Lee Jae Myung: Head of state, South Korea
Lee Jae Myung is the head of state of South Korea, listed by the United Nations as “President of the Republic of Korea”.
Posts held
- President of the Republic of Korea (head of state), South Korea. Part of level 6: National government.
Source: Heads of State, Heads of Government, Ministers for Foreign Affairs: Public List (United Nations Protocol and Liaison Service), list dated 15 October 2026, read 20 October 2026.
Where Lee Jae Myung sits in the ladder of power
As head of state, Lee Jae Myung works at level 6: National government, above the regions, states and councils of South Korea (regions, cities).
Above that, South Korea is a member of:
- G20 level 10
- United Nations (General Assembly and Security Council) level 8
- International Monetary Fund level 9
- World Bank Group level 9
Who else holds power in South Korea
- Han Seong-sook Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea, South Korea
- Cho Hyun Minister for Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Korea, South Korea
Where these facts come from
Every post above is copied from an official record, linked beside it with the date it was read. The UN Protocol and Liaison Service publishes the list governments give it of their head of state, head of government and foreign minister. Names are as the source prints them, without honorifics. How this site is made.
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