Prosecutor General of South Korea

Prosecutor General of
South Korea
검찰총장
Emblem of the Prosecution Service of South Korea
Incumbent
Shim Woo-jung
since 16 September 2024
Supreme Prosecutors' Office
SeatSeocho, Seoul
AppointerPresident
Term lengthTwo years, non renewable
Constituting instrumentProsecutors' Office Act
Formation31 October 1948 (1948-10-31)
First holderGwon Seung-ryeol
Websitewww.spo.go.kr/site/spo/main.do

The Prosecutor General of South Korea (Korean: 검찰총장; Hanja: 檢察總長; RR: Geomchal chongjang) is the head of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office of the Republic of Korea.