah |
| Shin Byung-hyun [ko] | 2 September 1980 | 4 January 1982 | 1 year, 124 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Chun Doo-hwan |
| Kim Jun-seong | 4 January 1982 | 7 July 1983 | 1 year, 184 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Chun Doo-hwan |
| Seo Seok-jun [ko] | 7 July 1983 | 7 October 1983 | 92 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Chun Doo-hwan |
| Shin Byung-hyun [ko] | 15 October 1983 | 8 January 1986 | 2 years, 85 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Chun Doo-hwan |
| Kim Man-je [ko] | 8 January 1986 | 26 May 1987 | 1 year, 138 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Chun Doo-hwan |
| Chung In-yong | 26 May 1987 | 24 February 1988 | 274 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Chun Doo-hwan |
| Rha Woong-bae | 25 February 1988 | 5 December 1988 | 284 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Roh Tae-woo |
| Cho Soon | 5 December 1988 | 17 March 1990 | 1 year, 102 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Roh Tae-woo |
| Lee Seung-yoon | 17 March 1990 | 18 February 1991 | 338 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Roh Tae-woo |
| Choi Ho-joong [ko] | 27 December 1990 | 25 June 1992 | 1 year, 181 days | Minister of Unification | Roh Tae-woo |
| Choi Gak-kyu [ko] | 18 February 1991 | 25 February 1993 | 2 years, 7 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Roh Tae-woo |
| Choi Yong-chol [ko] | 25 June 1992 | 25 February 1993 | 245 days | Minister of Unification | Roh Tae-woo |
| Lee Kyung-sik [ko] | 25 February 1993 | 21 December 1993 | 299 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Kim Young-sam |
| Han Wan-sang [ko] | 25 February 1993 | 22 December 1993 | 300 days | Minister of Unification | Kim Young-sam |
| Chung Jae-seok [ko] | 21 December 1993 | 4 October 1994 | 287 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board | Kim Young-sam |
| Lee Yung-dug | 22 December 1993 | 30 April 1994 | 129 days | Minister of Unification | Kim Young-sam |
| Lee Hong-koo | 30 April 1994 | 17 December 1994 | 231 days | Minister of Unification | Kim Young-sam |
| Hong Jae-hyung [ko] | 4 October 1994 | 20 December 1995 | 1 year, 77 days | Minister for Economic Planning Board (until 23 Dec. 1994) Minister of Finance and Economy (from 23 Dec. 1994) | Kim Young-sam |
| Kim Duck [ko] | 24 December 1994 | 22 February 1995 | 60 days | Minister of Unification | Kim Young-sam |
| Rha Woong-bae | 22 February 1995 | 8 August 1996 | 1 year, 168 days | Minister of Unification (until 21 Dec. 1995) Minister of Finance and Economy (from 21 Dec. 1995) | Kim Young-sam |
| Kwon Oh-kee [ko] | 21 December 1995 | 2 March 1998 | 2 years, 71 days | Minister of Unification | Kim Young-sam |
| Han Seung-soo | 8 August 1996 | 5 March 1997 | 209 days | Minister of Finance and Economy | Kim Young-sam |
| Kang Kyeoung-sik [ko] | 5 March 1997 | 19 November 1997 | 259 days | Minister of Finance and Economy | Kim Young-sam |
| Lim Chang-yeol [ko] | 19 November 1997 | 5 March 1998 | 106 days | Minister of Finance and Economy | Kim Young-sam |
| Office not in use (1998–2001) | Office not in use (1998–2001) | Office not in use (1998–2001) | Office not in use (1998–2001) | Office not in use (1998–2001) | Kim Dae-jung |
| Jin Nyum [ko] | 29 January 2001 | 15 April 2002 | 1 year, 76 days | Minister of Finance and Economy | Kim Dae-jung |
| Han Wan-sang [ko] | 29 January 2001 | 29 January 2002 | 1 year, 0 days | Minister of Education and Human Resources | Kim Dae-jung |
| Lee Sang-joo [ko] | 29 January 2002 | 6 March 2003 | 1 year, 36 days | Minister of Education and Human Resources | Kim Dae-jung |
