President of Chasun

President of Republic of Chasun
차순공화국 대통령 Jaseŏun Gonghwagug Daetongnyeong (Chasunese)
Coat of arms of Chasun
Presidential standard
Incumbent Seo Ji-won since since 24 September 2018
Executive branch of the Republic of Chasun government Office of the President
Style	Mr. President (대통령님, daetonglyeongnim)
Status	Head of state Head of government
Abbreviation	POC, POTROC
Residence	Seonghadae Residence
Seat	Geoju, Chasun
Nominator	Political parties
Appointer	Direct popular vote
Term length	(not renewable)
Constituting instrument	Constitution of the Republic of Chasun
Inaugural holder	Jeon Sang-cho
Formation	29 July 1920

The President of Chasun, officially the President of the Republic of Chasun (Chasunese: 차순공화국 대통령, Jaseŏun Gonghwagug Daetongnyeong, abbreviated to POC or POTROC), is the head of state and head of government of the Republic of Chasun. The current office holder is Seo Ji-won since 24 September 2018, of the Democratic Forum Party (DFP).

The office has been in place with its current powers since the amendment of the current Constitution of Chasun on 23 December 1999, replacing the previous governments of indirectly and intransparently elected presidential officeholders and nominally ending the military junta rule of the Chasunese armed forces since the Republic's establishment following the Summer Coup in 1920. The position has evolved over time, with the first constitutional instrument granting more exclusive powers and a definition to their role, essentially granting authoritarian autocratic rule. The efforts of the 1989 April Struggle allowed for Chasun to slowly transition to a more democratic government, with the President position being directly elected every five years and not be equipped with the possibility of an office holder's re-election since 1999. The office is the head of the executive organ of the Chasunese government and the nominal commander-in-chief of the armed forces (ROCAF). The President resides in formerly imperial Seonghadae Palace (dubbed the "Blue Residence") in Geoju.

Though the current office of President is reduced in its political powers, it still retains a position of continuation of the presidencies of the First and Second Republics of Chasun, and there have been multiple instances of sweeping abuse of power and violations of political freedoms and freedom of speech through presidential actions, most notably with the tenures of Moon Il-yu and Sim Cheol-jin, the latter of which being removed from office due to charges of corruption and electoral fraud in 2013.

List of Presidents

No.	Portrait	Name	Term in office		Political affiliation
First Republic of Chasun
1		Jeon Sang-cho 전 상초 (1855-1939)	29 July 1920	11 November 1939	Minjogjui (Nationalist Unity Party) (today Democratic Forum Party)
2		Kim Nyeok-bin 김 역빈 (1902-1957)	11 November 1939	15 September 1957 (as President) 17 September 1957 (as effective head of government)	Military (ROCAF)
Second Republic of Chasun
3		Chi Saem-il 치 샘일 (1901-1983)	17 September 1957	1 June 1968	Minjogjui (Nationalist Unity Party) (today Democratic Forum Party)
Third Republic of Chasun
4		Park Geon-sung 박 건성 (1914-1995)	1 June 1968	3 July 1989	Military (ROCAF)
—		Raek Tan-woo 랙 탄우 (1932-2021)	3 July 1989	29 October 1989	Minjogjui (Nationalist Unity Party) (today Democratic Forum Party)
5		Lee Dae-sam 이 대삼 (1937-)	29 October 1989	16 March 1994	Independent
6		Yoo Min-hwan 유 민환 (1935-)	16 March 1994	23 December 1999	Liberal People's Party
Fourth Republic of Chasun
7		Yoo Min-hwan 유 민환 (1935-)	23 December 1999	15 March 2004	Liberal People's Party
8		Moon Il-yu 문 일유 (1954-)	16 March 2004	15 March 2009	Democratic Forum Party
9		Sim Cheol-jin 심 철진 (1958-)	16 March 2009	30 August 2013	Liberal People's Party
10		Kim Nyong-san 김 용산 (1955-)	30 August 2013	15 March 2018	Independent
11		Seo Ji-won 서 지원 (1964-)	16 March 2018	Incumbent	Democratic Forum Party