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Political career
Presidency
Elections
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This page provides the list of members – incumbent and nominated – of the State Council of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.
In December 2023, Yoon carried out a major overhaul, replacing about a third of his cabinet members ahead of the legislative election in April 2024.[1]
Cabinet
| People Power Party | |
| Independent politician |
| Post | Minister | Term | Ref. | |
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| Cabinet ministers | ||||
| President | 10 May 2022 – present
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[2] | ||
| Prime Minister | 21 May 2022 – present
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Economy |
10 May 2022 – 28 December 2023 | [3] | ||
29 December 2023 – present
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| Deputy Prime Minister of Social Affairs | 5 July 2022 – 8 August 2022 | [4] | ||
| 7 November 2022 – present | [5] | |||
| Minister of Science and ICT | 10 May 2022 – 18 August 2024 | [6] | ||
| 18 August 2024 – present | ||||
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | 12 May 2022 – 10 January 2024 | [7] | ||
| 11 January 2024 – present | ||||
| Minister of Unification | 16 May 2022 – 28 July 2023 | [8] | ||
| 31 July 2023 – present | ||||
| Minister of Justice | 17 May 2022 – 21 December 2023 | [9] | ||
20 February 2024 – present
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[10] | |||
| Minister of National Defense | 10 May 2022 – 6 October 2023 | [11] | ||
| 7 October 2023 – 9 September 2024 | ||||
10 September 2024 – 5 December 2024
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[12] [13] | |||
| Minister of the Interior and Safety | 12 May 2022 – 8 December 2024
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[14] [7] [15] | ||
| Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs | 5 June 2023 – 25 December 2023 | |||
| 26 December 2023 – present | ||||
| Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism | 13 May 2022 – 6 October 2023 | [8] | ||
| 7 October 2023 – present | ||||
| Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs | 10 May 2022 – 28 December 2023 | [16] | ||
| 29 December 2023 – present | ||||
| Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy | 12 May 2022 – 19 September 2023 | [17] | ||
Bang Moon-kyu
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20 September 2023 – 4 January 2024 | |||
| 5 January 2024 – present | ||||
| Minister of Health and Welfare | 5 October 2022 – present | [18] | ||
| Minister of Environment | 10 May 2022 – 24 July 2024 | [19] | ||
 Kim Wan-sub |
25 July 2024 – present | [20] | ||
| Minister of Employment and Labor | Lee Jeong-sik
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10 May 2022 – 29 August 2024 | [21] | |
| 29 August 2024 – present | ||||
| Minister of Gender Equality and Family | 17 May 2022 – 22 February 2024 | [9] | ||
| Minister of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport | 13 May 2022 – 22 December 2023 | [8] | ||
| 23 December 2023 – present | ||||
| Minister of Oceans and Fisheries | Cho Seung-hwan
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10 May 2022 – 28 December 2023 | [16] | |
Kang Do-hyung
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29 December 2023 – present | |||
| Minister of SMEs and Startups | Lee Young
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12 May 2022 – 28 December 2023 | [17] | |
Oh Young-ju
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29 December 2023 – present | |||
| Other non-member attendees. Source:[22] | ||||
| President's Chief of Staff | 10 May 2022 – 31 December 2023 | [23] | ||
Lee Kwan-sup
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1 January 2024 – 22 April 2024 | |||
| 22 April 2024 – 1 January 2025 | ||||
| Director of National Security Office | Kim Sung-han
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10 May 2022 – 29 March 2023 | [24] | |
| 30 March 2023 – 31 December 2023 | ||||
Chang Ho-jin
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1 January 2024 – present | |||
| Minister for Government Policy Coordination | Bang Moon-kyu
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8 June 2022 – 24 August 2023 | ||
Bang Ki-sun
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25 August 2023 – present | |||
| Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs | 13 May 2022 – 4 June 2023 | [25] | ||
| Minister of Personnel Management | Kim Seung-ho
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13 May 2022 – present | [26] | |
| Minister of Government Legislation | Lee Wan-kyu
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13 May 2022 – present | [26] | |
| Minister of Food and Drug Safety | Oh Yu-kyoung
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27 May 2022 – present | [27] | |
| Chairperson of Korea Fair Trade Commission | Han Ki-jeong
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16 September 2022 – present | ||
| Chairperson of Financial Services Commission | Kim Joo-hyun
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11 July 2022 – present | ||
| Vice Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation | Joo Young-chang
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13 May 2022 – 26 February 2024 | [25] | |
 Ryu Kwang-jun |
26 February 2024 – present | |||
| Minister for Trade | Ahn Duk-geun
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10 May 2022 – 4 January 2024 | ||
Cheong In-kyo
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10 January 2024 – present | |||
| Mayor of Seoul | 8 April 2021 – present | |||
Timeline
See also
References
- ^ "South Korean President Overhauls Cabinet Ahead of Election". Bloomberg. 4 December 2023.
