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Leaders and Cabinet Members

Last Updated: 8/7/2025
The spellings of names of South Korean officials have been changed to reflect widely recognized spellings.

Pres.

LEE Jae Myung

Prime Min.

KIM Min-seok

Dep. Prime Min. for Economy

KOO Yun-cheol

Dep. Prime Min. for Social Affairs

Vacant

Min. of Agriculture, Food, & Rural Affairs

SONG Mi-ryung

Min. of Culture, Sports, & Tourism

CHAE Hwi-young

Min. of Economy & Finance

KOO Yun-cheol

Min. of Education

Vacant

Min. of Employment & Labor

KIM Young-hoon

Min. of Environment

KIM Sung-whan

Min. of Foreign Affairs

CHO Hyun

Min. of Gender Equality & Family

Vacant

Min. of Health & Welfare

JEONG Eun-kyeong

Min. of the Interior & Safety

YUN Ho-jung

Min. of Justice

JUNG Seong-ho

Min. of Land, Infrastructure, & Transport

KIM Yoon-duk

Min. of National Defense

AHN Gyu-back

Min. of Oceans & Fisheries

CHUN Jae-soo

Min . of Patriots & Veterans Affairs

KWON Oh-eul

Min. of Science & ICT (Information & Communication Technologies)

BAE Kyung-hoon

Min. of SMEs (Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises) & Startups

HAN Seong-sook

Min. of Trade, Industry, & Energy

KIM Jung-kwan

Min. of Unification

CHUNG Dong-young

Chief of Staff, Office of the Pres.

KANG Hoon-sik

Dir., National Intelligence Service (NIS)

LEE Jong-seok

Dir., Office of National Security, Office of the Pres.

WI Sung-lac

Governor, Bank of Korea

RHEE Chang-yong

Ambassador to the US

Vacant

Permanent Representative to the UN, New York

Vacant

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