This is a list of the current and past directors of the National Intelligence Service of South Korea and its predecessor organizations, the Korean Central Intelligence Agency and the Agency for National Security Planning.
Name Hangul Hanja TenureKim Jong-pil김종필金鍾泌1961-05-20 - 1963-01-06Kim Yong-soon김용순金容珣1963-01-07 - 1963-02-20Kim Jae-choon김재춘金在春1963-02-21 - 1963-07-11Kim Hyong-uk김형욱金炯旭1963-07-12 - 1969-10-20Kim Kye-won김계원金桂元1969-10-21 - 1970-12-20Lee Hu-rak이후락李厚洛1970-12-21 - 1973-12-02Shin Jik-soo신직수申稙秀1973-12-03 - 1976-12-03Kim Jae-kyu김재규金載圭1976-12-04 - 1979-10-26Lee Hee-sung이희성李熺性1979-10-30 - 1979-12-12Yoon Il-gyun윤일균尹鎰均1979-12-13 - 1980-04-13Chun Doo-hwan전두환全斗煥1980-04-14 - 1980-07-17Yoo Hak-sung유학성兪學聖1980-07-18 - 1982-06-01Lho Shin-yong노신영盧信永1982-06-02 - 1985-02-18Chang Se-dong장세동張世東1985-02-19 - 1987-05-25Ahn Moo-hyuk안무혁安武赫1987-05-26 - 1988-05-06Bae Myong-in배명인裵命仁1988-05-07 - 1988-12-04Park Seh-jik박세직朴世直1988-12-05 - 1989-07-18Suh Dong-kwon서동권徐東權1989-07-19 - 1992-03-30Lee Sang-yun이상연李相淵1992-03-31 - 1992-10-08Lee Hyun-Woo이현우李賢雨1992-10-09 - 1993-02-25Kim Deok김덕金悳1993-02-26 - 1994-12-23Kwon Young-hae권영해權寧海1994-12-24 - 1998-03-04Lee Jong-chan이종찬李鍾贊1998-03-04 - 1999-05-25Chun Yong-taek천용택千容宅1999-05-26 - 1999-12-23Lim Dong-won임동원林東源1999-12-24 - 2001-03-26Shin Kuhn신건辛建2001-03-27 - 2003-04-24Ko Young-koo고영구高榮九2003-04-25 - 2005-07-11Kim Seung-kew김승규金昇圭2005-07-11 - 2006-11-23Kim Man-bok김만복金萬福2006-11-23 - 2008-02-29Kim Sung-ho김성호金成浩2008-03-26 - 2009-02-12Won Sei-hoon원세훈元世勳2009-02-12 - 2013-03-21Nam Jae-joon남재준南在俊2013-03-21 - 2014-05-21Lee Byung-kee이병기李丙琪2014-07-16 - 2015-03-01Lee Byung-ho이병호李炳浩2015-03-18 - 2017-05-10Suh Hoon서훈徐薰2017-05-10 - 2020-07-03Park Jie-won박지원朴智源2020-07-29 - 2022-05-11Kim Kyou-hyun김규현金奎顯2022-05-26 - 2023-11-26Cho Tae-yong조태용趙太庸2024-01-06 - 2025-06-04Lee Jong-seok이종석李鍾奭2025-06-25 - Present References
External links National Intelligence Service: Past Directors