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The current president, Yoon Suk Yeol, a former prosecutor general and member of the conservative People Power Party, assumed office on 10 May 2022, after defeating the Democratic Party's nominee Lee Jae-myung with a narrow 48.5% plurality in the 2022 South Korean presidential election.
The president of the Republic of Korea serves as the chief executive of the government of the Republic of Korea and the commander-in-chief of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces. The South Korean government constitutionally considers the Korean Provisional Government (KPG) to be its predecessor.
Yoon Suk Yeol (Korean: 윤석열; born 19 December 1960) is a South Korean politician and attorney who is the 13th (20th presidency) and current president of South Korea since 2022.
May 10, 2022 · SEOUL — Yoon Suk-yeol, the new president of South Korea, was sworn into office in Seoul on Tuesday, using his inaugural speech to make promises to heal political and economic divides at home,...
President Yoon Suk Yeol Celebrates the Launch of the Korea AeroSpace Administration, Fulfilling His Promise to the People. May 30, 2024. Joint Statement between the Republic of Korea and the United Arab Emirates on the occasion of the State Visit of HH Sheikh Mohamed Bin Zayed Al Nahyan, President of the UAE, to the Republic of Korea (May 2024)
Jun 1, 2024 · Moon Jae-In is a South Korean lawyer and civil rights activist who was the president of South Korea (2017–22) and leader of the liberal Democratic Party of Korea (2015–16). Although he was a proponent of the ‘sunshine’ policy of engagement with North Korea, he also advocated strong national defense.
president (1988-1993), South Korea. Roh Tae-Woo (born December 4, 1932, near Daegu, Korea [now in South Korea]—died October 26, 2021, Seoul, South Korea) was a Korean military officer and politician who, as president of South Korea (1988–93), instituted democratic reforms.
