| No.
|
Portrait
|
Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff |
Took office |
Left office |
Time in office |
Defence branch |
President
|
| 8 | | Jong-oh, KimGeneral
Kim Jong-oh
(1921–1966) | 1 June 1963 | 10 April 1965 | 1 year, 313 days | 
Army | Park Chung Hee |
| 9 | | Chang-guk, JangGeneral
Jang Chang-guk
(1924–1996) | 10 April 1965 | 10 April 1967 | 2 years, 9 days |
Army | Park Chung Hee |
| 10 | | Chung-sik, ImGeneral
Im Chung-sik
(1922–1974) | 10 April 1967 | 5 August 1968 | 1 year, 117 days |
Army | Park Chung Hee |
| 11 | | Hyeung-tae, MoonGeneral
Moon Hyeung-tae
(1922–2006) | 7 August 1968 | 6 August 1970 | 1 year, 364 days |
Army | Park Chung Hee |
| 12 | | Heung-sun, SimGeneral
Sim Heung-sun
(1925–1978) | 6 August 1970 | 2 June 1972 | 1 year, 301 days |
Army | Park Chung Hee |
| 13 | | shin, HanGeneral
Han shin
(1922–1996) | 2 June 1972 | 28 February 1975 | 2 years, 271 days |
Army | Park Chung Hee |
| 14 | | Jae-hyun, RohGeneral
Roh Jae-hyun
(1926–2019) | 28 February 1975 | 29 December 1975 | 2 years, 304 days |
Army | Park Chung Hee |
| 15 | | Jong-hwan, KimGeneral
Kim Jong-hwan
(born 1923) | 29 December 1975 | 15 December 1979 | 1 year, 351 days |
Army | Park Chung Hee
Choi Kyu-hah |
| 16 | | Byong-hyun, LewGeneral
Lew Byong-hyun
(1924–2020) | 15 December 1979 | 15 May 1981 | 1 year, 151 days |
Army | Choi Kyu-hah
Chun Doo-hwan |
| 17 | | Sung-min, YoonGeneral
Yoon Sung-min
(1926–2017) | 15 May 1981 | 21 May 1982 | 1 year, 6 days |
Army | Chun Doo-hwan |
| 18 | | Yoon-ho, KimGeneral
Kim Yoon-ho
(1930–2013) | 21 May 1982 | 3 June 1983 | 1 year, 13 days |
Army | Chun Doo-hwan |
| 19 | | Gee-baek, LeeGeneral
Lee Gee-baek
(1931–2019) | 3 June 1983 | 3 June 1985 | 2 years, 0 days |
Army | Chun Doo-hwan |
| 20 | | Jin-kwon, JungGeneral
Jung Jin-kwon
(born 1928) | 3 June 1985 | 9 July 1986 | 1 year, 36 days |
Army | Chun Doo-hwan |
| 21 | | Ja-bok, OhGeneral
Oh Ja-bok
(1930–2017) | 9 July 1986 | 30 December 1987 | 1 year, 174 days |
Army | Chun Doo-hwan |
| 22 | | Sae-chang, ChoiGeneral
Choi Sae-chang
(born 1934) | 30 December 1987 | 14 April 1989 | 1 year, 105 days |
Army | Chun Doo-hwan
Roh Tae-woo |
| 23 | | Ho-keun, ChungGeneral
Chung Ho-keun
(1933–2003) | 14 April 1989 | 7 December 1991 | 2 years, 237 days |
Army | Roh Tae-woo |
| 24 | | Phil-sup, LeeGeneral
Lee Phil-sup
(born 1937) | 7 December 1991 | 29 May 1993 | 1 year, 173 days |
Army | Roh Tae-woo
Kim Young-sam |
| 25 | | Yang-ho, LeeGeneral
Lee Yang-ho
(1937–2020) | 29 May 1993 | 24 December 1994 | 1 year, 209 days | 
Air Force | Kim Young-sam |
| 26 | | Dong-jin, KimGeneral
Kim Dong-jin
