Prime Minister of South Korea

Prime Minister of the
Republic of Korea
대한민국 국무총리
Incumbent
Han Duck-soo
since 21 May 2022
Executive branch of the Government of South Korea
Prime Minister’s Office
Style
Status
Member of
ResidenceChongni Gonggwan
SeatSeoul
NominatorPresident
AppointerPresident
(Subject to the National Assembly's approval)
Term lengthAt the President's pleasure
Constituting instrumentConstitution of South Korea
PrecursorPrime Minister of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea
Inaugural holderLee Beom-seok
Formation31 July 1948 (1948-07-31)
Unofficial namesPrime Minister of South Korea
DeputyDeputy Prime Minister
Salary₩191,000,000 annually[1]
WebsiteOfficial website (in English)
Official website (in Korean)
Prime Minister of South Korea
Hangul
Hanja
Revised Romanizationgungmuchongni
McCune–Reischauerkungmuch'ongni

The prime minister of the Republic of Korea (Korean국무총리; Hanja國務總理) is the deputy head of government and the second highest political office of South Korea who is appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea, with the National Assembly's approval. The prime minister may be a member of the National Assembly, but this is not required to hold the office. The prime minister of South Korea is not the head of government of South Korea, for the President is both the head of state and government in the country.[2]

The current prime minister is Han Duck-soo, having taken office on 20 May 2022.

  1. ^ "President's annual salary set at W225m". The Korea Herald. 16 January 2018.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference :0 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).