Chief of Naval Operations (South Korea)

The Chief of Naval Operations of the Republic of Korea (Korean: 대한민국 해군참모총장, Hanja: 大韓民國海軍參謀總長), shorten as CNO, is the professional head of the Republic of Korea Navy (ROKN) since its foundation in 1948, originally held by a vice admiral,[1] then by an admiral since 1968.[2]

Chief of Naval Operations of the Republic of Korea
대한민국 해군참모총장
Naval Jack of the Republic of Korea Navy
Incumbent
Admiral Boo Suk-jong

since 10 April 2020
Ministry of National Defense
AbbreviationCNO
Member ofJoint Chiefs of Staff
Reports toChairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
Formation5 September 1948 (5 September 1948)
First holderVice Admiral Sohn Won-yil

The appointment of the CNO, along with the Chiefs of Staff of the Army, Chiefs of Staff of the Air Force and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is referred to the State Council of South Korea for deliberation according to Article 89, Constitution of South Korea.[3]

List of the Chiefs of Naval Operations

No. Portrait Name Names in Hangul Rank Term of Office Ref.
1 Sohn Won-yil 손원일 Vice Admiral 5 September 1948 ~ 30 June 1953
2 Park Ok-kyu[1] 박옥규 Vice Admiral 30 June 1953 ~ 1 November 1954
3 Chong Kung-mo[1] 정긍모 Vice Admiral 1 November 1954 ~ 3 November 1954
4 Lee Yong-woon 이용운 Vice Admiral 23 February 1959 ~ 28 September 1960
5 Lee Sung-ho 이성호 Vice Admiral 28 September 1960 ~ 28 September 1962
6 Lee Maeng-kee[4]:p256 이맹기 Vice Admiral 28 September 1962 ~ 10 September 1964
7 Hahm Myong-soo 함명수 Vice Admiral 10 September 1964 ~ 1 September 1966
8 Kim Yong-kwan[1] 김영관 Admiral 1 September 1966 ~ 1 April 1969 First CNO to reach the rank of Admiral (since 1968)[2]
9 Chang Chi-su[1] 장지수 Admiral 1 April 1969 ~ 1 April 1972
10 Kim Kyu-sop[1] 김규섭 Admiral 1 April 1972 ~ 28 February 1974
11 Hwang Chong-yon[1] 황정연 Admiral 28 February 1974 ~ 17 April 1979
12 Kim Chong-kon 김종곤 Admiral 17 April 1979 ~ 14 May 1981
13 Lee Un-su[1] 이은수 Admiral 14 May 1981 ~ 28 December 1982
14 Oh Kyung-hwan 오경환 Admiral 28 December 1982 ~ 1984 September 4
15 Choe Sang-hwa[1] 최상화 Admiral 4 September 1984 ~ 4 September 1987
16 Kim Chong-ho[1] 김종호 Admiral 4 September 1987 ~ 4 September 1989
17 Kim Chong-ho[1] 김종호 Admiral 4 September 1989 ~ 4 September 1991
18 Kim Chul-woo[5]:p202 김철우 Admiral 4 September 1991 ~ 26 May 1993
19 Kim Hong-yeol[5]:p219 김홍렬 Admiral 26 May 1993 ~ 1 April 1995
20 An Pyong-tae[5]:p412 안병태 Admiral 1 April 1995 ~ 1 April 1997
21 Yu Sam-nam[5]:p457 유삼남 Admiral 1 April 1997 ~ 1 April 1999
22 Lee Soo-yong[5]:p550 이수용 Admiral 1 April 1999 ~ 31 March 2001
23 Chang Jeong-kil[5]:p654 장정길 Admiral 1 April 2001 ~ 31 March 2003
24 Moon Jeong-il 문정일 Admiral 1 April 2003 ~ 29 March 2005
25 Nam Hae-il 남해일 Admiral 29 March 2005 ~ 17 November 2006
26 Song Young-moo 송영무 Admiral 17 November 2006 ~ 20 March 2008
27 Jung Ok-keun 정옥근 Admiral 20 March 2008 ~ 19 March 2010
28 Kim Sung-chan 김성찬 Admiral 19 March 2010 ~ 17 October 2011
29 Choi Yoon-hee 최윤희 Admiral 17 October 2011 ~ 28 September 2013
30 Hwang Ki-chul 황기철 Admiral 28 September 2013 ~ 27 February 2015
31 Jung Ho-sub 정호섭 Admiral 27 February 2015 ~ 22 September 2016
32 Um Hyun-seong 엄현성 Admiral 22 September 2016 ~ 19 July 2018
33 Sim Seung-seob 심승섭 Admiral 19 July 2018 ~ 10 April 2020
34 Boo Suk-jong 부석종 Admiral 10 April 2020 ~

References

  1. Korea Annual 1998 (35th Annual ed.). Yonhap News Agency. 1998. p. 376.
  2. "金榮寬 해참총장" (in Korean). Kyunghyang Shinmun. 1968-12-25. p. 2.
  3. "Constitution of the Republic of Korea". Board of Audit and Inspection. Archived from the original on 2016-05-25.
  4. 한국인명사전 (in Korean). 영합통신. 1989-05-20.
  5. 한국인명사전 (in Korean). 영합연감. 1999-04-30.
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