No.
|
Portrait
|
Chief of the General Staff |
Took office |
Left office |
Time in office |
Defence branch
|
1 | | Kon, KangColonel General Kang Kon 강건 (1918–1950) | February 1948 | September 1950 | 2 years, 7 months | Korean People's Army Ground Force |
2 | | Il, NamGeneral Nam Il 남일 (1915–1976) | September 1950 | August 1953 | 2 years, 11 months | Korean People's Army Ground Force |
3 | | Kwang-hyop, KimGeneral Kim Kwang-hyop 김광협 (1915–1970) | August 1953 | September 1957 | 4 years, 1 month | Korean People's Army Ground Force |
4 | | Kwon-mu, LeeColonel General Lee Kwon-mu 리권무 (1914–1986?) | September 1957 | July 1959 | 1 year, 10 months | Korean People's Army Ground Force |
5 | | Chang-bong, KimColonel General Kim Chang-bong 김창봉 | July 1959 | October 1962 | 3 years, 3 months | Korean People's Army Ground Force |
6 | | Kwang, ChoeGeneral Choe Kwang 최광 (1918–1997) | October 1962 | December 1968 | 6 years, 2 months | Korean People's Army Ground Force |
7 | | Jin-u, OGeneral O Jin-u 오진우 (1917–1995) | December 1968 | September 1979 | 10 years, 9 months | Korean People's Army Ground Force |
8 | | Kuk-ryol, OGeneral O Kuk-ryol 오극렬 (1930–2023) | September 1979 | February 1988 | 8 years, 5 months | Korean People's Army Ground Force |
(6) | | Kwang, ChoeMarshal Choe Kwang 최광 (1918–1997) | February 1988 | October 1995 | 7 years, 8 months | Korean People's Army Ground Force |
9 | | Yong-chun, KimVice Marshal Kim Yong-chun 김영춘 (1936–2018) | October 1995 | April 2007 | 11 years, 6 months | Korean People's Army Ground Force |
10 | | Kyok-sik, KimGeneral Kim Kyok-sik 김격식 (1938–2015) | April 2007 | February 2009 | 1 year, 10 months | Korean People's Army Ground Force |
11 | | Yong-ho, RiVice Marshal Ri Yong-ho 리영호 (1942–2012) | February 2009 | July 2012 | 3 years, 5 months | Korean People's Army Ground Force |
12 | | Yong-chol, HyonVice Marshal Hyon Yong-chol 현영철 (1949–2015) | July 2012 | May 2013[3] | 10 months | Korean People's Army Ground Force |
(10) | | Kyok-sik, KimGeneral Kim Kyok-sik 김격식 (1938–2015) | May 2013 | August 2013[4] | 3 months | Korean People's Army Ground Force |
13 | | Yong-gil, RiGeneral Ri Yong-gil 리영길 (born 1952) | August 2013 | January 2016[5] | 2 years, 6 months | Korean People's Army Ground Force |
14 | | Myong-su, RiVice Marshal Ri Myong-su 리명수 (born 1934) | February 2016 | June 2018 | 2 years, 4 months | Korean People's Army Ground Force |
(13) | | Yong-gil, RiGeneral Ri Yong-gil 리영길 (born 1952) | 4 June 2018 | 6 September 2019 | 1 year, 3 months | Korean People's Army Ground Force |
15 | | Jong-chon, PakMarshal Pak Jong-chon 박정천 | 6 September 2019 | 7 September 2021 | 2 years | Korean People's Army Ground Force |
16 | | Kwang-il, RimGeneral Rim Kwang-il 림광일 (born 1965) | 7 September 2021 | 8 June 2022 | 9 months | Korean People's Army Ground Force |
17 | | Thae-sop, RiGeneral Ri Thae-sop 리태섭 | 8 June 2022 | 28 December 2022 | 6 months | Korean People's Army Ground Force |
18 | | Su-il, ParkGeneral Park Su-il 박수일 | 28 December 2022[6] | 10 August 2023 | 7 months | Korean People's Army Ground Force |
(13) | | Yong-gil, RiVice Marshal Ri Yong-gil 리영길 (born 1952) | 10 August 2023 | Incumbent | 1 year, 4 months | Korean People's Army Ground Force |