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Latest election

Summary of the 19 December 2002 South Korean presidential election results^edit
Candidates and nominating parties	Votes	%
Roh Moo-hyun, 노무현 - Millennium Democratic Party (Sae Cheonnyeon Minjudang)	12,014,277	49.0
Lee Hoi-chang - Grand National Party (Hannara Dang)	11,443,297	46.5
Kwon Young-ghil, 권영길 - Democratic Labour Party (Minju Nodongdang)	957,148	3.9
Total (turnout 70.8 %)
Source: Digital Chosun Ilbo

Main article: South Korean presidential election, 2002

#	English name	Name	Term	Prime Minster		Political party
Presidents of the Provisional Government¹
1	Rhee Syng-man	이승만	1919–1925
2	Park Eun-sik	박은식	1925
3	Yi Sang-ryong	이상룡	1925–1926
4	Hong Jin²	홍진	1926
5	Yi Dong-nyung	이동녕	1926–1927
6	Kim Gu	김구	1927–1948
Chairmen of the Interim Legislative Assembly
1	Kim Kyu-sik	김규식	1946–1948
2	Rhee Syng-man	이승만	1948
Speaker of the Constituent Assembly
1	Rhee Syng-man	이승만	1948
Presidents of the Republic of Korea
1	Rhee Syng-man	이승만	1948–1960			Korea Democratic Party	자유당
2	Yun Po-sun³	윤보선	1960–1962			Democratic Party	민주당
3	Park Chung-hee	박정희	1963–1979
4	Choi Kyu-ha	최규하	1979–1980
5	Chun Doo-hwan	전두환	1980–1988
6	Roh Tae-woo	노태우	1988–1993
7	Kim Young-sam	김영삼	1993–1998	Goh Kun	고건
8	Kim Dae-jung	김대중	1998–2003
9	Roh Moo-hyun⁴	노무현	2003 –present	Goh Kun	고건	Millennium Democratic Party, Uri Party	새천년 민주당, 열린 우리당

The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea was a government in exile based in Shanghai, China. Although the current South Korean government insists on being its successor to assert legitimacy, the government was not internationally recognized.
Hong Jin is also known as Hong Myun-hui (홍면희).
From 1961 to 1963, Park Chung-hee held the real power as chairman of the Supreme Council for National Reconstruction.
From March 12 to May 14, 2004, Prime Minister Goh Kun (고건) was the acting president)