# Candidate Affiliation Background 1 Lee Jae-myung Democratic Governor of Gyeonggi (2018–2021) Mayor of Seongnam (2010–2018) 2 Yoon Suk-yeol People Power Prosecutor General of South Korea (2019–2021) 3 Sim Sang-jung Justice Member of the National Assembly (2004–2008, 2012–present) Leader of the Justice Party (2015–2017, 2019–2020) 4 Ahn Cheol-soo People Party Leader of the People Party (2020–present) Member of the National Assembly (2013–2017) Withdrew from the election and endorsed Yoon Suk-yeol on 3 March 5 Oh Jun-ho Basic Income Member of the Korea Network of Basic Income 6 Huh Kyung-young National Revolutionary Dividends Leader of the National Revolutionary Party (2019–present) Perennial candidate 7 Lee Baek-yun Labor Former leader of Chungcheongnam-do branch of the Socialist Revolutionary Workers' Party 8 Ok Un-ho Saenuri CEO of ABIX 9 Kim Dong-yeon New Wave Leader of the New Wave (2021–present) Withdrew from the election and endorsed Lee Jae-myung on 2 March 10 Kim Gyeong-jae New Liberal Democratic Union Member of the National Assembly (1996–2004) 11 Cho Won-jin Our Republican Leader of the Our Republican Party (2020–present) Member of the National Assembly (2008–2020) 12 Kim Jae-yeon Progressive Member of the National Assembly (2012–2014) 13 Lee Gyeong-hee Korean Unification Entrepreneur 14 Kim Min-chan Korean Wave Alliance Candidate in the 2017 election