This is a list of prime ministers, including those of the Joseon and the Korean Empire, from when the first Korean prime minister (in the modern sense) took office in 1895, and during the early years of being under Japanese rule until 1910.
| Portrait | Name | Term of office | Emperor | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||
| 1 | Kim Hong-jip | 15 August 1894 | 28 May 1895 | Gojong | |||
| 2 | Park Yung-hyo | 28 May 1895 | 31 May 1895 | ||||
| 3 | Bak Jeongyang | 31 May 1895 | 24 August 1895 | ||||
| (1) | Kim Hong-jip | 24 August 1895 | 11 February 1896 | ||||
| 4 | 11 February 1896 | 22 April 1896 | |||||
| 5 | 22 April 1896 | 24 September 1896 | |||||
| (4) | 24 September 1896 | 1 August 1897 | |||||
| 6 | Shim Soon-taek | 1 August 1897 | 10 December 1897 | ||||
| ? | ? | ? | ? | ||||
| Han Kyu-seol | 27 August 1905 | 17 November 1905 | |||||
| Pak Chesoon | 28 November 1905 | 14 June 1907 | |||||
| Ye Wanyong | 14 June 1907 | 12 December 1909 | Sunjong | ||||
| – | Pak Chesoon | 12 December 1909 | 11 August 1910 | ||||
| Ye Wanyong | 11 August 1910 | 29 August 1910 | |||||