Vice President of South Korea

Vice President of the Republic of Korea
Emblem
Chang Myon
Appointer	Direct election
Term length	4 years
Precursor	None
Formation	24 July 1948
First holder	Yi Si-yeong
Final holder	Chang Myon
Abolished	15 June 1960

The Vice President of the Republic of Korea 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.

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	1956
—		Ho Chong [a] 허정 許政 (1896–1988) Acting	25 April 1960	14 June 1960	52 days		Independent	—
									Ho Chong (1960)

Notes

1. Ho Chong served as Acting President from 27 April 1960.