Minister of Economy and Finance (South Korea)
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| Minister of Economy and Finance | |
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 Emblem of the Government of South Korea | |
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| Ministry of Economy and Finance | |
| Style | His Excellency |
| Member of | Cabinet of South Korea |
| Reports to | President of South Korea |
| Appointer | President of South Korea with approbation of the South Korea National Assembly |
Minister of Economy and Finance (Korean: 기획재정부장관) is a member of the Cabinet of South Korea and is the leader and chief executive of the Ministry of Economy and Finance. In Korea, all minister nominees are required to undergo a parliamentary confirmation process, though the consent of the National Assembly is not necessary for appointment.[1]
The current minister is Choi Sang-mok, who took office on 29 December 2023.
List
[edit]| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | President | ||
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| Took office | Left office | Time in office | ||||
| Minister of Finance | ||||||
| 1 | 
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Kim Do-yeon 김도연 金度演 (1894-1967) |
2 August 1948 | 22 April 1950 | 1 year, 263 days | First Republic of Korea |
| 2 | Choi Sun-ju 최순주 崔淳周 (1902-1956) |
25 April 1950 | 5 March 1951 | 314 days | ||
| 3 | 
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Baek Du-jin 백두진 白斗鎭 (1908-1993) |
5 March 1951 | 9 September 1953 | 2 years, 188 days | |
| 4 | Park Hui-hyeon 박희현 朴熙賢 (1911-1999) |
9 September 1953 | 30 June 1954 | 294 days | ||
| 5 | Lee Jung-jyae 이중재 李重宰 (1898-1990) |
30 June 1954 | 11 July 1955 | 1 year, 11 days | ||
| 6 | 
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Kim Hyeon-chul 김현철 金顯哲 (1901-1989) |
11 July 1955 | 26 May 1956 | 259 days | |
| 7 | In Tae-sik 인태식 印泰植 (1902-1975) |
26 May 1956 | 9 June 1957 | 1 year, 14 days | ||
| 8 |
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Kim Hyeon-chul 김현철 金顯哲 (1901-1989) |
9 June 1957 | 20 March 1959 | 1 year, 284 days | |
| 9 | Song In-sang 송인상 宋仁相 (1914-2015) |
20 March 1959 | 28 April 1960 | 1 year, 39 days | ||
| 10 | Yun Ho-byeong 윤호병 尹皡炳 (1891-1975) |
28 April 1960 | 19 August 1960 | 113 days | ||
| 11 | Kim Young-sun 김영선 金永善 (1918-1987) |
23 August 1960 | 18 May 1961 | 268 days | Second Republic of Korea | |
| 12 | Paik Sun-jin 백선진 白善鎭 (1922-2010) |
20 May 1961 | 22 June 1961 | 33 days | Supreme Council for National Reconstruction | |
| 13 | Kim Yu-taek 김유택 金裕澤 (1911-1975) |
22 June 1961 | 16 July 1961 | 24 days | ||
| 14 | Chun Byung-kyu 천병규 千炳圭 (1918-1993) |
22 July 1961 | 16 June 1962 | 329 days | ||
| 15 | Kim Se-ryun 김세련 金世鍊 (1917-1988) |
18 June 1962 | 8 February 1963 | 235 days | ||
| 16 | Hwang Jong-ryul 황종률 黃鍾律 (1909-1972) |
8 February 1963 | 16 December 1963 | 311 days | ||
| 17 | Park Dong-kyu 박동규 朴東奎 (1916-1985) |
17 December 1963 | 26 June 1964 | 192 days | Third Republic of Korea | |
| 18 | Rhie Jung-han 이정환 李廷煥 (1919-2008) |
26 June 1964 | 5 December 1964 | 162 days | ||
| 19 | Hong Seung-hi 홍승희 洪升熹 (1920-2008) |
5 December 1964 | 16 November 1965 | 346 days | ||
| 20 | Kim Chung-yum 김정렴 金正濂 (1924-2020) |
25 November 1965 | 26 September 1966 | 305 days | ||
| 21 | Kim Hak-ryeol 김학렬 金鶴烈 (1923-1972) |
26 September 1966 | 27 December 1966 | 92 days | ||
| 22 | Suh Bong-kyun 서봉균 徐奉均 (1926-2023) |
27 December 1966 | 21 May 1968 | 1 year, 146 days | ||
| 23 | Hwang Jong-ryul 황종률 黃鍾律 (1909-1972) |
21 May 1968 | 21 October 1969 | 1 year, 153 days | ||
| 24 | Nam Duck-woo 남덕우 南悳祐 (1924-2013) |
21 October 1969 | 18 September 1974 | 4 years, 332 days | Fourth Republic of Korea | |
| 25 | Kim Yong-hwan 김용환 金龍煥 (1932-2017) |
18 September 1974 | 22 December 1978 | 4 years, 95 days | ||
| 26 | Kim Won-ki 김원기 金元基 (1924-2001) |
22 December 1978 | 22 May 1980 | 1 year, 152 days | ||
| 27 | Lee Seung-yun 이승윤 李承潤 (1931-2020) |
22 May 1980 | 4 January 1982 | 1 year, 227 days | ||
| 28 | Rha Woong-bae 나웅배 羅雄培 (1934-2022) |
4 January 1982 | 24 June 1982 | 171 days | Fifth Republic of Korea | |
| 29 | Kang Kyong-shik 강경식 姜慶植 (born 1936) |
24 June 1982 | 15 October 1983 | 1 year, 113 days | ||
