Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea
Speaker of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea 대한민국 국회의장 | |
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National Assembly | |
Style | Mr. Speaker (의장님) (Informal and within the Assembly) |
Status | Presiding officer |
Residence | Gukhoeuijang Gonggwan |
Seat | National Assembly, Seoul, South Korea |
Nominator | Major parties (normally) |
Appointer | Elected by members of the National Assembly |
Term length | Two years |
Constituting instrument | South Korean constitution |
Formation | 31 May 1948 |
First holder | Syngman Rhee |
Succession | Third |
Deputy | Deputy Speaker |
Salary | $115,000 |
Website | korea.assembly.go.kr |
The Speaker of the National Assembly (Hangul: 국회의장; Hanja: 國會議長; RR: Gukhoe Uijang) is the presiding officer of the National Assembly of South Korea.
List of speakers[change | change source]
№ | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Duration | Political party at time of took office | Constituency | National Assembly (Election) | |
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1 | Rhee Syng-man 이승만 李承晩 (1875–1965) | 31 May 1948 | 24 July 1948 | 54 days | NARRKI | Dongdaemun A, Seoul | Constituent Assembly (1948) | |
2 | Shin Ik-hee 신익희 申翼熙 (1892–1956) | 4 August 1948 | 30 May 1954 | 5 years, 299 days | NARRKI | Gwangju, Gyeonggi | ||
2nd (1950) | ||||||||
3 | Lee Ki-poong 이기붕 李起鵬 (1896–1960) | 9 June 1954 | 28 April 1960 | 5 years, 324 days | Liberal | Seodaemun B, Seoul | 3rd (1954) | |
Icheon, Gyeonggi | 4th (1958) | |||||||
4 | Kwak Sang-hoon 곽상훈 郭尙勳 (1896–1980) | 2 May 1960 | 16 May 1961 | 1 year, 14 days | Democratic | Incheon B, Gyeonggi | ||
5th (1960)[a] | ||||||||
Office vacant | 1961–1963 | 2 years, 215 days | — | |||||
5 | Lee Hyo-sang 이효상 李孝祥 (1906–1989) | 17 December 1963 | 30 June 1971 | 7 years, 195 days | Democratic Republican | Nam, Daegu, North Gyeongsang | 6th (1963) | |
7th (1967) | ||||||||
6 | Baek Du-jin 백두진 白斗鎭 (1908–1993) | 26 July 1971 | 17 October 1972 | 1 year, 83 days | Democratic Republican | National PR | 8th (1971) | |
7 | Chung Il-kwon 정일권 丁一權 (1917–1994) | 12 March 1973 | 11 March 1979 | 5 years, 364 days | Democratic Republican | Sokcho–Inje– Goseong–Yangyang, Gangwon | 9th (1973) | |
(6) | Baek Du-jin 백두진 白斗鎭 (1908–1993) | 17 March 1979 | 17 December 1979 | 275 days | Democratic Republican | Appointed (presidential appointee) | 10th (1978) | |
— | Min Kwan-shik 민관식 閔寬植 (1918–2006) (acting) | 18 December 1979 | 27 October 1980 | 314 days | Democratic Republican | Jongno–Jung, Seoul | ||
8 | Chung Rae-hyuk 정래혁 丁來赫 (born 1926) | 11 April 1981 | 10 April 1983 | 1 year, 364 days | Democratic Justice | Damyang– Gokseong–Hwasun, South Jeolla | 11th (1981) | |
9 | Chae Mun-shik 채문식 蔡汶植 (1925–2010) | 11 April 1983 | 10 April 1985 | 1 year, 364 days | Democratic Justice | Mungyeong–Yecheon, North Gyeongsang | ||
