Vice President of South Korea

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Vice President of the Republic of Korea
Emblem of South Korea (1948-1963).svg
Chang Myon 1955.jpg
Chang Myon
Appointer Direct election
Term length 4 years
PrecursorNone
Formation24 July 1948
First holder Yi Si-yeong
Final holder Chang Myon
Abolished23 April 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.

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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.

The first column counts (individuals number) and the second column counts (administration number/term number).

List of vice presidents of South Korea

Political parties
   Liberal
No.PortraitsNameTerm of officePolitical partyPresident
Took officeLeft officeTime in office
1 Yi Si-yeong.jpg Yi Si-yeong
이시영
李始榮

(1868 –1953)

24 July 19489 May 1951
(Resigned)
2 years,

288 days

Korea Democratic Party Rhee Syng-Man in 1948.jpg
Rhee Syng-man
2 Inchon Kim Seongsu.jpg Kim Seong-su
김성수
金性洙

(1891 –1955)

17 May 195129 May 1952
(Resigned) [1]
1 year,

12 days

Korea Democratic Party
3 Ham Tai-young.jpg Ham Tae-young
함태영
咸台永

(1873 –1964)

15 June 195214 August 19564 years,

60 days

Independent
4 Chang Myon 1955.jpg Chang Myon
장면
張勉

(1899 –1966)

15 August 195623 April 1960
(Resigned)
3 years,

251 days

Democratic Party

Notes

  1. The results of the 1960 election were invalidated after the April Revolution.
  2. The office of Vice President was abolished after 1960.

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