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Government of the Republic of Korea
Emblem of the Government of South Korea
Formation13 April 1919; 105 years ago (1919-04-13) (Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea)
15 August 1948; 75 years ago (1948-08-15) (First Republic)
25 February 1988; 36 years ago (1988-02-25) (current form)
JurisdictionGovernment of South Korea South Korea
Websitewww.gov.kr
Legislative branch
LegislatureNational Assembly
Meeting placeNational Assembly Building
Executive branch
LeaderPresident
HeadquartersYongsan District, Seoul
Main organState Council
Departments18
Judicial branch
CourtSupreme Court
SeatSeocho District, Seoul
CourtConstitutional Court
SeatJongno District, Seoul
Government of South Korea
Hangul
대한민국정부
Hanja
大韓民國政府
Revised RomanizationDaehanminguk Jeongbu
McCune–ReischauerTaehanmin’guk Chŏngbu

The Government of South Korea is the national government of the Republic of Korea, created by the Constitution of South Korea as the executive, legislative and judicial authority of the republic. The president acts as the head of state and is the highest figure of executive authority in the country, followed by the prime minister and government ministers in decreasing order.[1]

The Executive and Legislative branches operate primarily at the national level, although various ministries in the executive branch also carry out local functions. Local governments are semi-autonomous and contain executive and legislative bodies of their own. The judicial branch operates at both the national and local levels. The South Korean government's structure is determined by the Constitution of the Republic of Korea. This document has been revised several times since its first promulgation in 1948 (for details, see History of South Korea). However, it has retained many broad characteristics; with the exception of the short-lived Second Republic of South Korea, the country has always had a relatively independent chief executive in the form of a president.

As with most stable three-branch systems, a careful system of checks and balances is in place. For instance, the judges of the Constitutional Court are partially appointed by the executive, and partially by the legislature. Likewise, when a resolution of impeachment is passed by the legislature, it is sent to the judiciary for a final decision.

  1. ^ "What Type Of Government Does South Korea Have?". WorldAtlas. 28 March 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-06.

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