Cabinet of Yoon Suk Yeol

Cabinet of Yoon Suk Yeol
Cabinet of Yoon Suk Yeol
; Cabinet of South Korea
10 May 2022
Date formed	10 May 2022
People and organisations
Head of state	Yoon Suk Yeol
Head of government	Han Duck-soo; Choi Sang-mok (acting)
Member party	People Power Party
Opposition party	Democratic Party of Korea (largest)
History
Elections	2022 South Korean presidential election; 2024 South Korean legislative election;
Predecessor	Cabinet of Moon Jae-in

This page provides the list of members – incumbent and nominated – of the State Council of South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol.

In December 2023, Yoon carried out a major overhaul, replacing about a third of his cabinet members ahead of the legislative election in April 2024.^[1]

Timeline

Members

People Power Party Independent

Cabinet of Yoon Suk Yeol
Portfolio		Member		Term		Note
Portfolio		Member		Took office	Left office	Note
	President		Yoon Suk Yeol	May 10, 2022	Incumbent	Suspended since impeachment on December 14, 2024. Arrested on January 15, 2025.^[2]
	Prime Minister		Han Duck-soo	May 21, 2022	Incumbent	Acting president during Yoon's suspension until his own impeachment on December 27, 2024.
	Deputy Prime Minister of Economy & Minister of Economy and Finance		Choo Kyung-ho	May 10, 2022	December 28, 2023	^[3]
			Choi Sang-mok	December 29, 2023	Incumbent	Acting president and Acting Prime Minister while Yoon and Han are both suspended.
	Deputy Prime Minister of Social Affairs Minister of Education		Park Soon-ae	July 5, 2022	August 8, 2022	^[4]
			Lee Ju-ho	November 7, 2022	Incumbent	^[5]
	Minister of Science and ICT		Lee Jong-ho	May 10, 2022	August 18, 2024	^[6]
	Minister of Science and ICT		Yoo Sang-im	August 18, 2024	Incumbent
	Minister of Foreign Affairs		Park Jin	May 12, 2022	January 10, 2024	^[7]
	Minister of Foreign Affairs		Cho Tae-yul	January 11, 2024	Incumbent
	Minister of Unification		Kwon Young-se	May 16, 2022	July 28, 2023	^[8]
	Minister of Unification		Kim Yung-ho	July 31, 2023	Incumbent
	Minister of Justice		Han Dong-hoon	May 17, 2022	December 21, 2023	^[9]
	Minister of Justice		Park Sung-jae	February 20, 2024	Incumbent	Suspended since impeachment on December 12, 2024. ^[10]
	Minister of National Defense		Lee Jong-sup	May 10, 2022	October 6, 2023	^[11]
			Shin Won-sik	October 7, 2023	September 9, 2024
			Kim Yong-hyun	September 10, 2024	December 5, 2024	Resigned on December 5, 2024 following the 2024 South Korean martial law crisis. ^[12] Arrested on December 8, 2024. ^[13]
	Minister of the Interior and Safety		Lee Sang-min	May 12, 2022	December 8, 2024	Resigned on December 8, 2024 after the DP filed an impeachment motion.^[14] ^[7] ^[15]
	Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs		Park Min-shik	June 5, 2023	December 25, 2023
	Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs		Kang Jung-ai	December 26, 2023	Incumbent
	Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism		Park Bo-gyoon	May 13, 2022	October 6, 2023	^[8]
	Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism		Yu In-chon	October 7, 2023	Incumbent
	Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs		Chung Hwang-keun	May 10, 2022	December 28, 2023	^[16]
	Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs		Song Mi-ryung	December 29, 2023	Incumbent
	Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy		Lee Chang-yang	May 12, 2022	September 19, 2023	^[17]
			Bang Moon-kyu	September 20, 2023	January 4, 2024
			Ahn Duk-geun	January 5, 2024	Incumbent
	Minister of Health and Welfare		Cho Kyoo-hong	October 5, 2022	Incumbent	^[18]
	Minister of Environment		Han Wha-jin	May 10, 2022	July 24, 2024	^[19]
	Minister of Environment		Kim Wan-sub	July 25, 2024	Incumbent	^[20]
	Minister of Employment and Labor		Lee Jeong-sik	May 10, 2022	August 29, 2024	^[21]
	Minister of Employment and Labor		Kim Moon-soo	August 29, 2024	Incumbent
	Minister of Gender Equality and Family		Kim Hyun-sook	May 17, 2022	February 22, 2024	^[9]
	Minister of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport		Won Hee-ryong	May 13, 2022	December 22, 2023	^[8]
	Minister of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport		Park Sang-woo	December 23, 2023	Incumbent
	Minister of Oceans and Fisheries		Cho Seung-hwan	May 10, 2022	December 28, 2023	^[16]
	Minister of Oceans and Fisheries		Kang Do-hyung	December 29, 2023	Incumbent
	Minister of SMEs and Startups		Lee Young	May 12, 2022	December 28, 2023	^[17]
	Minister of SMEs and Startups		Oh Young-ju	December 29, 2023	Incumbent