10 | Lee Jae-hyung 이재형 李載灐 (1914–1992) | 13 May 1985 | 29 May 1988 | 3 years, 16 days | Democratic Justice | National PR | 12th (1985) | |
11 | Kim Jae-soon 김재순 金在淳 (1923–2016) | 30 May 1988 | 29 May 1990 | 1 year, 364 days | Democratic Justice | Hwacheon–Cheorwon, Gangwon | 13th (1988) | |
12 | Park Jyun-kyu 박준규 朴浚圭 (1925–2014) | 30 May 1990 | 30 March 1993 | 2 years, 304 days | Democratic Liberal | Dong, Daegu | ||
Dong B, Daegu | 14th (1992) | |||||||
— | Hwang Nak-joo 황낙주 黃珞周 (1928–2002) (acting) | 31 March 1993 | 26 April 1993 | 26 days | Democratic Liberal | Changwon B, South Gyeongsang | ||
13 | Lee Man-sup 이만섭 李萬燮 (1932–2015) | 27 April 1993 | 28 June 1994 | 1 year, 62 days | Democratic Liberal | National PR | ||
14 | Hwang Nak-joo 황낙주 黃珞周 (1928–2002) | 29 June 1994 | 29 May 1996 | 1 year, 335 days | Democratic Liberal | Changwon B, South Gyeongsang | ||
15 | Kim Soo-han 김수한 金守漢 (born 1928) | 4 July 1996 | 29 May 1998 | 1 year, 329 days | New Korea | National PR | 15th (1996) | |
(12) | Park Jyun-kyu 박준규 朴浚圭 (1925–2014) | 3 August 1998 | 29 May 2000 | 1 year, 300 days | United Liberal Democrats | Jung, Daegu | ||
(13) | Lee Man-sup 이만섭 李萬燮 (1932–2015) | 5 June 2000 | 29 May 2002 | 1 year, 358 days | Millennium Democratic | National PR | 16th (2000) | |
16 | Park Kwan-yong 박관용 朴寬用 (born 1938) | 8 July 2002 | 29 May 2004 | 1 year, 326 days | Grand National | Dongnae, Busan | ||
17 | Kim Won-ki 김원기 金元基 (born 1937) | 5 June 2004 | 29 May 2006 | 1 year, 358 days | Uri | Jeongeup, North Jeolla | 17th (2004) | |
18 | Lim Chae-jung 임채정 林采正 (born 1941) | 19 June 2006 | 29 May 2008 | 1 year, 345 days | Uri | Nowon C, Seoul | ||
19 | Kim Hyong-o 김형오 金炯旿 (born 1947) | 10 July 2008 | 29 May 2010 | 1 year, 323 days | Grand National | Yeongdo, Busan | 18th (2008) | |
20 | Park Hee-tae 박희태 朴熺太 (born 1938) | 8 June 2010 | 27 February 2012 | 1 year, 264 days | Grand National | Yangsan, South Gyeongsang | ||
— | Chung Eui-hwa 정의화 鄭義和 (born 1948) (acting) | 27 February 2012 | 29 May 2012 | 92 days | Saenuri | Jung–Dong, Busan | ||
21 | Kang Chang-hee 강창희 姜昌熙 (born 1946) | 1 July 2012 | 29 May 2014 | 1 year, 332 days | Saenuri | Jung, Daejeon | 19th (2012) | |
22 | Chung Eui-hwa 정의화 鄭義和 (born 1948) | 30 May 2014 | 29 May 2016 | 1 year, 365 days | Saenuri | Jung–Dong, Busan | ||
23 | Chung Sye-kyun 정세균 丁世均 (born 1950) | 9 June 2016 | 29 May 2018 | 1 year, 354 days | Democratic | Jongno, Seoul | 20th (2016) | |
24 | Moon Hee-sang 문희상 文喜相 (born 1945) | 13 July 2018 | Incumbent | 5 years, 320 days | Democratic | Uijeongbu A, Gyeonggi |
Notes[change | change source]
- ↑ 5th National Assembly was a bicameral legislature. Kwak was the Speaker of the House of Commons. The President of the Senate was Baek Nak-jun (8 August 1960 – 16 May 1961).