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Prosecutor General of South Korea

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Prosecutor General of
South Korea
검찰총장
Emblem of the Prosecution Service of South Korea
Incumbent
Shim Woo-jung
since 16 September 2024
Supreme Prosecutors' Office
SeatSeocho, Seoul
AppointerPresident
Term lengthTwo years, non renewable
Constituting instrumentProsecutors' Office Act[1]
Formation31 October 1948; 76 years ago (1948-10-31)
First holderKwon Seung-ryeol
Websitewww.spo.go.kr/site/spo/main.do

The Prosecutor General of South Korea (Korean: 검찰총장; Hanja: 檢察總長; RR: Geomchal chongjang) is the head of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office of the Republic of Korea.

Duties

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The duties are mentioned under the "Prosecutors' Office Act" (Korean: 검찰청법) enacted since 10 March 1993.[1]

Since 31 December 1988, the term is set to two years and cannot be extended according to article 12(3) of the Act. In case of any issues i.e. sick, on leave, resignation and/or death, the assistant prosecutor general will take the position as the interim.

List of prosecutors general

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Notes: Italics are interims.

No. Name Term
1 Kwon Seung-ryeol [ko] 31 October 1948 – 5 June 1949
2 Kim Ik-jin [ko] 6 June 1949 – 21 June 1950
3 Seo Sang-hwan [ko] 22 June 1950 – 5 March 1952
4 Han Gyeok-man [ko] 14 March 1952 – 29 September 1955
5 Min Bok-gi [ko] 30 September 1955 – 5 July 1956
6 Jeong Sun-seok [ko] 6 July 1956 – 10 March 1958
7 Park Seung-jun [ko] 11 March 1958 – 4 May 1960
8 Lee Tae-hui [ko] 5 May 1960 – 27 May 1961
9 Jang Yeong-sun [ko] 28 May 1961 – 31 January 1963
10 Jeong Chang-un [ko] 1 February 1963 – 6 December 1963
11 Shin Jik-su [ko] 7 December 1963 – 3 June 1971
12 Lee Bong-seong [ko] 5 June 1971 – 2 December 1973
13 Kim Chi-yeol [ko] 3 December 1973 – 18 December 1975
14 Lee Seon-jung [ko] 19 December 1975 – 4 December 1976
15 Oh Tak-geun [ko] 7 December 1976 – 21 May 1980
16 Kim Jong-gyeong [ko] 28 May 1980 – 9 March 1981
17 Heo Hyeong-gu [ko] 10 March 1981 – 15 December 1981
18 Jeong Chi-geun [ko] 16 December 1981 – 21 May 1982
19 Kim Seok-hwi [ko] 24 May 1982 – 18 February 1985
20 Seo Dong-gweon [ko] 21 February 1985 – 26 May 1987
21 Lee Jong-nam [ko] 27 May 1987 – 5 December 1988
22 Kim Gi-chun [ko] 6 December 1988 – 5 December 1990
23 Jeong Gu-yeong [ko] 6 December 1990 – 5 December 1992
24 Kim Du-hui [ko] 6 December 1992 – 7 March 1993
25 Park Jong-cheol [ko] 8 March 1993 – 13 September 1993
26 Kim Do-eon [ko] 16 September 1993[a] – 15 September 1995
27 Kim Gi-su [ko] 16 September 1995 – 6 August 1997
28 Kim Tae-jeong [ko] 7 August 1997 – 24 May 1999
29 Park Sun-yong [ko] 26 May 1999 – 25 May 2001
30 Shin Seung-nam [ko] 26 May 2001 – 15 January 2002
31 Lee Myeong-jae [ko] 17 January 2002 – 5 November 2002
32 Kim Gak-yeong [ko] 11 November 2002 – 10 March 2003
33 Song Gwang-su [ko] 3 April 2003 – 2 April 2005
34 Kim Jong-bin [ko] 4 April 2005 – 17 October 2005
35 Jeong Sang-myeong [ko] 24 November 2005[b] – 23 November 2007
36 Im Chae-jin [ko] 24 November 2007 – 5 June 2009
- Mun Seong-u [ko] 5 June 2009 – 14 July 2009
- Han Myeong-gwan [ko] 14 July 2009 – 19 July 2009
- Cha Dong-min 19 July 2009 – 28 July 2009
37 Kim Jun-gyu [ko] 28 July 2009 – 4 July 2011
- Park Yong-seok [ko] 5 July 2011 – 10 August 2011
38 Han Sang-dae [ko] 12 August 2011 – 30 November 2012
- Chae Dong-uk [ko] 30 November 2012 – 4 December 2012
- Kim Jin-tae [ko] 4 December 2012 – 3 April 2013
39 Chae Dong-uk [ko] 4 April 2013 – 30 September 2013
- Gil Tae-gi [ko] 30 September 2013 – 2 December 2013
40 Kim Jin-tae [ko] 2 December 2013 – 1 December 2015
41 Kim Su-nam [ko] 2 December 2015 – 12 May 2017
- Kim Ju-hyeon [ko] 12 May 2017 – 20 May 2017
- Bong Uk [ko] 21 May 2017 – 25 July 2017
42 Mun Mu-il [ko] 25 July 2017 – 24 July 2019
43 Yoon Suk Yeol 25 July 2019 – 4 March 2021
- Jo Nam-gwan [ko] 5 March 2021 – 31 May 2021
44 Kim Oh-soo 1 June 2021 – 6 May 2022 [2]
45 Lee One-seok [ko] 16 September 2022 – 15 September 2024
46 Sim U-jeong [ko] 16 September 2024 – incumbent

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Acting from 13 September 1993 to 16 September 1993.
  2. ^ Acting from 17 October 2005 to 23 November 2005.

References

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  1. ^ a b "Prosecutors' Office Act". Korea Legislation Research Institute, Korea Law Translation Center. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  2. ^ "Prosecutor General Kim Oh-soo resigns over laws, President Moon Jae-in accepts it". 6 May 2022. Retrieved 15 May 2022.
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