| Jeon Yun-Churl [ko] | 15 April 2002 | 27 February 2003 | 318 days | Minister of Finance and Economy | Kim Dae-jung |
| Kim Jin-pyo | 27 February 2003 | 10 February 2004 | 348 days | Minister of Finance and Economy | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Yoon Deok-hong [ko] | 7 March 2003 | 24 December 2003 | 292 days | Minister of Education and Human Resources | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Ahn Byung-young [ko] | 24 December 2003 | 5 January 2005 | 1 year, 12 days | Minister of Education and Human Resources | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Lee Hun-jai | 10 February 2004 | 7 March 2005 | 1 year, 25 days | Minister of Finance and Economy | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Oh Myung [ko] | 18 October 2004 | 10 February 2006 | 1 year, 115 days | Minister of Science and Technology | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Lee Ki-jun [ko] | 5 January 2005 | 11 January 2005 | 6 days | Minister of Education and Human Resources | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Kim Jin-pyo | 28 January 2005 | 21 July 2006 | 1 year, 174 days | Minister of Education and Human Resources | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Han Duck-soo | 14 March 2005 | 18 July 2006 | 1 year, 126 days | Minister of Finance and Economy | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Kim Woo-sik [ko] | 10 February 2006 | 29 February 2008 | 2 years, 19 days | Minister of Science and Technology | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Kwon O-kyu | 18 July 2006 | 29 February 2008 | 1 year, 226 days | Minister of Finance and Economy | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Kim Byong-joon | 21 July 2006 | 9 August 2006 | 19 days | Minister of Education and Human Resources | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Kim Shin-il [ko] | 20 September 2006 | 6 February 2008 | 1 year, 139 days | Minister of Education and Human Resources | Roh Moo-hyun |
| Office not in use (2008–2013) | Office not in use (2008–2013) | Office not in use (2008–2013) | Office not in use (2008–2013) | Office not in use (2008–2013) | Lee Myung-bak |
| Hyun Oh-seok [ko] | 22 March 2013 | 15 July 2014 | 1 year, 115 days | Minister of Economy and Finance | Park Geun-hye |
| Choi Kyoung-hwan | 15 July 2014 | 12 January 2016 | 1 year, 181 days | Minister of Economy and Finance | Park Geun-hye |
| Hwang Woo-yea | 19 November 2014 | 12 January 2016 | 1 year, 54 days | Minister of Education | Park Geun-hye |
| Yoo Il-ho | 13 January 2016 | 9 June 2017 | 1 year, 147 days | Minister of Economy and Finance | Park Geun-hye |
| Lee Joon-sik | 13 January 2016 | 4 July 2017 | 1 year, 172 days | Minister of Education | Park Geun-hye |
| Kim Dong-yeon | 9 June 2017 | 10 December 2018 | 1 year, 184 days | Minister of Economy and Finance | Moon Jae-in |
| Kim Sang-gon | 4 July 2017 | 2 October 2018 | 1 year, 90 days | Minister of Education | Moon Jae-in |
| Yoo Eun-hae | 2 October 2018 | 9 May 2022 | 3 years, 219 days | Minister of Education | Moon Jae-in |
| Hong Nam-ki | 10 December 2018 | 9 May 2022 | 3 years, 150 days | Minister of Economy and Finance | Moon Jae-in |
| Choo Kyung-ho | 10 May 2022 | 28 December 2023 | 1 year, 232 days | Minister of Economy and Finance | Yoon Suk-yeol |
| Park Soon-ae | 4 July 2022 | 9 August 2022 | 36 days | Minister of Education | Yoon Suk-yeol |
| Lee Ju-ho | 7 November 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 127 days | Minister of Education | Yoon Suk-yeol |
| Choi Sang-mok | 29 December 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 75 days | Minister of Economy and Finance | Yoon Suk-yeol |