Ch'oe Myŏnggil (Korean: 최명길; Hanja: 崔鳴吉; 7 October 1586 – June 19, 1647[3]) was a Korean Joseon politician and Neo-Confucian scholar of the Yangmingist school who came from the Jeonju Choe clan.
He served as the Joseon Chief State Councilor from 1638 to 1640 and 1642 to 1644.