Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
대한민국 합동참모의장
Insignia of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Flag of the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Incumbent Admiral Kim Myung-soo since 25 November 2023
Joint Chiefs of Staff
Member of	Joint Chiefs of Staff
Reports to	President of South Korea Minister of National Defense
Residence	Seoul Yongsan, South Korea
Nominator	President of South Korea
Appointer	President of South Korea
Formation	17 February 1954; 70 years ago (1954-02-17)
First holder	General Lee Hyong-kon
Deputy	Deputy Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Website	www.jcs.mil.kr

The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (Korean: 대한민국 합동참모의장; Hanja: 大韓民國合同參謀議長; RR: Daehanminguk habdongchammouijang) is the highest-ranking and most senior military officer in the Republic of Korea Armed Forces.

Previous chairmen have been:^[1]

No.	Portrait	Chairman of the Combined Chiefs of Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch	Republic
1		Hyong-kon, LeeGeneral Lee Hyung-geun (1920–2002)	17 February 1954	27 June 1956	2 years, 131 days	Army	1st Republic
2		Il-Gwon, JeongGeneral Jeong Il-Gwon (1917–1994)	27 June 1956	18 May 1957	325 days	Army	1st Republic
3		Jae-Hyung, YuLieutenant General Yu Jae-Hyung (1921–2011)	18 May 1957	26 February 1959	1 year, 284 days	Army	1st Republic
4		Sun-yup, PaikGeneral Paik Sun-yup (1920–2020)	26 February 1959	31 May 1960	1 year, 95 days	Army	1st Republic
(3)		Jae-Hyung, YuLieutenant General Yu Jae-Hyung (1921–2011) Acting	31 May 1960	29 August 1960	90 days	Army	2nd Republic
5		Young-Hee, ChoiLieutenant General Choi Young-Hee (1921–2006)	29 August 1960	8 October 1960	40 days	Army	2nd Republic
6		Jong-oh, KimGeneral Kim Jong-oh (1921–1966)	8 October 1960	6 June 1961	241 days	Army	2nd Republic

No.	Portrait	Director of the Joint Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch	Republic
7		Jong-oh, KimGeneral Kim Jong-oh (1921–1966)	6 June 1961	1 June 1963	1 year, 360 days	Army	2nd Republic

