List of Presidents of South Korea

List Of Presidents Of South Korea

To avoid confusion, all the names on this list follow the Eastern order convention (family name first, given name second) for consistency.

The following is a list of Presidents of South Korea since its independence.

The presidential term has been set at five years since 1988, six years since 1993, seven years since 1999, two years since 2007 and five years since 2008 till present. It was previously four years from 1948 to 1971 and seven years from 1971 to 1988.

Read more about List Of Presidents Of South Korea:  List of Presidents of The Republic of Korea (1948-present)

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