Prime Minister of South Korea

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The Prime Minister of South Korea is the head of government appointed by the president to oversee the cabinet and coordinate executive administration under the country's constitutional system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf government office
political position
appliesToJurisdiction Republic of Korea
linked to: South Korea
appointedBy President of South Korea
appointedForTerm no fixed term
canActAs acting President of South Korea in case of vacancy or incapacity
confirmedBy National Assembly of South Korea
constitutingInstrument Constitution of the Republic of Korea
country South Korea
eligibleFor citizen of the Republic of Korea
member of the National Assembly of South Korea
firstHolder Lee Beom-seok
flag Flag of the Prime Minister of South Korea
headOfGovernmentFor Government of South Korea
incumbent Han Duck-soo
incumbentSince 2022
legalForm constitutional office
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity Seoul
memberOf Cabinet of South Korea
State Council of South Korea
nativeLabel 國務總理
국무총리
linked to: Prime Minister
nominatedBy President of South Korea
officeCanBeTerminatedBy President of South Korea
officeCreated 1948
officeHoldersInclude Chung Hong-won
Chung Sye-kyun
Hwang Kyo-ahn
Kim Boo-kyum
Kim Dae-jung
Kim Jong-pil
Lee Hae-chan
Lee Nak-yon
officeHolderTitle Prime Minister
officeType deputy head of government
deputy head of state
partOf executive branch of the Government of South Korea
positionHeldBy Han Duck-soo
precededByOffice Prime Minister of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
rank second-highest executive officer in South Korea
reportsTo President of South Korea
requires consent of the National Assembly of South Korea
residence Prime Minister’s official residence, Seoul
responsibleFor coordinating executive administration
overseeing the cabinet
supervising ministries and agencies
seat Seoul
style His Excellency
symbol Emblem of the Government of South Korea

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Constitution of South Korea providesForOffice Prime Minister of South Korea
Heo Jeong positionHeld Prime Minister of South Korea
Chang Myon positionHeld Prime Minister of South Korea
President of South Korea lineOfSuccession Prime Minister of South Korea
State Council of South Korea deputyHead Prime Minister of South Korea
Chung Sye-kyun as Prime Minister officeHeld Prime Minister of South Korea
Prime Minister of South Korea precededByOffice Prime Minister of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
linked to: Prime Minister of South Korea
Ministry of Justice of South Korea reportsTo Prime Minister of South Korea
Ministry of Science and ICT subordinateTo Prime Minister of South Korea
Ministry of Economy and Finance of South Korea reportsTo Prime Minister of South Korea
John Chang positionHeld Prime Minister of South Korea
Chang Myon positionHeld Prime Minister of South Korea
subject linked to: Park Sun-hui