| Government And Political Conditions - Korea, South | | | | | |
South Korea is a republic with powers shared between the presidency, the legislature and the judiciary. The president is chief of state and is elected for a single term of 5 years. (The next presidential election is scheduled for December 2007.) The 299 members of the unicameral National Assembly are elected to 4-year terms--243 members are from single-seat districts and 56 members are chosen by proportional representation. South Koreaís judicial system comprises a Supreme Court, appellate courts, and a Constitutional Court; the judiciary is independent under the constitution. The country has nine provinces and seven administratively separate cities--the capital of Seoul, along with Busan, Daegu, Daejeon, Gwangju, Incheon and Ulsan. Political parties include the Uri Party (Uri), , Grand National Party (GNP), Democratic Labor Party (DLP), Democratic Party (DP), and People Centered Party (PCP). Suffrage is universal at age 19 (lowered from 20 in 2005). In December 2002, President Roh Moo-hyun was elected to a single 5-year term of office. In the April 2004 elections, the ruling Uri Party won a slim, but outright majority in the National Assembly. Because of the loss of seats in by-elections and as a result of convictions for election law violations, Uri no longer has a majority, but does retain a plurality of seats. | | | Principal Government Officials | | |
President--Roh Moo-hyun
Prime Minister--Han Myung-sook
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Education and Human Resource Development--Kim Jin-pyo
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance and Economy--Han Duck-soo
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Science and Technology--Kim Woo-shik
Minister of Agriculture and Forestry--Park Hong-soo
Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy--Chung Sye-kyun
Minister of Construction and Transportation--Choo Byung-jik
Minister of Culture and Tourism--Kim Myung-gon
Minister of Environment--Lee Chi-beom
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade--Ban Ki-moon
Minister of Gender Equality--Jang Ha-jin
Minister of Government Administration & Home Affairs--Lee Yong-seop
Minister of Government Policy Coordination--Han Duck-soo
Minister of Health and Welfare--Rhyu Si-min
Minister of Information and Communication--Roh Jun-hyung
Minister of Justice--Chun Jung-bae
Minister of Labor Affairs--Lee Sang-soo
Minister of Maritime Affairs and Fisheries--Kim Sung-jin
Minister of National Defense--Yoon Kwang-ung
Minister of Planning and Budget--Byeon Yang-kyoon
Minister of Unification--Lee Jong-seok
Director of the National Intelligence Service--Kim Seong-kyu
Chief Secretary to the President for Unification, Foreign, and Security Policy--Song Min-soon
Ambassador to the U.S. --Lee Tae-sik
Ambassador to the UN --Choi Young-jin Korea maintains an embassy in the United States at 2450 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20008 (tel. 202-939-5600). Consulates general are located in Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Honolulu, Houston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, Seattle, and Hagatna (Agana) in Guam. |
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