| 30 | Kim Mahn-je 김만제 金滿堤 (1934-2019) |
15 October 1983 | 8 January 1986 | 2 years, 85 days | ||
| 31 | Chung In-yong 정인용 鄭寅用 (1934-2002) |
8 January 1986 | 26 May 1987 | 1 year, 138 days | ||
| 32 | Sakong Il 사공일 司空壹 (born 1940) |
26 May 1987 | 4 December 1988 | 1 year, 192 days | Roh Tae-woo | |
| 33 | Lee Kyu-sung 이규성 李揆成 (born 1939) |
5 December 1988 | 18 March 1990 | 1 year, 103 days | ||
| 34 | Chung Yung-euy 정영의 鄭永儀 (born 1937) |
19 March 1990 | 26 May 1991 | 1 year, 68 days | ||
| 35 | Rhee Yong-man 이용만 李龍萬 (born 1933) |
27 May 1991 | 24 February 1993 | 1 year, 273 days | ||
| 36 | Hong Jae-hyong 홍재형 洪在馨 (born 1938) |
25 February 1993 | 4 October 1994 | 1 year, 221 days | Kim Young-sam | |
| 37 | Park Jae-yoon 박재윤 朴在潤 (born 1941) |
5 October 1994 | 23 December 1994 | 79 days | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy (1994-1998) | ||||||
| 1 | Hong Jae-hyong 홍재형 洪在馨 (born 1938) |
23 December 1994 | 20 December 1995 | 362 days | Kim Young-sam | |
| 2 | Rha Woong-bae 나웅배 羅雄培 (1934-2022) |
20 December 1995 | 8 August 1996 | 232 days | ||
| 3 | 
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Han Seung-soo 한승수 韓昇洙 (born 1936) |
8 August 1996 | 5 March 1997 | 209 days | |
| 4 | Kang Kyong-shik 강경식 姜慶植 (born 1936) |
5 March 1997 | 19 November 1997 | 259 days | ||
| 5 | Lim Chang-yuel 임창열 林昌烈 (born 1944) |
19 November 1997 | 5 March 1998 | 106 days | ||
| Minister of Finance and Economy (1998-2001) | ||||||
| 1 | Lee Kyu-sung 이규성 李揆成 (born 1939) |
5 March 1998 | 24 May 1999 | 1 year, 80 days | Kim Dae-jung | |
| 2 | Kang Bong-kyun 강봉균 康奉均 (1943-2017) |
24 May 1999 | 14 January 2000 | 235 days | ||
| 3 | Lee Hun-jai 이헌재 李憲宰 (born 1944) |
14 January 2000 | 7 August 2000 | 206 days | ||
| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy (2001-2008) | ||||||
| 1 | Jin Nyum 진념 陳稔 (born 1940) |
7 August 2000 | 15 April 2002 | 1 year, 251 days | Kim Dae-jung | |
| 2 | Jeon Yun-churl 전윤철 田允喆 (born 1939) |
15 April 2002 | 27 February 2003 | 318 days | ||
| 3 | 
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Kim Jin-pyo 김진표 金振杓 (born 1947) |
27 February 2003 | 10 February 2004 | 348 days | Roh Moo-hyun |
| 4 | Lee Hun-jai 이헌재 李憲宰 (born 1944) |
10 February 2004 | 7 March 2005 | 1 year, 25 days | ||
| 5 | 
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Han Duck-soo 한덕수 韓悳洙 (born 1949) |
14 March 2005 | 18 July 2006 | 1 year, 126 days | |
| 6 | Kwon O-kyu 권오규 權五奎 (born 1952) |
18 July 2006 | 29 February 2008 | 1 year, 226 days | ||
| Minister of Economy and Finance (2008-2013) | ||||||
| 1 | Kang Man-soo 강만수 姜萬洙 (born 1945) |
29 February 2008 | 9 February 2009 | 346 days | Lee Myung-bak | |
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Yoon Jeung-hyun 윤증현 尹增鉉 (born 1946) |
10 February 2009 | 1 June 2011 | 2 years, 111 days | |
| 3 | 
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Bahk Jae-wan 박재완 朴宰完 (born 1955) |
2 June 2011 | 22 March 2013 | 1 year, 293 days | |
| Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance (2013–present) | ||||||
| 1 | Hyun Oh-seok 현오석 玄旿錫 (born 1950) |
22 March 2013 | 14 July 2014 | 1 year, 114 days | Park Geun-hye | |
| 2 | 
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Choi Kyoung-hwan 최경환 崔炅煥 (born 1955) |
15 July 2014 | 12 January 2016 | 1 year, 181 days | |
| 3 | 
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Yoo Il-ho 유일호 柳一鎬 (born 1955) |
13 January 2016 | 8 June 2017 | 1 year, 146 days | |
| 4 | 
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Kim Dong-yeon 김동연 金東兗 (born 1957) |
9 June 2017 | 10 December 2018 | 1 year, 184 days | Moon Jae-in |
| 5 | 
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Hong Nam-ki 홍남기 洪楠基 (born 1960) |
11 December 2018 | 10 May 2022 | 3 years, 150 days | |
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Choo Kyung-ho 추경호 秋慶鎬 (born 1960) |
10 May 2022 | 29 December 2023 | 1 year, 233 days | Yoon Suk-yeol |
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Choi Sang-mok 최상목 崔相穆 (born 1963) |
29 December 2023 | Incumbent | 364 days | |
See also
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- Ministry of Economy and Finance (South Korea)
- Economy of South Korea
- Bank of Korea
- Statistics Korea
- Korea Financial Investment Association