Heo Jeong Prime minister

Heo Jeong (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. Heo was also known by the nickname, "Uyang" (Korean: 우양; Hanja: 友洋; literally "friend of the seas"), and an alternative name, Heo Sung-su (Korean: 허성수; Hanja: 許聖洙).

Personal facts

Heo Jeong
Birth dateApril 08, 1896
Birth place
Joseon , Busan
Date of deathSeptember 18, 1988
Place of death
South Korea , Seoul

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Politician

party
Democratic Party (South Korea 1955)
president
successor
Song Yo-chan
Choi Chang-Sun
Kim Seok-Kwan
Lim Heung-Soon

Prime minister

FromNovember 06, 1951
ToApril 09, 1952

Heo Jeong on Wikipedia

External resources

  1. http://koreandb.nate.com/history/people/detail?sn=14327