- ^ "Yoon Suk Yeol: South Korea impeached president arrested after investigators scale walls". www.bbc.com. 15 January 2025.
- ^ 차, 지연 (3 May 2022). "국회, 추경호 부총리 후보자 인사청문보고서 합의 채택". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ Roh, Joori (8 August 2022). "South Korea minister quits after school-age plan prompts backlash". Reuters. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
- ^ "Yoon appoints new education minister". Yonhap News Agency. 7 November 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2022.
- ^ 홍, 지인 (3 May 2022). "국회 과방위, 이종호 과기부 장관 후보자 인사청문보고서 채택". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ a b "尹대통령, 박진 외교·이상민 행안 장관 임명". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 12 May 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2022.
- ^ a b c "尹대통령, 권영세·박보균·원희룡 임명…4개부처 장관 남았다". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 13 May 2022. Retrieved 14 May 2022.
- ^ a b "尹, 한동훈 법무·김현숙 여가 장관 임명…정호영은 보류". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 17 May 2022. Retrieved 17 May 2022.
- ^ "S. Korean parliament OKs bills to impeach justice minister, police chief as Yoon vows to fight to end". english.news.cn.
- ^ "국방위, 이종섭 국방부 장관 인사청문보고서 채택". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 9 May 2022. Retrieved 9 May 2022.
- ^ "South Korea's Defence Minister steps down amid fallout over martial law". India Today. 5 December 2024.
- ^ "South Korea arrests ex-defence minister after failed martial law attempt – reports". 8 December 2024 – via The Guardian.
- ^ Daily, The Chosun (8 December 2024). "Interior minister linked to martial law allegations resigns; Yoon approves". The Chosun Daily.
- ^ "Interior Minister Lee Sang-min steps down amid martial law turmoil". The Korea Times. 8 December 2024.
- ^ a b 홍, 준석 (9 May 2022). "[속보] 농해수위, 조승환·정황근 후보자 인사청문 보고서 채택". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 9 May 2022.
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- ^ 이, 승 (24 July 2024). "윤 대통령, 김완섭 환경부 장관 임명안 재가". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 27 July 2024.
- ^ "환노위, 이정식 노동장관 후보자 인사청문보고서 합의 채택" (in Korean). 6 May 2022. Retrieved 6 May 2022.
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- ^ "새 정부에 '모피아' 전성시대…총리-부총리-비서실장-경제수석까지". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). 2 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ "윤석열 당선인, 국가안보실장에 김성한 전 차관 지명". SBS NEWS (in Korean). 1 May 2022. Retrieved 4 May 2022.
- ^ a b "보훈처장에 월남전 전사자 아들 박민식". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ a b "윤 대통령 차관 21명 인선… 인사처장에 김승호·보훈처장 박민식". 공생공사닷컴 (in Korean). 13 May 2022. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
- ^ "[속보]새 정부 식품의약품안전처장에 오유경". Newsis (in Korean). 26 May 2022. Retrieved 26 May 2022.
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