List of prime ministers of the Korean Empire

This is a list of prime ministers, including those of the Joseon and the Korean Empire, from when the first Korean prime minister (in the modern sense) took office in 1895, and during the early years of being under Japanese rule until 1910.

List of prime ministers of Korea

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No. Portrait Name
(birth–death)
Term of office Emperor
(reign)
Ref.
Took office Left office Time in office
1   Kim Hong-jip
(1842–1896)
15 August 1894 28 May 1895 286 days  
Gojong
(1863–1907)
2   Park Yung-hyo
(1861–1939)
28 May 1895 31 May 1895 3 days
3   Bak Jeongyang
(1841–1904)
31 May 1895 24 August 1895 86 days
(1)   Kim Hong-jip
(1842–1896)
24 August 1895 11 February 1896 171 days
4   Kim Byung-si [ko]
(1832–1898)
11 February 1896 22 April 1896 71 days
5   Yoon Yong-sun [zh]
(1829–1904)
22 April 1896 24 September 1896 155 days
(4)   Kim Byung-si [ko]
(1832–1898)
24 September 1896 1 August 1897 311 days
6   Shim Soon-taek
(1824–1906)
1 August 1897 10 December 1897 131 days
  ? ? ? ?
  Han Kyu-seol
(1848–1930)
27 August 1905 17 November 1905 82 days
  Pak Chesoon
(1858–1916)
28 November 1905 14 June 1907 1 year, 198 days
  Ye Wanyong
(1858–1926)
14 June 1907 12 December 1909 2 years, 181 days  
Sunjong
(1907–1910)
  Pak Chesoon
(1858–1916)
acting
12 December 1909 11 August 1910 242 days
  Ye Wanyong
(1858–1926)
11 August 1910 29 August 1910 18 days

See also

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References

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