National
Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Korean: 외교부장관
How it's filled
- In plain words
- Appointed by the President of the Republic of Korea
- Exact method
- Appointed by the President on the recommendation of the Prime Minister (Constitution Art. 94); members of the State Council (Art. 87).
- Chosen by
- President of the Republic of Korea
- Seats
- 1
Who holds it now
Cho Hyun since July 2025
Report Source: koreaherald.com,
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Sources
- en.wikipedia.org · checked English Wikipedia, Cabinet of Lee Jae Myung (wikitext), read 2026-10-12: Prime Minister, deputy prime ministers, ministers and assumption-of-office dates. Fallback: Wikipedia, because the official government cabinet pages were unreachable (pmo.go.kr no response; korea.net redirect loop); cross-checked against Korea Times / Yonhap / Korea Herald reports of the 2026-09-22 appointments and the Justice Minister vacancy. For: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cho Hyun, current term
- elaw.klri.re.kr · checked Korea Legislation Research Institute, Constitution of the Republic of Korea (English), read 2026-10-12: structure, powers, selection of offices and terms of office (Arts. 40-42, 66-100, 101-113). For: Minister of Foreign Affairs in Korean
- koreaherald.com · checked The Korea Herald, "Cho Hyun: Veteran diplomat with broad global, trade experience", 2025-06-23, read 2026-10-12: the source English Wikipedia cites for his Democratic Party affiliation names no party; Korean Wikipedia and Wikidata (Q31178872) give none either. Party removed as unsourced; career diplomat. For: Cho Hyun, current term