List of Presidents of the Republic of Korea

This is a list of the presidents of the Republic of Korea , which is also often called South Korea .

List of presidents

No.	image	Name (life data)	function	Term of office		Political party
				Beginning	The End
1.		Rhee Syng-man 이승만 李承 晩 (* 1875; † 1965)	president	July 20, 1948	May 3, 1960	NARRKI / LP
-		Huh Jung 허정 許 政 (* 1896; † 1988)	Interim President (as Foreign Minister)	May 3, 1960	June 15, 1960	LP
-		Gwak Sang-hoon 곽상훈 郭 尙 勳 (* 1896; † 1979)	Interim President (as President of the House of Commons )	June 15, 1960	June 23, 1960	DP
-		Huh Jung 허정 許 政 (* 1896; † 1988)	Interim President (as Prime Minister )	June 23, 1960	August 8, 1960	LP
-		Paek Nak-jun 백낙준 白 樂 濬 (* 1896; † 1985)	Interim President (as President of the Senate )	August 8, 1960	August 13, 1960	independent
2.		Yun Bo-seon 윤보선 尹 潽 善 (* 1897; † 1990)	president	August 13, 1960	March 24, 1962	DP / NDP
3.		Park Chung-hee 尹 潽 善 朴正熙 (* 1917, † 1979)	president	March 24, 1962	October 26, 1979 (†)	Military / DRP
-		Choi Kyu-ha 최규하 崔 圭 夏 (* 1919; † 2006)	Interim President (as Prime Minister )	October 26, 1979	6th December 1979	independent
4th			president	6th December 1979	August 16, 1980
-		Park Chung-hoon 박충훈 朴忠勳 (* 1919; † 2001)	Interim President (as Prime Minister )	August 16, 1980	September 1, 1980	military
5.		Chun Doo-hwan 전두환 全 斗 煥 (* 1931)	president	September 1, 1980	February 24, 1988	DGP
6th		Roh Tae-woo 노태우 盧泰愚 (* 1932)	president	February 25, 1988	February 24, 1993	DGP
7th		Kim Young-sam 김영삼 金泳三 (* 1927; † 2015)	president	February 25, 1993	February 24, 1998	DLP / NKP
8th.		Kim Dae-jung 김대중 金大中 (* 1925; † 2009)	president	February 25, 1998	February 24, 2003	NKNP / MP
9.		Roh Moo-hyun 노무현 盧武鉉 (* 1946; † 2009)	president	February 25, 2003	March 12, 2004 (suspension)	MP / UP
-		Goh Kun 고건 高 建 (* 1938)	Interim President (as Prime Minister )	March 12, 2004	May 14, 2004	MP
(9.)		Roh Moo-hyun 노무현 盧武鉉 (* 1946; † 2009)	president	May 14, 2004 (reinstatement)	February 24, 2008	UP
10.		Lee Myung-bak 이명박 李明博 (* 1941)	president	February 25, 2008	February 24, 2013	GNP / SP
11.		Park Geun-hye 박근혜 朴 槿 惠 (* 1952)	President	February 25, 2013	December 9, 2016 (suspension)	SP / FPK
				December 9, 2016	March 10, 2017 (impeachment)
-		Hwang Kyo-ahn 황교안 黃 敎 安 (* 1957)	Interim President (as Prime Minister )	December 9, 2016	May 10, 2017	independent
12.		Moon Jae-in 문재인 文 在 寅 (* 1953)	president	May 10, 2017	officiating	Deobureo minju party

List of presidents of governments in exile

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Kim Gu was twice and a few others in between, probably gaps before that too

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The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea during the period when Korea was a colony of Japan was based in Shanghai , China . Even if the current South Korean government insists on being the successor to strengthen its legitimacy, the government in exile was not internationally recognized.

1. Rhee Syng-man (1919-1925)
2. Park Eun-shik (1925)
3. Yi Sang-ryong (1925-1926)
4. Hong Jin (1926)
5. Yi Dong-nyung (1926-1927)
6. Kim Gu (1927-1948)

See also

• President of the Republic of Korea

Web links

Commons : President of the Republic of Korea  - album with pictures, videos and audio files

• Official Website of the President (Korean, English)
• List of rulers of Korea - World Statesmen.org. Retrieved March 13, 2017 (English). 
• Ruler List of Korea - Rulers.org. Retrieved March 13, 2017 (English).