Kwak Sang-hoon

South Korean politician

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Samyeon Kwak
삼연 곽상훈


Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea
In office 2 May 1960 – 16 May 1961
Preceded by	Lee Ki-poong
Succeeded by	abolished
President of South Korea
Acting
In office 16 June 1960 – 23 June 1960
Preceded by	Ho Chong
Succeeded by	Heo Jeong

Personal details
Born	October 21, 1896
Died	January 19, 1980(1980-01-19) (aged 83) Seoul, Republic of Korea

Kwak Sang-hoon (Korean: 곽상훈; October 21, 1896 – January 19, 1980) was a South Korean independence activist and politician who served as the 1st to 5th National Assembly member and served as acting president of South Korea for 7 days.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Early life

Kwak Sang-hoon was born on October 21, 1896, in Dongnae-gun in the South Gyeongsang Province as the son of a military officer. His grandfather served as a military officer and served as a lieutenant colonel in Yeoju-gun, and the head of the middle army and the house of the middle army.^[4]

References

^ "Republic of Korea (South Korea)". www.worldstatesmen.org. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
^ "네이버 뉴스 라이브러리". NAVER Newslibrary. Retrieved 2022-03-13.
^ Lee, Lee Hwa (2006). The Story of Korean History 20: We will find the country with our own strength. p. 245.
^ "[인천인물 100人·7] 근·현대정치사 중심 삼연 곽상훈". 경인일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2022-03-13.