Prime Minister of South Korea

The prime minister of the Republic of Korea PMOTROK or PMOSK; Hanja: 國務總理; head of government as well as thehighest political multiple 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 detail 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, for the President is both the head of state and government in the country.

Han Duck-soo is the current prime minister. He took the office on 20 May 2022.

Prime Minister's Office

The Prime Minister's Office consists of two organisations - Office for Government Policy Coordination and Prime Minister's Secretariat which are led by ministerial-level minister for government policy coordination and vice-ministerial-level chief of staff to the prime minister respectively.

Office for Government Policy Coordination assists the prime minister with:

Prime Minister's Secretariat assists the prime minister with: