No.
|
Portrait
|
Chief of Staff of the Army |
Took office |
Left office |
Time in office
|
1 |
|
Major general Lee Eung-jun (1890–1985) |
15 December 1948 |
8 May 1949 |
144 days |
2 |
|
Major general Chae Byeong-deok (1916–1950) |
9 May 1949 |
30 September 1949 |
144 days |
3 |
|
Major general Shin Tae-young (1891–1959) |
1 October 1949 |
9 April 1950 |
190 days |
4 |
|
Major general Chae Byeong-deok (1916–1950) |
10 April 1950 |
29 June 1950 |
80 days |
5 |
|
Major general Chung Il-kwon (1917–1994) |
30 June 1950 |
22 June 1951 |
357 days |
6 |
|
Major general Lee Jong-chan (1916–1983) |
23 June 1951 |
22 July 1952 |
1 year, 29 days |
7 |
|
Lieutenant general Paik Sun-yup (1920–2020) |
23 July 1952 |
13 February 1954 |
1 year, 205 days |
8 |
|
General Chung Il-kwon (1917–1994) |
14 February 1954 |
26 June 1956 |
2 years, 133 days |
9 |
|
General Lee Hyung-geun (1920–2002) |
27 June 1956 |
17 May 1957 |
324 days |
10 |
|
General Paik Sun-yup (1920–2020) |
18 May 1957 |
22 February 1959 |
1 year, 280 days |
Int. |
|
General Lee Hyung-geun (1920–2002) |
23 February 1959 |
6 August 1959 |
164 days |
11 |
|
Lieutenant general Song Yo-chan (1918–1980) |
7 August 1959 |
22 May 1960 |
289 days |
12 |
|
Lieutenant general Choi Young-hee (1921–2006) |
23 May 1960 |
28 August 1960 |
97 days |
13 |
|
Lieutenant general Choi Gyeong-rok (1920–2002) |
29 August 1960 |
16 February 1961 |
171 days |
14 |
|
Lieutenant general Chang Do-yong (1923–2012) |
17 February 1961 |
5 June 1961 |
108 days |
15 |
|
General Kim Jong-oh (1921–1966) |
6 June 1961 |
31 May 1963 |
1 year, 359 days |
16 |
|
General Min Gi-sik (1921–1998) |
1 June 1963 |
31 March 1965 |
1 year, 303 days |
17 |
|
General Kim Yong-bae (1923–2006) |
1 April 1965 |
1 September 1966 |
1 year, 153 days |
18 |
|
General Kim Gye-won (1923–2016) |
2 September 1966 |
31 August 1969 |
2 years, 363 days |
19 |
|
General Seo Jong-chul (1924–2010) |
1 September 1969 |
1 June 1972 |
2 years, 274 days |
20 |
|
General Noh Jae-hyun (1926–2019) |
2 June 1972 |
28 February 1975 |
2 years, 271 days |
21 |
|
General Lee Se-ho (1925–2013) |
1 March 1975 |
31 January 1979 |
3 years, 336 days |
22 |
|
General Jeong Seung-hwa (1929–2002) |
1 February 1979 |
12 December 1979 |
314 days |
23 |
|
General Lee Hee-seong (1924–2022) |
13 December 1979 |
15 December 1981 |
2 years, 2 days |
24 |
|
General Hwang Young-si (1926–2022) |
16 December 1981 |
15 December 1983 |
1 year, 364 days |
25 |
|
General Hwang Young-si (born 1932) |
16 December 1983 |
15 December 1985 |
1 year, 364 days |
26 |
|
General Park Hee-do (born 1934) |
16 December 1985 |
11 June 1988 |
2 years, 178 days |
27 |
|
General Lee Jong-gu (born 1935) |
12 June 1988 |
10 June 1990 |
1 year, 363 days |
28 |
|
General Lee Jin-sam (born 1937) |
11 June 1990 |
5 December 1991 |
1 year, 177 days |
29 |
|
General Kim Jin-young (born 1938) |
6 December 1991 |
8 March 1993 |
1 year, 92 days |
30 |
|
General Kim Dong-jin (born 1938) |
9 March 1993 |
26 December 1994 |
1 year, 292 days |
31 |
|
General Yoon Yong-nam (1940–2021) |
27 December 1994 |
18 October 1996 |
1 year, 296 days |
32 |
|
General Do Il-gyu (born 1940) |
19 October 1996 |
27 March 1998 |
1 year, 159 days |
33 |
|
General Kim Dong-shin (born 1941) |
28 March 1998 |
2 October 1999 |
1 year, 188 days |
34 |
|
General Gil Hyeong-bo (born 1942) |
3 October 1999 |
12 October 2001 |
2 years, 9 days |
35 |
|
General Kim Pan-gyu (born 1943) |
13 October 2001 |
6 April 2003 |
1 year, 175 days |
36 |
|
General Nam Jae-jun (born 1944) |
7 April 2003 |
7 April 2005 |
2 years, 0 days |
37 |
|
General Kim Jang-soo (born 1948) |
7 April 2005 |
7 November 2006 |
1 year, 214 days |
38 |
|
General Park Heung-ryeol (born 1949) |
17 November 2006 |
21 March 2008 |
1 year, 125 days |
39 |
|
General Lim Choung-bin (born 1950) |
21 March 2008 |
21 September 2009 |
1 year, 184 days |
40 |
|
General Han Min-goo (born 1951) |
21 September 2009 |
18 June 2010 |
270 days |
41 |
|
General Hwang Ui-don (born 1953) |
18 June 2010 |
14 December 2010 |
179 days |
42 |
|
General Kim Sang-ki (born 1952) |
16 December 2010 |
11 October 2012 |
1 year, 300 days |
43 |
|
General Cho Jung-hwan (born 1955) |
11 October 2012 |
28 September 2013 |
352 days |
44 |
|
General Kwon Oh-sung (born 1955) |
28 September 2013 |
11 August 2014 |
317 days |
45 |
|
General Kim Yo-hwan (born 1956) |
11 August 2014 |
17 September 2015 |
1 year, 37 days |
46 |
|
General Jang Jun-kyu (born 1957) |
17 September 2015 |
11 August 2017 |
1 year, 328 days |
47 |
|
General Kim Yong-woo (born 1961) |
11 August 2017 |
16 April 2019 |
1 year, 248 days |
48 |
|
General Suh Wook (born 1962) |
16 April 2019 |
18 September 2020 |
1 year, 155 days |
49 |
|
General Nam Yeong-shin (born 1962) |
23 September 2020 |
27 May 2022 |
1 year, 246 days |
50 |
|
General Park Jeong-hwan (born 1966) |
27 May 2022 |
Incumbent |
308 days |
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