(born 1938) | 24 December 1994 | 18 October 1996 | 1 year, 299 days |
Army | Kim Young-sam |
| 27 | | Yeoug-nam, YoonGeneral
Yoon Yeoug-nam
(1940–2021) | 18 October 1996 | 26 March 1998 | 1 year, 159 days |
Army | Kim Young-sam
Kim Dae-jung |
| 28 | | Jin-ho, KimGeneral
Kim Jin-ho
(born 1941) | 26 March 1998 | 26 October 1999 | 1 year, 214 days |
Army | Kim Dae-jung |
| 29 | | Yung-kil, ChoGeneral
Cho Yung-kil
(born 1940) | 26 October 1999 | 8 October 2001 | 1 year, 347 days |
Army | Kim Dae-jung |
| 30 | | Nam-shin, LeeGeneral
Lee Nam-shin
(born 1944) | 8 October 2001 | 7 April 2003 | 1 year, 181 days |
Army | Kim Dae-jung
Roh Moo-hyun |
| 31 | | Jong-hwan, KimGeneral
Kim Jong-hwan
(born 1946) | 7 April 2003 | 7 April 2005 | 2 years, 0 days |
Army | Roh Moo-hyun |
| 32 | | Sang-hee, LeeGeneral
Lee Sang-hee
(born 1945) | 7 April 2005 | 17 November 2006 | 1 year, 224 days |
Army | Roh Moo-hyun |
| 33 | | Kwan-jin, KimGeneral
Kim Kwan-jin
(born 1949) | 17 November 2006 | 25 March 2008 | 1 year, 129 days |
Army | Roh Moo-hyun
Lee Myung-bak |
| 34 | | Tae-Young, KimGeneral
Kim Tae-young
(born 1949) | 28 March 2008 | 23 September 2009 | 1 year, 182 days |
Army | Lee Myung-bak |
| 35 | | Sang-eui, LeeGeneral
Lee Sang-eui
(born 1951) | 30 September 2009 | 30 June 2010 | 273 days |
Army | Lee Myung-bak |
| 36 | | Min-goo, HanGeneral
Han Min-goo
(born 1951) | 30 June 2010 | 26 October 2011 | 1 year, 118 days |
Army | Lee Myung-bak |
| 37 | | Seung-jo, JeongGeneral
Jeong Seung-jo
(born 1953) | 26 October 2011 | 16 October 2013 | 1 year, 355 days |
Army | Lee Myung-bak
Park Geun-hye |
| 38 | | Yoon-hee, ChoiAdmiral
Choi Yoon-hee
(born 1953) | 16 October 2013 | 7 October 2015 | 1 year, 356 days | 
Navy | Park Geun-hye |
| 39 | | Sun-jin, LeeGeneral
Lee Sun-jin
(born 1954) | 7 October 2015 | 20 August 2017 | 1 year, 317 days |
Army | Park Geun-hye
Moon Jae-in |
| 40 | | Kyeong-doo, JeongGeneral
Jeong Kyeong-doo
(born 1960) | 20 August 2017 | 21 September 2018 | 1 year, 32 days |
Air Force | Moon Jae-in |
| 41 | | Han-ki, ParkGeneral
Park Han-ki
(born 1960) | 11 October 2018 | 23 September 2020 | 1 year, 348 days |
Army | Moon Jae-in |
| 42 | | In-choul, WonGeneral
Won In-choul
(born 1961) | 23 September 2020 | 5 July 2022 | 1 year, 285 days |
Air Force | Moon Jae-in |
| 43 | | Seung-kyum, KimGeneral
Kim Seung-kyum
(born 1963) | 5 July 2022 | 25 November 2023 | 1 year, 143 days |
Army | Yoon Suk-yeol |
| 44 | | Myung-soo, KimAdmiral
Kim Myung-soo
(born 1967) | 25 November 2023 | Incumbent | 58 days |
Navy | Yoon Suk-yeol |
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