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Minister of Foreign Affairs (South Korea)

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Minister of Foreign Affairs
Emblem of the Government of Republic of Korea
Incumbent
Cho Tae-yul
since 11 January 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Member ofState Council of South Korea
Reports toPresident of South Korea
AppointerPresident
FormationAugust 25, 1948; 76 years ago (1948-08-25)
DeputyDeputy Minister of Foreign Affairs

The Minister of Foreign Affairs (Korean외교부장관; RROegyobujanggwan) is the leader and chief executive of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. The minister is responsible for implementing South Korea's foreign policy.

The current minister for foreign affairs is Cho Tae-yeol, who took office in January 2024.[1]

List of ministers of foreign affairs

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office President
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Jang Taek-sang
장택상
(1893–1969)
15 August 1948 24 December 1948 131 days
Syngman Rhee
2 Ben C. Lim
임병직
(1893–1976)
25 December 1948 15 April 1951 2 years, 111 days
3 Byun Young-tae
변영태
(1892–1969)
16 April 1951 28 July 1955 4 years, 103 days
4 Cho Chung-whan
조정환
(1893–1976)
29 July 1955 21 December 1959 4 years, 145 days
Choi Kyu-hah
최규하
(1919–2006)
22 December 1959 24 April 1960 124 days
5 Her Chung
허정
(1896–1988)
25 April 1960 19 August 1960 116 days
Yun Bo-seon
6 Chung Il-hyung
정일형
(1904–1982)
23 August 1960 20 May 1961 270 days
7 Kim Hong-il
김홍일
(1898–1980)
21 May 1961 21 July 1961 61 days
8 Song Yo-chan
송요찬
(1918–1980)
22 July 1961 10 October 1961 80 days
9 Choi Duk-shin
최덕신
(1914–1989)
11 October 1961 15 March 1963 1 year, 155 days

Park Chung Hee
(acting)
10 Kim Yong-shik
김용식
(1913–1995)
16 March 1963 16 December 1963 275 days
11 Chung Il-kwon
정일권
(1917–1994)
17 December 1963 24 July 1964 220 days
Park Chung Hee
12 Lee Tong-won
이동원
(1926–2006)
25 July 1964 26 December 1966 2 years, 154 days
(11) Chung Il-kwon
정일권
(1917–1994)
27 December 1966 29 June 1967 184 days
13 Choi Kyu-hah
최규하
(1919–2006)
30 June 1967 3 June 1971 3 years, 338 days
(10) Kim Yong-shik
김용식
(1913–1995)
4 June 1971 2 December 1973 2 years, 181 days
14 Kim Dong-jo
김동조
(1918–2004)
3 December 1973 18 December 1975 2 years, 15 days
15 Pak Tongjin
박동진
(1922–2013)
19 December 1975 1 September 1980 4 years, 257 days

Choi Kyu-hah
16 Lho Shin-yong
노신영
(1930–2019)
2 September 1980 1 June 1982 1 year, 272 days
Chun Doo-hwan
17 Lee Bum-suk
이범석
(1925–1983)
2 June 1982 9 October 1983 1 year, 129 days
18 Lee Won-kyung
이원경
(1922–2007)
15 October 1983 26 August 1986 2 years, 315 days
19 Choi Kwang-soo
최광수
(1935– 2021)
26 August 1986 5 December 1988 2 years, 101 days

Roh Tae-woo
20 Choi Ho-joong
최호중
(1930–2015)
5 December 1988 27 December 1990 2 years, 22 days
21 Lee Sang-ock
이상옥
(born 1934)
27 December 1990 26 February 1993 2 years, 61 days
22 Han Sung-joo
한승주
(born 1940)
26 February 1993 24 December 1994 1 year, 301 days
Kim Young-sam
23 Gong Ro-myung
공로명
(born 1932)
24 December 1994 7 November 1996 1 year, 319 days
24 Yoo Chong-ha
유종하
(born 1936)
7 November 1996 3 March 1998 1 year, 116 days
25 Park Chung-soo
박정수
(1932–2003)
3 March 1998 4 August 1998 154 days
Kim Dae-jung
26 Hong Soon-young
홍순영
(1937–2014)
4 August 1998 14 January 2000 1 year, 163 days
27 Lee Joung-binn
이정빈
(born 1937)
14 January 2000 26 March 2001 1 year, 71 days
28 Han Seung-soo
한승수
(born 1936)
26 March 2001 4 February 2002 315 days
29 Choi Sung-hong
최성홍
(born 1938)
4 February 2002 27 February 2003 1 year, 23 days
30 Yoon Young-kwan
윤영관
(born 1951)
27 February 2003 17 January 2004 324 days
Roh Moo-hyun
31 Ban Ki-moon
반기문
(born 1944)
17 January 2004 10 November 2006 2 years, 297 days
32 Song Min-soon
송민순
(born 1948)
10 November 2006 29 February 2008 1 year, 111 days
33 Yu Myung-hwan
유명환
(born 1948)
29 February 2008 4 September 2010 2 years, 188 days
Lee Myung-bak
34 Kim Sung-hwan
김성환
(born 1953)
8 October 2010 11 March 2013 2 years, 154 days
35 Yun Byung-se
윤병세
(born 1953)
11 March 2013 18 June 2017 4 years, 99 days
Park Geun-hye
36 Kang Kyung-wha
강경화
(born 1955)
18 June 2017 8 February 2021 3 years, 235 days
Moon Jae-in
37 Chung Eui-yong
정의용
(born 1946)
9 February 2021 12 May 2022 1 year, 92 days
38 Park Jin
박진
(born 1956)
12 May 2022 10 January 2024 1 year, 243 days
Yoon Suk-yeol
39 Cho Tae-yul
조태열
(born 1955)
11 January 2024 incumbent 343 days

References

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  1. ^ "Profile". Ministery of Foreign Affairs of Republic of Korea.