Ahn Gyu-baek

Ahn Gyu-back is a South Korean politician who has served as the minister of national defense since 2025. A member of the Democratic Party of Korea (DPK), he has been a member of the National Assembly for Dongdaemun, Seoul, since 2012, and previously served as a party list member from 2008 to 2012. Ahn is the first civilian defense minister in 64 years and the fifth civilian defense minister since 1948.