Ho Chong

South Korean politician (1896–1988)
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His Excellency the Right Honourable
Ho Chong
Ho in the late 1950s, during his tenure as the mayor of Seoul.
Acting President of South Korea
In office
3 May 1960 – 12 August 1960
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byRhee Syngman
Succeeded byYun Posun
6th Prime Minister of South Korea
In office
15 June 1960 – 18 August 1960
PresidentHimself (acting)
Preceded byHo Chong (Ministries involved)
Succeeded byChang Myon
8th Mayor of Seoul
In office
14 December 1957 – 11 June 1959
Preceded byGoh Chaebong
Succeeded byKim Heung Soon
Personal details
Born(1896-04-08)April 8, 1896
Pusan, Gyeongsang-do, Joseon
(now Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea)
DiedSeptember 18, 1988(1988-09-18) (aged 92)
Seoul, South Korea
Political partyDemocratic Party
SpouseBaek Gui-Ran
Alma materBosung College
Korean name
Hangul
허정
Hanja
許政
Revised RomanizationHeo Jeong
McCune–ReischauerHŏ Chŏng
Art name
Hangul
우양
Hanja
友洋
Revised RomanizationUyang
McCune–ReischauerUyang

Ho Chong[a] (Korean: 허정; Hanja: 許政; April 8, 1896 – September 18, 1988) was a South Korean politician and Korean independence activist, who served as the sixth Prime Minister of South Korea during the country's Second Republic.

In 1960, he was an acting prime minister during the First South Korean Republic. In addition, he headed a caretaker government for a brief time following the 1960 April Revolution which overthrew the First Republic. Ho was also known by the art name, Uyang (우양; 友洋; lit. friend of the seas), and an alternative name, Heo Sung-su (허성수; 許聖洙).

Career

Ho Chong was born in Busan, South Gyeongsang province. His father, Ho Mun-il, was a wealthy merchant. In 1922, Ho went into political asylum, where he lent a hand to Syngman Rhee. From 1922 to 1936, Ho participated in Korean resistance movements. On September 2, 1945, he joined the Korea Democratic Party. In 1950, he was appointed to Acting Prime Minister and later in 1951, additionally was Minister of Health until 1952.[clarification needed] From 1957 to 1959 he was appointed as Mayor of Seoul and was later dispatched to Japan as the South Korean special envoy to Japan. On April 16, he became Foreign Minister. On April 25, he was appointed Acting Prime Minister, and the following day President Syngman Rhee resigned. Ho Chong was additionally Acting President until August 18 of that year. On July 16, 1960, he was appointed as the 6th Prime Minister of South Korea, by the National Assembly. He remained Acting President of South Korea until succeeded by Yun Bo-seon on his election.

In 1919, he met Syngman Rhee in a Methodist church of Seoul. Since then and until 1960, Ho Chong was Syngman Rhee's enthusiastic follower.[citation needed]

Bibliography

  • For After Day's Testimony (《내일을 위한 증언》; SaemTer, 1979)

See also

Notes and references

Notes

  1. ^ Spelling from here.[1] His name is also spelled Huh Chung or Heo Jeong.

References

  1. ^ "Former Prime Ministers". Prime Minister's Secretariat. Retrieved 2022-06-12.

Site link

  • Heo Jeong (in Korean)
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of South Korea (Acting)
1951 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Baek Han Seong
 Ministries involved
1960 		Succeeded by
Ho Chong
(6th Prime Minister)
Preceded by
Ho Chong
(Ministries involved)
 6th Prime Minister of South Korea
1960 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
Min Hye-Sik
 2nd Transportation Minister of South Korea
1948–1950 		Succeeded by
Kim Seok-Kwan
Preceded by
Lee Yun-Young
 3rd Social Affairs Minister of South Korea
1950–1952 		Succeeded by
Choi Chang-Sun
Preceded by
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 3rd Government Services Minister of South Korea
1952 		Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
Ko Jae-bong
 8th Mayor of Seoul City
1957–1959 		Succeeded by
Lim Heung-Soon
Preceded by
Choi Kyu-Ha(Acting)
 5th Foreign Affairs Minister of South Korea
1960 		Succeeded by
Jeong Il-Hyung
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