South Korean order of precedence

Argentina Australia Bangladesh Barbados Belgium Brazil Brunei Canada Chile China Colombia Denmark European Union Finland France Germany Greece Guatemala Holy See India Indonesia Ireland Isle of Man Israel Italy Jamaica Japan Lithuania Malaysia Malta New Zealand Nepal Norway Pakistan Poland Portugal Philippines Romania South Africa South Korea Spain Sri Lanka Singapore Sweden Switzerland Thailand Turkey United Kingdom The Republic of Korea has no officially recognized South Korean order of precedence,[1] yet the Office of the President (EOP) once officially declared order of precedence among the chiefs of 6 highest constitutional institutions in year 2006 as following:[2] Before democratization in 1987, South Korea traditionally maintained a term Sambu-Yoin (Korean: 삼부요인; Hanja: 三府要人; lit.

VIPs from three branches of the government) which depicts the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Prime Minister, as symbol for tripartite separation of powers.

Yet the exact position of the President of the Constitutional Court inside the order of precedence among Sambu-Yoin remained as potential question.

So in 2006, EOP declared that 5 chiefs of highest constitutional institutions other than the national President as following order: the Speaker comes first as leader of legislature, and both of the supreme court Chief and the constitutional court President comes second as co-leader of judiciary.

The EOP suggested using term 'Sambu-Yoin plus the head of constitutional institution'(Korean: 삼부요인 및 헌법기관장)[2] (Powers and duties suspended since 14 December 2024) (as acting President) (as acting President of the Constitutional Court) (Powers and duties suspended since 27 December 2024) (as acting Prime Minister) Following list is not a officially recognized South Korean order of precedence, yet conventionally used by writers and reporters.