This is a list of presidents of South Korea by age.
Overview Under the 1988 Constitution of the Sixth Republic of Korea, the president must be at least 40 years old at the time of taking office. The median age of presidents upon assuming office is 61 years. The youngest person to become president was Park Chung Hee, who assumed office in 1962 at the age of 44, after he seized power in the May 16 coup of 1961. The youngest president to assume office by election is Roh Tae-woo, who was elected in 1987 at the age of 55. The oldest person to assume the presidency was Kim Dae-jung, he assumed office in 1998 at the age of 74.
The youngest president at the end of his tenure is Chun Doo-hwan, he left office in 1988 at the age of 57. The president with the shortest lifespan was Park Chung Hee, he was assassinated in 1979 at the age of 61. All presidents have lived above the age of 60. 8 presidents were in their 60s when they assumed office, 2 were in their 70s, and 4 were below 60. 61 years is the mean, median and modal age of presidents at assumption of office, it is also the modal age upon leaving office, as 3 presidents were 61 when they left office. Only Chun Doo-hwan was below 60 when he left office. The oldest president at the end of his tenure was Rhee Syng-man at 85.
Roh Moo-hyun retirement of is the shortest in South Korea's history, Chun Doo-hwan's retirement of 33 years is the longest in South Korea's history. At age , Lee Myung-bak is the oldest of the five living presidents. Yun Po-sun who died in 1990 aged 92 is the nation's longest-lived president. Three presidents (Yun, Chun and Rhee) lived into their 90s, 4 died in their 80s, and 2 in their 60s. Lee Jae-myung, the current president, is also the youngest living president at age . The youngest living former president is Yoon Suk Yeol, age .
List of presidents by age at assuming office This is a list of presidents of South Korea by age at assuming office from the youngest to the oldest. Name Date of birth Date of death Date and age at assuming office Park Chung Hee 14 November 1917 26 October 1979 Chun Doo-hwan 18 January 1931 23 November 2021 Roh Tae-woo 4 December 1932 26 October 2021 Roh Moo-hyun 1 September 1946 23 May 2009 Choi Kyu-hah 16 July 1919 22 October 2006 Park Geun-hye 2 February 1952 (living) Yoon Suk Yeol 18 December 1960 (living) Lee Jae-myung 8 December 1963 (living) Yun Po-sun 26 August 1897 18 July 1990 Moon Jae-in 24 January 1953 (living) Kim Young-sam 20 December 1927 22 November 2015 Lee Myung-bak 19 December 1941 (living) Rhee Syng-man 26 March 1875 19 July 1965 Kim Dae-jung 6 January 1924 18 August 2009
List of presidents by longevity This table shows presidents by their longevity (living presidents in gold). Rank President Date of birth Date of death Longevity(Years, Days) Longevity(Days) 1 days 2 days 3 days 4 days 5 days 6 days 7 days 8 Living days 9 Living days 10 Living days 11 Living days 12 Living days 13 days 14 days
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South Korean president's ages This table charts the age of each president of South Korea at the time of assuming office, upon leaving office, and at the time of death. Where the president is still living, their lifespan and post presidential timespan are calculated up to . President Date of birth Date of assuming office Age at assuming office End ofterm Age at end ofterm Length ofretirement Date of death Lifespan 1 days () 2 days () 3 00,0010 days days () 4 days () 5 days () 6 days () 7 days () 8 days () 9 days () 10 (living) days () 11 (living) days () 12 (living) days () 13 (living) days () 14 (Incumbent) (Incumbent) N/A (living) days () President Date of birth Date ofassuming office Age atassuming office End ofterm Age at end ofterm Length ofretirement Date of death Lifespan
Graphical representation This is a graphical lifespan timeline of presidents of South Korea as well as their terms in the National Assembly. The presidents are listed in order of office.
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