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Yoon Suk Yeol[a] (Korean: 윤석열; born 18 December 1960) is a South Korean politician and attorney who has been the 13th (20th presidency) and current president of South Korea since 2022. A member of the People Power Party, he previously served as the prosecutor general of South Korea from 2019 to 2021 under his presidential predecessor Moon ...
The president of the Republic of Korea (Korean : 대한민국 대통령 ; RR : Daehanmin-guk daetongnyeong), also known as the president of Korea (Korean : 한국 대통령), is both the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Korea. The president is elected by citizens of the Republic of Korea and pledges to execute the duties ...
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.
kungmuch'ongni. The prime minister of the Republic of Korea (Korean: 국무총리; 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 ...
The politics of South Korea take place in the framework of a presidential representative democratic republic, whereby the president is the head of state, and of a multi-party system. To ensure a separation of powers, the Republic of Korea Government is made up of three branches: legislative, executive, and judicial.
The State Council of the Republic of Korea (Korean: 국무회의; Hanja: 國務會議; RR: Gungmuhoeui) is the chief executive body and national cabinet of South Korea involved in discussing "important policies that fall within the power of the Executive" as specified by the Constitution. The most influential part of the executive branch of the ...
The Government of South Korea is the national government of the Republic of Korea, created by the Constitution of South Korea as the executive, legislative and judicial authority of the republic. The president acts as the head of state and is the highest figure of executive authority in the country, followed by the prime minister and government ...
Han Duck-soo (Korean: 한덕수; born 18 June 1949) is a South Korean diplomat, economist, and politician serving as the 48th and current prime minister of South Korea since May 2022. Han is the fifth person to hold the office twice, [1] having previously served as the 38th Prime Minister under President Roh Moo-hyun from 2007 to 2008.