The President is head of state of South Korea.

Presidents of the Government in Exile

The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea was based in Shanghai, China. Although the current South Korean government insists on being its successor to assert legitimacy, the government was not internationally recognized.

1. Rhee Syng-man 이승만 (1919-1925)
2. Park Eun-shik 박은식 (1925)
3. Yi Sang-ryong 이상룡 (1925-1926)
4. Hong Jin (Hong Myun-hui) 홍진 (홍면희) (1926)
5. Yi Dong-nyung 이동녕 (1926-1927)
6. Kim Ku 김구 (1927-1948)

Chairmen of the Interim Legislative Assembly

1. Kim Kyu Sik 1946 - 1948
2. Rhee Syng-man 이승만 (1948)

Speaker of the Constituent Assembly

1. Rhee Syng-man 이승만 (1948)

Presidents of South Korea

1. Rhee Syng-man 이승만 (1948 - 1960)
2. Yun Bo-seon 윤보선 (1960 - 1962)
3. Park Chung-hee 박정희 (1963 - 1979)
4. Choi Kyu-ha 최규하 (1979 - 1980)
5. Chun Doo-hwan 전두환 (1980 - 1988)
6. Roh Tae-woo 노태우 (1988 - 1993)
7. Kim Young-sam 김영삼 (1993 - 1998)
8. Kim Dae-jung 김대중 (1998 - 2003)
9. Roh Moo-hyun 노무현 (2003-present) (from March 12 to May 14, 2004, Prime Minister Goh Kun (고건) was the acting president)

See also

• Governor-General of Korea
• Politics of South Korea
• Rulers of Korea
• List of Korea-related topics