| 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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