Yi Si-yeong

Yi Si-yeong (Korean: 이시영; Hanja: 李始榮; December 3, 1868 – April 19, 1953) was a Korean politician, independence activist, educator and neo-Confucianist scholar. He was the first vice president of South Korea from 1948 to 1951.^[1] Yi resigned after the National Defense Corps incident of 1951. His art names were Seongjae (성재; 省齋) or Sirimsanin (시림산인; 始林山人). Before the Japan–Korea Treaty of 1910, he had served for Joseon as the Governor of South Pyongan Province and the President of Hansung Law Court.

PresidentSyngman Rhee

Prime MinisterLee Beom-seok

Preceded byPosition established

Succeeded byChang Myon (acting)

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Yi Si-yeong
1st Vice President of South Korea
In office July 24, 1948 – May 9, 1951
President	Syngman Rhee
Prime Minister	Lee Beom-seok
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Chang Myon (acting)
Personal details
Born	3 December 1868 Hanseong-bu, Joseon
Died	19 April 1953(1953-04-19) (aged 84) Busan, South Korea
Party	Democratic Party
Korean name
Hangul	이시영
Hanja	李始榮
RR	I Siyeong
MR	I Siyŏng
Art name
Hangul	성재, 시림산인
Hanja	省齋, 始林山人
RR	Seongjae, Sirimsanin
MR	Sŏngjae, Sirimsanin
Courtesy name
Hangul	성흡
Hanja	聖翕
RR	Seongheup
MR	Sŏnghŭp

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