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This is a list of prime ministers , including those of the Joseon and the Korean Empire, from when the first Korean prime minister (in the modern sense) took office in 1895, and during the early years of being under Japanese rule until 1910.
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This is a list of prime ministers , including those of the Joseon and the Korean Empire, from when the first Korean prime minister (in the modern sense) took office in 1895, and during the early years of being under Japanese rule until 1910.
| No. | Portrait | Name (birth–death) | Term of office | Emperor (reign) | Ref. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 |  | Kim Hong-jip (1842–1896) | 15 August 1894 | 28 May 1895 | 286 days |  Gojong (1863–1907) | |
| 2 |  | Park Yung-hyo (1861–1939) | 28 May 1895 | 31 May 1895 | 3 days | ||
| 3 |  | Bak Jeongyang (1841–1904) | 31 May 1895 | 24 August 1895 | 86 days | ||
| (1) | | Kim Hong-jip (1842–1896) | 24 August 1895 | 11 February 1896 | 171 days | ||
| 4 |  | Kim Byung-si (1832–1898) | 11 February 1896 | 22 April 1896 | 71 days | ||
| 5 | | Yoon Yong-sun (1829–1904) | 22 April 1896 | 24 September 1896 | 155 days | ||
| (4) | | Kim Byung-si (1832–1898) | 24 September 1896 | 1 August 1897 | 311 days | ||
| 6 | | Shim Soon-taek (1824–1906) | 1 August 1897 | 10 December 1897 | 131 days | ||
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 | Han Kyu-seol (1848–1930) | 27 August 1905 | 17 November 1905 | 82 days | |||
 | Pak Chesoon (1858–1916) | 28 November 1905 | 14 June 1907 | 1 year, 198 days | |||
 | Ye Wanyong (1858–1926) | 14 June 1907 | 12 December 1909 | 2 years, 181 days |  Sunjong (1907–1910) | ||
| – | | Pak Chesoon (1858–1916) acting | 12 December 1909 | 11 August 1910 | 242 days | ||
| | Ye Wanyong (1858–1926) | 11 August 1910 | 29 August 1910 | 18 days | |||
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