Samyeon Kwak | |
Office: | Speaker of the National Assembly of South Korea |
Termstart: | 2 May 1960 |
Termend: | 16 May 1961 |
Successor: | abolished |
Predecessor: | Lee Ki-poong |
Office1: | President of South Korea |
Status1: | Acting |
Termstart1: | 16 June 1960 |
Termend1: | 23 June 1960 |
Predecessor1: | Ho Chong |
Successor1: | Heo Jeong |
Birth Date: | October 21, 1896 |
Death Place: | Seoul, Republic of Korea |
Kwak Sang-hoon (; 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]
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]