| Chief of Staff to the President of the Republic of Korea | |
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| 대통령비서실장 | |
 Emblem of South Korea | |
| Incumbent Chung Jin-suk since 22 April 2024 | |
| Office of the President | |
| Appointer | President |
| Term length | At the President's pleasure |
| Inaugural holder | Lee Ki-poong |
| Formation | 15 April 1948; 76 years ago (1948-04-15) |
| Chief of Staff to the President | |
| Hangul | 대통령비서실장 |
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| Hanja | 大統領秘書室長 |
| Revised Romanization | Daetongnyeong biseo siljang |
| McCune–Reischauer | Taet'ongnyŏng pisŏ silchang |
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The Chief of Staff to the President (Korean: 대통령비서실장; Hanja: 大統領秘書室長), or Chief Presidential Secretary, is the highest-ranking employee of the Blue House and serves as chief of staff to the President of South Korea. The chief presidential secretary is traditionally one of the first officials appointed by an incoming president. Former President Moon Jae-in was a former chief of staff.
List of chiefs of staff
| No. | Name | Term of office | President | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||
| 1 | Lee Ki-poong | 15 April 1948 | October 1948 | Unknown | Syngman Rhee |
| 2 | Kim Yang-cheon | October 1948 | 1 June 1949 | Unknown | |
| 3 | Ko Jae-bong | 1 June 1949 | 1953 | Unknown | |
| 4 | Yoo Chang-joon | 1953 | 26 April 1960 | Unknown | |
| 5 | Chang Il-gang | 26 April 1960 | 12 August 1960 | 108 days | Heo Jeong (acting) |
| 6 | Kim Joon-ha [ko] | 18 August 1960 | 20 October 1960 | 63 days | Yun Bo-seon |
| 7 | Lee Jae-hang [ko] | 21 October 1960 | 6 April 1962 | 1 year, 167 days | |
| 8 | Lee Dong-won [ko] | 6 April 1962 | 6 December 1963 | 1 year, 244 days | Park Chung Hee (acting) |
| 9 | Lee Hu-rak | 10 December 1963 | 21 October 1969 | 5 years, 315 days | Park Chung Hee |
| 10 | Kim Chung-yum | 21 October 1969 | 22 December 1978 | 9 years, 62 days | |
| 11 | Kim Gye-won [ko] | 22 December 1978 | 30 October 1979 | 312 days | |
| 12 | Choi Kwang-soo [ko] | 7 November 1979 | 27 August 1980 | 294 days | Choi Kyu-hah |
| 13 | Kim Kyung-won [ko] | 27 August 1980 | 30 December 1981 | 1 year, 125 days | Chun Doo-hwan |
| 14 | Lee Beom-seok | 3 January 1982 | 2 June 1982 | 150 days | |
| 15 | Ham Byung-chun [ko] | 6 June 1982 | 9 October 1983 | 1 year, 125 days | |
| 16 | Kang Kyung-shik [ko] | 15 October 1983 | 21 January 1985 | 1 year, 98 days | |
| 17 | Lee Kyu-ho [ko] | 21 January 1985 | 14 October 1985 | 266 days | |
| 18 | Park Young-soo [ko] | 15 October 1985 | 19 July 1987 | 1 year, 277 days | |
| 19 | Kim Yun-hwan [ko] | 20 July 1987 | 24 February 1988 | 219 days | |
| 20 | Hong Sung-cheol [ko] | 25 February 1988 | 17 March 1990 | 2 years, 20 days | Roh Tae-woo |
| 21 | Ro Jai-bong | 17 March 1990 | 27 December 1990 | 285 days | |
| 22 | Jeong Hae-chang [ko] | 27 December 1990 | 24 February 1993 | 2 years, 59 days | |
| 23 | Park Kwan-yong [ko] | 25 February 1993 | 23 December 1994 | 1 year, 301 days | Kim Young-sam |
