Politics · South Korea · 6 hrs ago
South Korea’s Public Prosecution Office chief post remains vacant
South Korea has named candidates for justice minister and police chief, but the Public Prosecution Office chief post remains vacant.
The vacancy leaves this criminal justice agency without a leader while other agency-head nominations have moved forward.
A committee tasked with recommending candidates was formed on October 13.
It invited nominations but has not selected a candidate.
The committee has not yet set a date to meet, and members’ schedules are among the issues delaying it.
The vacancy is expected to continue for now, with no meeting date or selection announced.
The chief of South Korea’s Public Prosecution Office remains the only vacant leadership post among criminal justice agencies.
A committee to recommend candidates was formed last month but has not yet set a meeting date.
The committee issued a call for nominations but had not selected a candidate by Nov. 8.
The vacancy is expected to continue for the time being.
- Who
- The chief of South Korea’s Public Prosecution Office.
- What
- The post remains vacant, and no candidate has been selected.
- When
- As of Nov. 8, 2026.
- Where
- South Korea.
- Why
- The candidate recommendation committee has not set a meeting date or selected a candidate.
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The candidate recommendation committee was formed.
The committee issued a call for nominations for the Public Prosecution Office chief.
The post remained vacant, and the committee had not set a meeting date.
- Vacant post
- Public Prosecution Office chief
- Committee formed
- Oct. 13, 2026
- Meeting date
- Not set
- Candidate selected
- None as of Nov. 8, 2026
- Other leadership posts
- The justice minister and police chief nominees had been named