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Cabinet of Yoon Suk Yeol
Cabinet of South Korea
10 May 2022
Date formed	10 May 2022
People and organisations
Head of state	Yoon Suk Yeol
Head of government	Han Duck-soo Choi Sang-mok (acting)
Member party	People Power Party
Opposition party	Democratic Party of Korea (largest)
History
Elections	2022 South Korean presidential election 2024 South Korean legislative election
Predecessor	Cabinet of Moon Jae-in

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This page provides the list of members – incumbent and nominated – of the State Council of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.

In December 2023, Yoon carried out a major overhaul, replacing about a third of his cabinet members ahead of the legislative election in April 2024.

Timeline

Members

  People Power Party   Independent

Cabinet of Yoon Suk Yeol

Portfolio		Member			Term		Note
					Took office	Left office
	President			Yoon Suk Yeol	May 10, 2022	Incumbent	Suspended since impeachment on December 14, 2024. Arrested on January 15, 2025.
	Prime Minister			Han Duck-soo	May 21, 2022	Incumbent	Acting president during Yoon's suspension until his own impeachment on December 27, 2024.
	Deputy Prime Minister of Economy & Minister of Economy and Finance			Choo Kyung-ho	May 10, 2022	December 28, 2023
				Choi Sang-mok	December 29, 2023	Incumbent	Acting president and Acting Prime Minister while Yoon and Han are both suspended.
	Deputy Prime Minister of Social Affairs Minister of Education			Park Soon-ae	July 5, 2022	August 8, 2022
				Lee Ju-ho	November 7, 2022	Incumbent
	Minister of Science and ICT			Lee Jong-ho	May 10, 2022	August 18, 2024
				Yoo Sang-im	August 18, 2024	Incumbent
	Minister of Foreign Affairs			Park Jin	May 12, 2022	January 10, 2024
				Cho Tae-yul	January 11, 2024	Incumbent
	Minister of Unification			Kwon Young-se	May 16, 2022	July 28, 2023
				Kim Yung-ho	July 31, 2023	Incumbent
	Minister of Justice			Han Dong-hoon	May 17, 2022	December 21, 2023
				Park Sung-jae	February 20, 2024	Incumbent	Suspended since impeachment on December 12, 2024.
	Minister of National Defense			Lee Jong-sup	May 10, 2022	October 6, 2023
				Shin Won-sik	October 7, 2023	September 9, 2024
				Kim Yong-hyun	September 10, 2024	December 5, 2024	Resigned on December 5, 2024 following the 2024 South Korean martial law crisis. Arrested on December 8, 2024.
	Minister of the Interior and Safety			Lee Sang-min	May 12, 2022	December 8, 2024	Resigned on December 8, 2024 after the DP filed an impeachment motion.
	Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs			Park Min-shik	June 5, 2023	December 25, 2023
				Kang Jung-ai	December 26, 2023	Incumbent
	Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism			Park Bo-gyoon	May 13, 2022	October 6, 2023
				Yu In-chon	October 7, 2023	Incumbent
	Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs			Chung Hwang-keun	May 10, 2022	December 28, 2023
				Song Mi-ryung	December 29, 2023	Incumbent
	Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy			Lee Chang-yang	May 12, 2022	September 19, 2023
				Bang Moon-kyu	September 20, 2023	January 4, 2024
				Ahn Duk-geun	January 5, 2024	Incumbent
	Minister of Health and Welfare			Cho Kyoo-hong	October 5, 2022	Incumbent
	Minister of Environment			Han Wha-jin	May 10, 2022	July 24, 2024
				Kim Wan-sub	July 25, 2024	Incumbent
	Minister of Employment and Labor			Lee Jeong-sik	May 10, 2022	August 29, 2024
				Kim Moon-soo	August 29, 2024	Incumbent
	Minister of Gender Equality and Family			Kim Hyun-sook	May 17, 2022	February 22, 2024
	Minister of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport			Won Hee-ryong	May 13, 2022	December 22, 2023
				Park Sang-woo	December 23, 2023	Incumbent
	Minister of Oceans and Fisheries			Cho Seung-hwan	May 10, 2022	December 28, 2023
				Kang Do-hyung	December 29, 2023	Incumbent
	Minister of SMEs and Startups			Lee Young	May 12, 2022	December 28, 2023
				Oh Young-ju	December 29, 2023	Incumbent

Other non-member Attendees

  People Power Party   Independent

See also

• Cabinet of South Korea
• Cabinet of Park Geun-hye
• Cabinet of Moon Jae-in

Notes

References

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