Other non-member Attendees

People Power Party Independent

Portfolio	Member		Term		Note
Portfolio	Member		Took office	Left office	Note
President's Chief of Staff		Kim Dae-ki	May 10, 2022	December 31, 2023	^[22]
		Lee Kwan-sup	January 1, 2024	April 22, 2024
		Chung Jin-suk	April 22, 2024	January 1, 2025
Director of National Security Office		Kim Sung-han	May 10, 2022	March 29, 2023	^[23]
		Cho Tae-yong	March 30, 2023	December 31, 2023
		Chang Ho-jin	January 1, 2024	Incumbent
Minister for Government Policy Coordination		Bang Moon-kyu	June 8, 2022	August 24, 2023
Minister for Government Policy Coordination		Bang Ki-sun	August 25, 2023	Incumbent
Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs		Park Min-shik	May 13, 2022	June 4, 2023	^[24]
Minister of Personnel Management		Kim Seung-ho	May 13, 2022	Incumbent	^[25]
Minister of Government Legislation		Lee Wan-kyu	May 13, 2022	Incumbent	^[25]
Minister of Food and Drug Safety		Oh Yu-kyoung	May 27, 2022	Incumbent	^[26]
Chairperson of Korea Fair Trade Commission		Han Ki-jeong	September 16, 2022	Incumbent
Chairperson of Financial Services Commission		Kim Joo-hyun	July 11, 2022	Incumbent
Vice Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation		Joo Young-chang	May 13, 2022	February 26, 2024	^[24]
Vice Minister for Science, Technology and Innovation		Ryu Kwang-jun	February 26, 2024	Incumbent
Minister for Trade		Ahn Duk-geun	May 10, 2022	January 4, 2024
Minister for Trade		Cheong In-kyo	January 10, 2024	Incumbent
Mayor of Seoul		Oh Se-hoon	April 8, 2021	Incumbent

^[27]

Notes

References

^ "South Korean President Overhauls Cabinet Ahead of Election". Bloomberg. December 4, 2023.
^ https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg45zqz225vo
^ 차, 지연 (May 3, 2022). "국회, 추경호 부총리 후보자 인사청문보고서 합의 채택". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved May 4, 2022.
^ Roh, Joori (August 8, 2022). "South Korea minister quits after school-age plan prompts backlash". Reuters. Retrieved August 8, 2022.
^ "Yoon appoints new education minister". Yonhap News Agency. November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.
^ 홍, 지인 (May 3, 2022). "국회 과방위, 이종호 과기부 장관 후보자 인사청문보고서 채택". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved May 4, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "尹대통령, 박진 외교·이상민 행안 장관 임명". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c "尹대통령, 권영세·박보균·원희룡 임명…4개부처 장관 남았다". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "尹, 한동훈 법무·김현숙 여가 장관 임명…정호영은 보류". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022.
^ https://english.news.cn/20241212/02c90a6cbf614e3bb0d2061d343003c9/c.html
^ "국방위, 이종섭 국방부 장관 인사청문보고서 채택". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). May 9, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.
^ https://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/south-koreas-defence-minister-kim-yong-hyun-steps-down-amid-fallout-over-martial-law-2645178-2024-12-05
^ https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/08/south-korea-arrests-ex-defence-minister-after-failed-martial-law-attempt-reports
^ https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2024/12/08/QTTTIJCQMNBAVLCMYQ4XC4LJPY/
^ https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/12/113_387938.html
^ ^a ^b 홍, 준석 (May 9, 2022). "[속보] 농해수위, 조승환·정황근 후보자 인사청문 보고서 채택". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved May 9, 2022.
^ ^a ^b 신, 수아 (May 12, 2022). "윤 대통령, 이창양 산자부·이영 중기부 장관 임명". MBC News (in Korean). Retrieved May 12, 2022.
^ Yonhap (October 4, 2022). "Yoon appoints former finance ministry official as health minister". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved October 6, 2022.
^ 김, 승욱 (May 3, 2022). "국회 환노위, 한화진 환경장관 후보자 인사청문보고서 채택". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved May 4, 2022.
^ 이, 승 (July 24, 2024). "윤 대통령, 김완섭 환경부 장관 임명안 재가". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved July 27, 2024.
^ "환노위, 이정식 노동장관 후보자 인사청문보고서 합의 채택" (in Korean). May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.
^ "새 정부에 '모피아' 전성시대…총리-부총리-비서실장-경제수석까지". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). May 2, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
^ "윤석열 당선인, 국가안보실장에 김성한 전 차관 지명". SBS NEWS (in Korean). May 1, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "보훈처장에 월남전 전사자 아들 박민식". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "윤 대통령 차관 21명 인선… 인사처장에 김승호·보훈처장 박민식". 공생공사닷컴 (in Korean). May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.
^ "[속보]새 정부 식품의약품안전처장에 오유경". Newsis (in Korean). May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
^ "국무회의규정". www.law.go.kr. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

