| Post: | Prosecutor General |
| Body: | South Korea |
| Native Name: | 검찰총장 |
| Insignia: | Emblem of the Prosecution Service of Korea.svg |
| Insigniasize: | 150px |
| Insigniacaption: | Emblem of the Prosecution Service of South Korea |
| Department: | Supreme Prosecutors' Office |
| Incumbent: | Shim Woo-jung |
| Incumbentsince: | 16 September 2024 |
| Seat: | Seocho, Seoul |
| Appointer: | President |
| Termlength: | Two years, non renewable |
| Constituting Instrument: | Prosecutors’ Office Act[1] |
| First: | Kwon Seung-ryeol |
The Prosecutor General of South Korea is the head of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office of the Republic of Korea.
The duties are mentioned under the "Prosecutors' Office Act" (ko|검찰청법) enacted since 10 March 1993.[1]
Since 31 December 1988, the term is set to two years and cannot be extended according to article 12(3) of the Act. In case of any issues i.e. sick, on leave, resignation and/or death, the assistant prosecutor general will take the position as the interim.
Notes: Italics are interims.
| No. | Name | Term |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | 31 October 1948 – 5 June 1949 | |
| 2 | 6 June 1949 – 21 June 1950 | |
| 3 | 22 June 1950 – 5 March 1952 | |
| 4 | 14 March 1952 – 29 September 1955 | |
| 5 | 30 September 1955 – 5 July 1956 | |
| 6 | 6 July 1956 – 10 March 1958 | |
| 7 | 11 March 1958 – 4 May 1960 | |
| 8 | 5 May 1960 – 27 May 1961 | |
| 9 | 28 May 1961 – 31 January 1963 | |
| 10 | 1 February 1963 – 6 December 1963 | |
| 11 | 7 December 1963 – 3 June 1971 | |
| 12 | 5 June 1971 – 2 December 1973 | |
| 13 | 3 December 1973 – 18 December 1975 | |
| 14 | 19 December 1975 – 4 December 1976 | |
| 15 | 7 December 1976 – 21 May 1980 | |
| 16 | 28 May 1980 – 9 March 1981 | |
| 17 | 10 March 1981 – 15 December 1981 | |
| 18 | 16 December 1981 – 21 May 1982 | |
| 19 | 24 May 1982 – 18 February 1985 | |
| 20 | 21 February 1985 – 26 May 1987 | |
| 21 | 27 May 1987 – 5 December 1988 | |
| 22 | 6 December 1988 – 5 December 1990 | |
| 23 | 6 December 1990 – 5 December 1992 | |
| 24 | 6 December 1992 – 7 March 1993 | |
| 25 | 8 March 1993 – 13 September 1993 | |
| 26 | 16 September 1993 – 15 September 1995 | |
| 27 | 16 September 1995 – 6 August 1997 | |
| 28 | 7 August 1997 – 24 May 1999 | |
| 29 | 26 May 1999 – 25 May 2001 | |
| 30 | 26 May 2001 – 15 January 2002 | |
| 31 | 17 January 2002 – 5 November 2002 | |
| 32 | 11 November 2002 – 10 March 2003 | |
| 33 | 3 April 2003 – 2 April 2005 | |
| 34 | 4 April 2005 – 17 October 2005 | |
| 35 | 24 November 2005 – 23 November 2007 | |
| 36 | 24 November 2007 – 5 June 2009 | |
| - | 5 June 2009 – 14 July 2009 | |
| - | 14 July 2009 – 19 July 2009 | |
| - | Cha Dong-min | 19 July 2009 – 28 July 2009 |
| 37 | 28 July 2009 – 4 July 2011 | |
| - | 5 July 2011 – 10 August 2011 | |
| 38 | 12 August 2011 – 30 November 2012 | |
| - | 30 November 2012 – 4 December 2012 | |
| - | 4 December 2012 – 3 April 2013 | |
| 39 | 4 April 2013 – 30 September 2013 | |
| - | 30 September 2013 – 2 December 2013 | |
| 40 | 2 December 2013 – 1 December 2015 | |
| 41 | 2 December 2015 – 12 May 2017 | |
| - | 12 May 2017 – 20 May 2017 | |
| - | 21 May 2017 – 25 July 2017 | |
| 42 | 25 July 2017 – 24 July 2019 | |
| 43 | Yoon Suk Yeol | 25 July 2019 – 4 March 2021 |
| - | 5 March 2021 – 31 May 2021 | |
| 44 | 1 June 2021 – 6 May 2022 [2] | |
| 45 | 16 September 2022 – 15 September 2024 | |
| 46 | 16 September 2024 – incumbent | |