| 24 | Han Seung-soo | 23 December 1994 | 21 December 1995 | 363 days | |
| 25 | Kim Kwang-il [ko] | 21 December 1995 | 28 February 1997 | 1 year, 69 days | |
| 26 | Kim Yong-tae [ko] | 28 February 1997 | 24 February 1998 | 361 days | |
| 27 | Kim Joong-kwon [ko] | 25 February 1998 | 23 November 1999 | 1 year, 271 days | Kim Dae-jung |
| 28 | Han Kwang-ok [ko] | 23 November 1999 | 10 September 2001 | 1 year, 291 days | |
| 29 | Lee Sang-joo [ko] | 10 September 2001 | 29 January 2002 | 141 days | |
| 30 | Jeon Yun-churl [ko] | 29 January 2002 | 15 April 2002 | 76 days | |
| 31 | Park Jie-won | 15 April 2002 | 24 February 2003 | 315 days | |
| 32 | Moon Hee-sang | 25 February 2003 | 13 July 2004 | 1 year, 139 days | Roh Moo-hyun |
| 33 | Kim Woo-shik [ko] | 13 July 2004 | 19 August 2005 | 1 year, 37 days | |
| 34 | Lee Byung-wan [ko] | 25 August 2005 | 9 March 2007 | 1 year, 196 days | |
| 35 | Moon Jae-in | 12 March 2007 | 24 February 2008 | 349 days | |
| 36 | Yu Woo-ik [ko] | 25 February 2008 | 10 June 2008 | 106 days | Lee Myung-bak |
| 37 | Jeong Jeong-gil [ko] | 20 June 2008 | 3 June 2010 | 1 year, 348 days | |
| 38 | Yim Tae-hee | 16 July 2010 | 30 November 2011 | 1 year, 137 days | |
| 39 | Ha Geum-yeol [ko] | 12 December 2011 | 24 February 2013 | 1 year, 74 days | |
| 40 | Heo Tae-yeol [ko] | 25 February 2013 | 4 August 2013 | 160 days | Park Geun-hye |
| 41 | Kim Ki-chun [ko] | 5 August 2013 | 22 February 2015 | 1 year, 201 days | |
| 42 | Lee Byung-ki [ko] | 1 March 2015 | 15 May 2016 | 1 year, 75 days | |
| 43 | Lee Won-jong [ko] | 16 May 2016 | 30 October 2016 | 167 days | |
| (28) | Han Kwang-ok [ko] | 3 November 2016 | 9 May 2017 | 187 days | |
| 44 | Im Jong-seok | 10 May 2017 | 8 January 2019 | 1 year, 243 days | Moon Jae-in |
| 45 | Noh Young-min | 9 January 2019 | 31 December 2020 | 1 year, 357 days | |
| 46 | You Young-min | 1 January 2021 | 9 May 2022 | 1 year, 128 days | |
| 47 | Kim Dae-ki [ko] | 10 May 2022 | 31 December 2023 | 1 year, 235 days | Yoon Suk Yeol |
| 48 | Lee Kwan-sub | 1 January 2024 | 22 April 2024 | 112 days | |
| 49 | Chung Jin-suk | 22 April 2024 | incumbent | 259 days | |
See also
- Chief Presidential Secretary for Policy
- Office of the President (South Korea)
- Senior Presidential Secretary
- President of South Korea
- Government of South Korea
- Politics of South Korea
- White House Chief of Staff
- Chief Cabinet Secretary
- State Council of South Korea
References
- "Park likely to announce nominee for chief presidential secretary". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- The Korea International Broadcasting Foundation. "News View | The World On Arirang". arirang.co.kr. Archived from the original on 2018-03-18. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- "Moon Jae-in starts new day as president". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
- "Han Kwang-ok Appointed Chief Presidential Secretary - The Chosun Ilbo (English Edition): Daily News from Korea - national/politics". The Chosun Ilbo. Retrieved 2017-07-15.