[1] "South Korean President Overhauls Cabinet Ahead of Election". Bloomberg. December 4, 2023.

[2] ttps://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg45zqz225vo

[3] 차, 지연 (May 3, 2022). "국회, 추경호 부총리 후보자 인사청문보고서 합의 채택". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved May 4, 2022.

[4] Roh, Joori (August 8, 2022). "South Korea minister quits after school-age plan prompts backlash". Reuters. Retrieved August 8, 2022.

[5] "Yoon appoints new education minister". Yonhap News Agency. November 7, 2022. Retrieved November 7, 2022.

[6] 홍, 지인 (May 3, 2022). "국회 과방위, 이종호 과기부 장관 후보자 인사청문보고서 채택". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved May 4, 2022.

[:1-7] "尹대통령, 박진 외교·이상민 행안 장관 임명". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). May 12, 2022. Retrieved May 12, 2022.

[:5-8] "尹대통령, 권영세·박보균·원희룡 임명…4개부처 장관 남았다". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 14, 2022.

[:6-9] "尹, 한동훈 법무·김현숙 여가 장관 임명…정호영은 보류". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). May 17, 2022. Retrieved May 17, 2022.

[10] ttps://english.news.cn/20241212/02c90a6cbf614e3bb0d2061d343003c9/c.html

[11] "국방위, 이종섭 국방부 장관 인사청문보고서 채택". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). May 9, 2022. Retrieved May 9, 2022.

[12] ttps://www.indiatoday.in/world/story/south-koreas-defence-minister-kim-yong-hyun-steps-down-amid-fallout-over-martial-law-2645178-2024-12-05

[13] ttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/dec/08/south-korea-arrests-ex-defence-minister-after-failed-martial-law-attempt-reports

[14] ttps://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2024/12/08/QTTTIJCQMNBAVLCMYQ4XC4LJPY/

[15] ttps://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2024/12/113_387938.html

[:0-16] 홍, 준석 (May 9, 2022). "[속보] 농해수위, 조승환·정황근 후보자 인사청문 보고서 채택". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved May 9, 2022.

[:2-17] 신, 수아 (May 12, 2022). "윤 대통령, 이창양 산자부·이영 중기부 장관 임명". MBC News (in Korean). Retrieved May 12, 2022.

[18] Yonhap (October 4, 2022). "Yoon appoints former finance ministry official as health minister". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved October 6, 2022.

[19] 김, 승욱 (May 3, 2022). "국회 환노위, 한화진 환경장관 후보자 인사청문보고서 채택". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved May 4, 2022.

[20] 이, 승 (July 24, 2024). "윤 대통령, 김완섭 환경부 장관 임명안 재가". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved July 27, 2024.

[21] "환노위, 이정식 노동장관 후보자 인사청문보고서 합의 채택" (in Korean). May 6, 2022. Retrieved May 6, 2022.

[22] "새 정부에 '모피아' 전성시대…총리-부총리-비서실장-경제수석까지". The Dong-a Ilbo (in Korean). May 2, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.

[23] "윤석열 당선인, 국가안보실장에 김성한 전 차관 지명". SBS NEWS (in Korean). May 1, 2022. Retrieved May 4, 2022.

[:3-24] "보훈처장에 월남전 전사자 아들 박민식". The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.

[:4-25] "윤 대통령 차관 21명 인선… 인사처장에 김승호·보훈처장 박민식". 공생공사닷컴 (in Korean). May 13, 2022. Retrieved May 13, 2022.

[26] "[속보]새 정부 식품의약품안전처장에 오유경". Newsis (in Korean). May 26, 2022. Retrieved May 26, 2022.

[27] "국무회의규정". www.law.go.kr. Retrieved November 19, 2020.

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