Kwak Sang-hoon

Samyeon Kwak
삼연 곽상훈
Acting President of South Korea
In office
June 16, 1960 – June 22, 1960
President(Himself)
Prime MinisterHo Chong
Vice PresidentPosition abolished
Preceded byHo Chong (acting)
Succeeded byHo Chong (acting)
4th Speaker of the National Assembly
In office
May 2, 1960 – May 16, 1961
PresidentHo Chong (acting)
Prime MinisterHo Chong
Chang Myon
Vice PresidentHo Chong (acting)
DeputyLim Cheol-ho
Kim Do-yeon
Lee Jae-hyeong
Lee Yeong-jun
Preceded byLee Ki-poong
Succeeded byOffice vacant (May 16, 1961 – December 17, 1963)
Rhee Hyo-sang
9th Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly
In office
June 9, 1954 – June 8, 1956
PresidentSyngman Rhee
Prime MinisterPaik Too-chin
Pyon Yong-tae
Vice PresidentHam Tae-young
SpeakerLee Ki-poong
Preceded byChoe Sun-ju
Succeeded byJo Gyeong-gyu
Personal details
Born21 October 1896
Died19 January 1980(1980-01-19) (aged 83)
Seoul, South Korea

Kwak Sang-hoon (Korean: 곽상훈; 21 October 1896 – 19 January 1980) was a South Korean independence activist and politician who served as the 1st to 5th National Assembly member and served as acting president of South Korea for 7 days.[1][2][3]

Early life

Kwak Sang-hoon was born on 21 October 1896, in Dongnae-gun in the South Gyeongsang Province as the son of a military officer. His grandfather served as a military officer and served as a lieutenant colonel in Yeoju-gun, and the head of the middle army and the house of the middle army.[4]

Kwak was portrayed by actor Park Woong in the 1981―82 TV series, 1st Republic.

References

  1. ^ "Republic of Korea (South Korea)". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  2. ^ 네이버 뉴스 라이브러리. NAVER Newslibrary. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
  3. ^ Lee, Lee Hwa (2006). The Story of Korean History 20: We will find the country with our own strength. p. 245.
  4. ^ [인천인물 100人·7] 근·현대정치사 중심 삼연 곽상훈. 경인일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-03-13.