| Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea | |
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| 대한민국 국무총리 | |
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| Executive branch of the Government of South Korea Prime Minister’s Office | |
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| Residence | Chongni Gonggwan |
| Seat | Seoul |
| Nominator | President |
| Appointer | President (Subject to the National Assembly's approval) |
| Term length | At the President's pleasure |
| Constituting instrument | Constitution of South Korea |
| Precursor | Prime Minister of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea |
| Inaugural holder | Lee Beom-seok |
| Formation | 31 July 1948 |
| Unofficial names | Prime Minister of South Korea |
| Deputy | Deputy Prime Minister |
| Salary | ₩191,000,000 annually[1] |
| Website | Official website (in English) Official website (in Korean) |
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| Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| Hangul | 국무총리 |
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| Hanja | 國務總理 |
| Revised Romanization | gungmuchongni |
| McCune–Reischauer | 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 Assembly, but this is not required to hold the office. The prime minister of South Korea is not the head of government of South Korea, since the President is both the head of state and government in the country.[2]
The current prime minister is Han Duck-soo, having taken office on 20 May 2022.
- ^ "President's annual salary set at W225m". The Korea Herald. 16 January 2018.
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