Leaders

Current officeholders in the executive branch of South Korea, as reported by the most recent World Factbook update. The table below is the headline; the prose section after carries the selection mechanism and term details.

Chief of state	President LEE Jae-myung (since 4 June 2025)
Head of government	Prime Minister KIM Min-seok (since 3 July 2025)
Cabinet	State Council appointed by the president on the prime minister’s recommendation

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TODO. Historical heads of state, to be filled out.