Vice President of South Korea

Vice President of South Korea
Emblem
Chang Myon
Appointer	Direct election
Precursor	None
Formation	24 July 1948
First holder	Yi Si-yeong
Final holder	Chang Myon
Abolished	23 April 1960
Succession	None

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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).

Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea (1919-1948)

I#	A#	Picture	Romaja	Hangul	Took office	Left office	Political party
Vice Chairman of the Provisional Government¹
1st, 2nd	1st, 2nd		Gim Gyusik	김규식	1940	August 15, 1948

Republic of Korea (1948-1960)

Independent centrism Conservative

President	Vice	Romanized (Hangul)	Took office	Left office	Political party
Syngman Rhee	1	Yi Si-yeong (이시영)	24 July 1948	9 May 1951 (Resign)	Korea Democratic Party
Syngman Rhee	2	Kim Seong-su (김성수)	17 May 1951	29 May 1952 (Resign)^[1]	Korea Democratic Party
Syngman Rhee	3	Hahm Tae-young (함태영)	15 June 1952	14 August 1956	Independent
Syngman Rhee	4	Chang Myon (장면)	15 August 1956	23 April 1960 (Resign)	Democratic Party

Notes:

The Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea was a government in exile based in Shanghai, China. Although the current South Korean constitution recognises its de jure sovereignty over the Korean people, the provisional government was not recognized by many international powers.
The results of the 1960 election were invalidated after the April Revolution.
The office of Vice President was abolished after 1960.

References

↑ Resist of Busan political upheaval

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