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Republic of Korea (South Korea)

South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea, is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone.

Entities

Our standard dataset contains 2,847 entities connected with South Korea. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.

Data sources

We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in South Korea. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.

Sanctions programs/policies targeting South Korea

We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in South Korea.

Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)

Our database contains 1,935 entities identified as PEPs connected with South Korea.

National government positions

Number of known occupants
Head of state or governmentCurrentEndedStatus unclear
President1--
Prime Minister1--
National executive branchesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Deputy Minister of the Interior and Safety of South Korea--1
Head of the Ministry of unification13-
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs111
Minister of Culture, Sports, & Tourism13-
Minister of Economy & Finance1--
Minister of Education131
Minister of Employment & Labor121
Minister of Environment122
Minister of Foreign Affairs1--
Minister of Health and Welfare12-
Minister of Justice14-
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, & Transport1--
Minister of National Defense1--
Minister of Oceans & Fisheries1--
Minister of Science & ICT (Information & Communication Technologies)1--
Minister of SMEs (Small & Medium-Sized Enterprises) & Startups1--
Minister of the Interior & Safety1--
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy15-
Vice foreign minister of South Korea--1
Vice minister of Ministry of Unification--1
National legislative branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the National Assembly-296155
National judicial branchCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of Korea-310
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea-44
Deputy Secretary-General of the Constitutional Court of Korea-1-
Justice of the Constitutional Court of Korea-157
President of the Constitutional Court of Korea-81
National securityCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (South Korea)-127
Chief of Naval Operations-8-
Chief of Staff of the Air Force (South Korea)-3-
Chief of Staff of the Army (South Korea)-152
Director of the National Intelligence Service of South Korea-1-
Diplomatic rolesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
ambassadeur de Palestine en Corée du Sud--1
ambassador of Belarus to South Korea-12
ambassador of Djibouti to South Korea--1
ambassador of Estonia to South Korea--1
ambassador of France in the Republic of Korea-51
ambassador of Hungary to South Korea-1-
ambassador of India to South Korea-1-
ambassador of Indonesia to South Korea--1
ambassador of Israel to Korea (South)-1-
ambassador of Japan to South Korea-72
ambassador of Mexico to South Korea--1
ambassador of Morocco to South Korea--1
ambassador of Pakistan to South Korea-21
ambassador of Russia to South Korea-5-
ambassador of Seychelles to South Korea--1
ambassador of Spain to South Korea-41
ambassador of Sweden to South Korea-1-
ambassador of the Czech Republic to South Korea--1
ambassador of the European Union to South Korea-1-
ambassador of the Philippines to South Korea--1
ambassador of the United Kingdom to South Korea-5-
Ambassador of United States to Republic of Korea-3-
Ambassador to the US1--
apostolic administrator of the Territorial Abbey of Tokwon--1
Saudi ambassador to South Korea-1-

Intergovernmental positions

Number of known occupants
International bodiesCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Permanent Representative to the UN, New York1--

Subnational government positions

No positions for this category

Other positions

Number of known occupants
PositionCurrentEndedStatus unclear
Member of the National Assembly of South Korea-489400
Busan councilor--16
Gyeonggi Province councilor--12
North Gyeongsang Province councilor--12
Seoul councilor--12
South Gyeongsang Province councilor--12
Daegu councilor--11
Gangwon State councilor--11
Gwangju councilor--11
Incheon councilor--11
North Jeolla Province councilor--11
Prime Minister of South Korea-56
Sejong City councilor--11
South Chungcheong Province councilor--11
South Jeolla Province councilor--11
Ulsan councilor--11
Daejeon councilor--10
Jeju councilor--10
North Chungcheong Province councilor--10
Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea-41
Minister of Food and Drug Safety-22
Minister of National Defence of South Korea-4-
Foreign minister of South Korea-21
Minister for Government Policy Coordination-3-
Minister of Gender Equality and Family-21
Minister of Government Legislation-21
Minister of Science and ICT-21
Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea-3-
Head of the Board of Audit and Inspection-11
Minister of Economy and Finance of South Korea-2-
Minister of the Interior and Safety of South Korea-2-
President of South Korea-11
Chief of Staff, Office of the President1--
Deputy Prime Minister for Economy1--
Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs1--
Director, National Intelligence Service (NIS)1--
Director, Office of National Security, Office of the President1--
Governor, Bank of Korea1--
Min . of Patriots & Veterans Affairs1--
Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea1--
Minister of Personnel Management-1-
President of the Republic of Korea1--
Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea1--
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What do these numbers mean?

We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).

If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.

How can status be unclear?

Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...