Vice President of South Korea
1948–1960 political office
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The Vice President of the Republic of Korea (Korean: 대한민국 부통령; RR: Daehanminguk butongnyeong) was the second highest executive office in South Korea. It was established upon South Korea's founding on 24 July 1948, and abolished in 1960.[1]
| Vice President of the Republic of Korea | |
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| Precursor | None |
| Formation | 24 July 1948 |
| First holder | Yi Si-yeong |
| Final holder | Chang Myon |
| Abolished | 15 June 1960 |
The following is a list of vice presidents of South Korea since its independence.
To avoid confusion, all the names on this list follow the Eastern convention (family name first, given name second) for consistency.
List of vice presidents of South Korea
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | Election | President (Tenure) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | Time in office | |||||||
| 1 |  |
Yi Si-yeong 이시영 李始榮 (1868–1953) |
24 July 1948 |
14 May 1951 |
2 years, 294 days | National Association | 1948 | Syngman Rhee (1948–1960) | |
| — | |
Chang Myon 장면 張勉 (1899–1966) Acting |
14 May 1951 |
16 May 1951 |
2 days | Liberal | — | ||
| 2 |  |
Kim Seong-su 김성수 金性洙 (1891–1955) |
16 May 1951 |
28 June 1952 |
1 year, 43 days | Democratic Nationalist | 1951 | ||
| — |  |
Chang Taek-sang 장택상 張澤相 (1893–1969) Acting |
28 June 1952 |
14 August 1952 |
47 days | Independent | — | ||
| 3 |  |
Ham Tae-young 함태영 咸台永 (1873–1964) |
15 August 1952 |
14 August 1956 |
3 years, 365 days | Independent | 1952 | ||
| 4 | |
Chang Myon 장면 張勉 (1899–1966) |
15 August 1956 |
25 April 1960 |
3 years, 252 days | Democratic (1955) | 1956 | ||
| — |  |
Ho Chong[a] 허정 許政 (1896–1988) Acting |
25 April 1960 |
14 June 1960 |
52 days | Independent | — | ||
| Ho Chong (1960) | |||||||||