No.	Portrait	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff	Took office	Left office	Time in office	Defence branch	President
8		Jong-oh, KimGeneral Kim Jong-oh (1921–1966)	1 June 1963	10 April 1965	1 year, 313 days	Army	Park Chung Hee
9		Chang-guk, JangGeneral Jang Chang-guk (1924–1996)	10 April 1965	10 April 1967	2 years, 9 days	Army	Park Chung Hee
10		Chung-sik, ImGeneral Im Chung-sik (1922–1974)	10 April 1967	5 August 1968	1 year, 117 days	Army	Park Chung Hee
11		Hyeung-tae, MoonGeneral Moon Hyeung-tae (1922–2006)	7 August 1968	6 August 1970	1 year, 364 days	Army	Park Chung Hee
12		Heung-sun, SimGeneral Sim Heung-sun (1925–1978)	6 August 1970	2 June 1972	1 year, 301 days	Army	Park Chung Hee
13		shin, HanGeneral Han shin (1922–1996)	2 June 1972	28 February 1975	2 years, 271 days	Army	Park Chung Hee
14		Jae-hyun, RohGeneral Roh Jae-hyun (1926–2019)	28 February 1975	29 December 1975	2 years, 304 days	Army	Park Chung Hee
15		Jong-hwan, KimGeneral Kim Jong-hwan (born 1923)	29 December 1975	15 December 1979	1 year, 351 days	Army	Park Chung Hee Choi Kyu-hah
16		Byong-hyun, LewGeneral Lew Byong-hyun (1924–2020)	15 December 1979	15 May 1981	1 year, 151 days	Army	Choi Kyu-hah Chun Doo-hwan
17		Sung-min, YoonGeneral Yoon Sung-min (1926–2017)	15 May 1981	21 May 1982	1 year, 6 days	Army	Chun Doo-hwan
18		Yoon-ho, KimGeneral Kim Yoon-ho (1930–2013)	21 May 1982	3 June 1983	1 year, 13 days	Army	Chun Doo-hwan
19		Gee-baek, LeeGeneral Lee Gee-baek (1931–2019)	3 June 1983	3 June 1985	2 years, 0 days	Army	Chun Doo-hwan
20		Jin-kwon, JungGeneral Jung Jin-kwon (born 1928)	3 June 1985	9 July 1986	1 year, 36 days	Army	Chun Doo-hwan
21		Ja-bok, OhGeneral Oh Ja-bok (1930–2017)	9 July 1986	30 December 1987	1 year, 174 days	Army	Chun Doo-hwan
22		Sae-chang, ChoiGeneral Choi Sae-chang (born 1934)	30 December 1987	14 April 1989	1 year, 105 days	Army	Chun Doo-hwan Roh Tae-woo
23		Ho-keun, ChungGeneral Chung Ho-keun (1933–2003)	14 April 1989	7 December 1991	2 years, 237 days	Army	Roh Tae-woo
24		Phil-sup, LeeGeneral Lee Phil-sup (born 1937)	7 December 1991	29 May 1993	1 year, 173 days	Army	Roh Tae-woo Kim Young-sam
25		Yang-ho, LeeGeneral Lee Yang-ho (1937–2020)	29 May 1993	24 December 1994	1 year, 209 days	Air Force	Kim Young-sam
26		Dong-jin, KimGeneral Kim Dong-jin (born 1938)	24 December 1994	18 October 1996	1 year, 299 days	Army	Kim Young-sam
27		Yeoug-nam, YoonGeneral Yoon Yeoug-nam (1940–2021)	18 October 1996	26 March 1998	1 year, 159 days	Army	Kim Young-sam Kim Dae-jung
28		Jin-ho, KimGeneral Kim Jin-ho (born 1941)	26 March 1998	26 October 1999	1 year, 214 days	Army	Kim Dae-jung
29		Yung-kil, ChoGeneral Cho Yung-kil (born 1940)	26 October 1999	8 October 2001	1 year, 347 days	Army	Kim Dae-jung
30		Nam-shin, LeeGeneral Lee Nam-shin (born 1944)	8 October 2001	7 April 2003	1 year, 181 days	Army	Kim Dae-jung Roh Moo-hyun
31		Jong-hwan, KimGeneral Kim Jong-hwan (born 1946)	7 April 2003	7 April 2005	2 years, 0 days	Army	Roh Moo-hyun
32		Sang-hee, LeeGeneral Lee Sang-hee (born 1945)	7 April 2005	17 November 2006	1 year, 224 days	Army	Roh Moo-hyun
33		Kwan-jin, KimGeneral Kim Kwan-jin (born 1949)	17 November 2006	25 March 2008	1 year, 129 days	Army	Roh Moo-hyun Lee Myung-bak
34		Tae-Young, KimGeneral Kim Tae-young (born 1949)	28 March 2008	23 September 2009	1 year, 182 days	Army	Lee Myung-bak
35		Sang-eui, LeeGeneral Lee Sang-eui (born 1951)	30 September 2009	30 June 2010	273 days	Army	Lee Myung-bak
36		Min-goo, HanGeneral Han Min-goo (born 1951)	30 June 2010	26 October 2011	1 year, 118 days	Army	Lee Myung-bak
37		Seung-jo, JeongGeneral Jeong Seung-jo (born 1953)	26 October 2011	16 October 2013	1 year, 355 days	Army	Lee Myung-bak Park Geun-hye
38		Yoon-hee, ChoiAdmiral Choi Yoon-hee (born 1953)	16 October 2013	7 October 2015	1 year, 356 days	Navy	Park Geun-hye
39		Sun-jin, LeeGeneral Lee Sun-jin (born 1954)	7 October 2015	20 August 2017	1 year, 317 days	Army	Park Geun-hye Moon Jae-in
40		Kyeong-doo, JeongGeneral Jeong Kyeong-doo (born 1960)	20 August 2017	21 September 2018	1 year, 32 days	Air Force	Moon Jae-in
41		Han-ki, ParkGeneral Park Han-ki (born 1960)	11 October 2018	23 September 2020	1 year, 348 days	Army	Moon Jae-in
42		In-choul, WonGeneral Won In-choul (born 1961)	23 September 2020	5 July 2022	1 year, 285 days	Air Force	Moon Jae-in
43		Seung-kyum, KimGeneral Kim Seung-kyum (born 1963)	5 July 2022	25 November 2023	1 year, 143 days	Army	Yoon Suk-yeol
44		Myung-soo, KimAdmiral Kim Myung-soo (born 1967)	25 November 2023	Incumbent	1 year, 8 days	Navy	Yoon Suk-yeol

• R.O.K. Joint Chiefs of Staff (Official Website) (in English)