List of presidents of South Korea by time in office
Appearance
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This is a list of presidents of South Korea by time in office. The basis of the list is the difference between dates; if counted by number of calendar days all the figures would be one greater.
Rank by time in office
[edit]Key:
Dead
Living
Incumbent
Rank | No. | President | Assumed office |
Left office |
Length of term | Notes |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
3rd |
Park Chung Hee | 24 March 1962 | 26 October 1979 | 17 years, 216 days | Served 5th, 6th, 7th, 8th, and 9th terms, died in office |
2 |
1st |
Rhee Syng-man | 24 July 1948 | 26 April 1960 | 11 years, 277 days | Served 1st, 2nd, and 3rd terms, resigned |
3 |
5th |
Chun Doo-hwan | 1 September 1980 | 24 February 1988 | 7 years, 176 days | Served 11th and 12th terms |
4 |
6th |
Roh Tae-woo | 5 February 1988 | 24 February 1993 | 4 years, 365 days[1] | Served 13th term |
10th |
Lee Myung-bak | 25 February 2008 | 24 February 2013 | 4 years, 365 days[1] | Served 17th term | |
6 |
7th |
Kim Young-sam | 25 February 1993 | 24 February 1998 | 4 years, 364 days | Served 14th term |
8th |
Kim Dae-jung | 25 February 1998 | 24 February 2003 | 4 years, 364 days | Served 15th term | |
9th |
Roh Moo-hyun | 25 February 2003 | 24 February 2008 | 4 years, 364 days[2] | Served 16th term | |
12th |
Moon Jae-in | 10 May 2017 | 9 May 2022 | 4 years, 364 days | Served 19th term | |
10 |
11th |
Park Geun-hye | 25 February 2013 | 10 March 2017 | 4 years, 13 days[3] | Served 18th term, impeached and removed from office |
11 |
13th |
Yoon Suk Yeol | 10 May 2022 | Incumbent | 2 years, 118 days | Serving 20th term |
12 |
2nd |
Yun Bo-seon | 13 August 1960 | 24 March 1962 | 1 year, 223 days | Served 4th term, resigned |
13 |
4th |
Choi Kyu-hah | 26 October 1979 | 16 August 1980 | 295 days | Served 10th term, resigned |
See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ a b Roh and Lee served one day longer than other one-term presidents because they each served during two leap years while other one-term presidents served during only one leap year. This is also why their services of 4 years, 365 days did not equal 5 years
- ^ Suspended March 12, 2004 – May 14, 2004, Acting President: Goh Kun
- ^ Suspended December 9, 2016 – March 10, 2017, Acting President: Hwang Kyo-ahn