The following lists events in the year 2021 in South Korea.
Incumbents President: Moon Jae-in (assumed office from May 10, 2017) Prime Minister: Chung Sye-kyun (until April 16, 2021) Hong Nam-ki (until May 14, 2021) Kim Boo-kyum (from May 14, 2021)
Governors Gyeonggi: Lee Jae-myung Gangwon: Choi Moon-soon North Chungcheong: Lee Si-jong South Chungcheong: Yang Seung-jo North Jeolla: Song Ha-jin South Jeolla: Kim Yung-rok North Gyeongsang: Lee Cheol-woo South Gyeongsang: Kim Kyoung-soo Jeju: Won Hee-ryong
Events April 7 – 2021 South Korean by-elections. April 13 – South Korean government protested and regretted the Japanese cabinet decision to dump radioactive water of the Fukushima nuclear plant into the Pacific Ocean. December 24 – The South Korean government pardons former president Park Geun-hye due to deteriorating health, also exonerating the first female prime minister Han Myeong-sook.
Deaths January 5 – Kim Tschang-yeul, 91, South Korean painter.'Water drop' artist Kim Tschang-yeul dies at 91 April 27 – Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk, 89, South Korean cardinal.Cardinal Nicholas Cheong Jin-suk dies
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