Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Entities
Our standard dataset contains 3,682 entities connected with South Korea. This may include sanctioned entities, politically-exposed persons (PEPs), and their close associates, or entities involved in criminal activity.
Data sources
We are not yet including any data published by authorities or organizations based in South Korea. See our global list of data sources and our criteria for selecting datasets.
Sanctions programs/policies targeting South Korea
We are not yet including any targeting entities that are based in South Korea.
Politically-exposed persons (PEPs)
Our database contains 2,526 entities identified as PEPs connected with South Korea.
Intergovernmental positions | Number of known occupants | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| International bodies | Current | Ended | Status unclear |
| Permanent Representative to the UN, New York | 1 | - | - |
Subnational government positions | Number of known occupants | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Subnational executive branches | Current | Ended | Status unclear |
| Busan councilor | - | - | 17 |
| Daegu councilor | - | - | 11 |
| Daejeon councilor | - | - | 10 |
| Gangwon State councilor | - | - | 11 |
| Governor of Gyeonggi Province | - | 1 | 7 |
| Governor of Jeju Province | - | 1 | 2 |
| Governor of North Gyeongsang Province | - | - | 1 |
| Governor of North Jeolla Province | - | - | 1 |
| Governor of South Gyeongsang Province | - | 1 | - |
| Gwangju councilor | - | - | 11 |
| Incheon councilor | - | - | 11 |
| North Chungcheong Province councilor | - | - | 10 |
| North Jeolla Province councilor | - | - | 11 |
| Seoul councilor | - | - | 12 |
| South Chungcheong Province councilor | - | - | 11 |
| Subnational legislative branch | Current | Ended | Status unclear |
| Gyeonggi Province councilor | - | - | 12 |
| North Gyeongsang Province councilor | - | - | 12 |
| Ulsan councilor | - | - | 11 |
Other positions | Number of known occupants | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position | Current | Ended | Status unclear |
| South Gyeongsang Province councilor | - | - | 12 |
| South Jeolla Province councilor | - | - | 12 |
| Sejong City councilor | - | - | 11 |
| Head of the Board of Audit and Inspection | - | 10 | - |
| Jeju councilor | - | - | 10 |
| First Lady of South Korea | - | 4 | - |
| Acting Prime Minister of South Korea | - | 1 | 1 |
| Mayor of Daegu | - | 1 | 1 |
| Mayor of Gwangju | - | - | 2 |
| Mayor of Incheon | - | 1 | 1 |
| Mayor of Sejong City | - | 1 | 1 |
| Senior Presidential Secretary | - | 1 | 1 |
| Chairman of the Anti-Corruption and Civil Rights Commission of the Republic of Korea | - | - | 1 |
| Mayor of Andong | - | - | 1 |
| Mayor of Busan | - | - | 1 |
| Mayor of Guro District | - | 1 | - |
| Mayor of Gyeryong | - | - | 1 |
| Mayor of Wonju | - | - | 1 |
| Min . of Patriots & Veterans Affairs | 1 | - | - |
| Q28028961 | - | 1 | - |
What do these numbers mean?
We keep track both if political positions and the individuals who occupy those positions over time. Of course, a person can hold a position for multiple terms, and multiple people can occupy the same position at the same time (e.g. members of parliament).
If a person previously held a position, and currently holds the same position, they are only counted once and recorded under Current. If it is unclear from the source whether they have left the position, they will be counted under Unclear.
How can status be unclear?
Some of the data sources we rely on indicate both past and present holders of political offices. In those cases, a lack of a precise end date for a person's occupancy of a position can mean that we don't know whether they currently hold the position or not. Read more...
