Cabinet of Yoon Suk Yeol

Yoon Suk Yeol

Cabinet of South Korea
Date formedMay 10, 2022
People and organisations
Head of stateYoon Suk Yeol
Head of governmentYoon Suk Yeol
Member partyPeople Power Party
Opposition partyDemocratic Party of Korea (largest)
History
Election2022 South Korean presidential election
PredecessorCabinet 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

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List of Members

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  People Power Party   Independent

Cabinet of Yoon Suk Yeol
Portfolio Member Term Note
Took office Left office
President Yoon Suk Yeol May 10, 2022 Incumbent
Prime Minister Han Duck-soo May 21, 2022 Incumbent
Deputy Prime Minister of Economy

& Minister of Economy and Finance

Choo Kyung-ho May 10, 2022 December 28, 2023 [2]
Choi Sang-mok December 29, 2023 Incumbent
Deputy Prime Minister of Social Affairs

Minister of Education

Park Soon-ae July 5, 2022 August 8, 2022 [3]
Lee Ju-ho November 7, 2022 Incumbent [4]
Minister of Science and ICT Lee Jong-ho May 10, 2022 August 18, 2024 [5]
Yoo Sang-im August 18, 2024 Incumbent
Minister of Foreign Affairs Park Jin May 12, 2022 January 10, 2024 [6]
Cho Tae-yul January 11, 2024 Incumbent
Minister of Unification Kwon Young-se May 16, 2022 July 28, 2023 [7]
Kim Yung-ho July 31, 2023 Incumbent
Minister of Justice Han Dong-hoon May 17, 2022 December 21, 2023 [8]
Park Sung-jae February 20, 2024 Incumbent
Minister of National Defense Lee Jong-sup May 10, 2022 October 6, 2023 [9]
Shin Won-sik October 7, 2023 Incumbent
Minister of the Interior and Safety Lee Sang-min May 12, 2022 Incumbent [6]
Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Park Min-shik June 5, 2023 December 25, 2023
Kang Jung-ai December 26, 2023 Incumbent
Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Park Bo-gyoon May 13, 2022 October 6, 2023 [7]
Yu In-chon October 7, 2023 Incumbent
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Chung Hwang-keun May 10, 2022 December 28, 2023 [10]
Song Mi-ryung December 29, 2023 Incumbent
Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy Lee Chang-yang May 12, 2022 September 19, 2023 [11]
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 [12]
Minister of Environment Han Wha-jin May 10, 2022 July 24, 2024 [13]
Kim Wan-sub July 25, 2024 Incumbent [14]
Minister of Employment and Labor Lee Jeong-sik May 10, 2022 Incumbent [15]
Minister of Gender Equality and Family Kim Hyun-sook May 17, 2022 February 22, 2024 [8]
Shin Young-sook February 22, 2024 Incumbent Succeeded
Minister of Land, Infrastructure, and Transport Won Hee-ryong May 13, 2022 December 22, 2023 [7]
Park Sang-woo December 23, 2023 Incumbent
Minister of Oceans and Fisheries Cho Seung-hwan May 10, 2022 December 28, 2023 [10]
Kang Do-hyung December 29, 2023 Incumbent
Minister of SMEs and Startups Lee Young May 12, 2022 December 28, 2023 [11]
Oh Young-ju December 29, 2023 Incumbent

Other non-member Attendees

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  People Power Party   Independent

Portfolio Member Term Note
Took office Left office
President's Chief of Staff Kim Dae-ki May 10, 2022 December 31, 2023 [16]
Lee Kwan-sup January 1, 2024 April 22, 2024
Chung Jin-suk April 22, 2024 Incumbent
Director of National Security Office Kim Sung-han May 10, 2022 March 29, 2023 [17]
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
Bang Ki-sun August 25, 2023 Incumbent
Minister of Patriots and Veterans Affairs Park Min-shik May 13, 2022 June 4, 2023 [18]
Minister of Personnel Management Kim Seung-ho May 13, 2022 Incumbent [19]
Minister of Government Legislation Lee Wan-kyu May 13, 2022 Incumbent [19]
Minister of Food and Drug Safety Oh Yu-kyoung May 27, 2022 Incumbent [20]
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 [18]
Ryu Kwang-jun February 26, 2024 Incumbent
Minister for Trade Ahn Duk-geun May 10, 2022 January 4, 2024
Cheong In-kyo January 10, 2024 Incumbent
Mayor of Seoul Oh Se-hoon April 8, 2021 Incumbent

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See also

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References

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