President of South Korea
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The president of the Republic of Korea (Korean: 대한민국 대통령; RR: Daehanmin-guk daetongnyeong), also known as the president of South Korea (Korean: 대통령), is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Korea. The president leads the State Council, and is the chief of the executive branch of the national government as well as the commander-in-chief of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.
President of the Republic of Korea | |
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대한민국 대통령 | |
Executive branch of the Government of South Korea Office of the President | |
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Residence | Presidential residence |
Seat | Seoul |
Appointer | Direct popular vote |
Term length | Five years, non-renewable |
Constituting instrument | Constitution of South Korea |
Precursor | President of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea |
Formation | 24 July 1948; 75 years ago (1948-07-24) |
First holder | Syngman Rhee |
Unofficial names | President of South Korea |
Deputy | Prime Minister of South Korea |
Salary | ₩240,648,000/US$ 183,700 annually (2021)[1] |
Website | Official website (in English) Official website (in Korean) |
The Constitution and the amended Presidential Election Act of 1987 provide for election of the president by direct, secret ballot, ending sixteen years of indirect presidential elections under the preceding two authoritarian governments. The president is directly elected to a five-year term, with no possibility of re-election.[2] If a presidential vacancy should occur, a successor must be elected within sixty days, during which time presidential duties are to be performed by the prime minister or other senior cabinet members in the order of priority as determined by law. The president is exempt from criminal liability (except for insurrection or treason).
The current president, Yoon Suk Yeol, a former prosecutor general and member of the conservative People Power Party, assumed office on 10 May 2022,[3][4] after defeating the Democratic Party's nominee Lee Jae-myung with a narrow 48.5% plurality in the 2022 South Korean presidential election.[5]