Political party Democratic Party Resigned August 16, 1960 Succeeded by Chang Myon | Spouse Baek Gui-Ran Name Heo Jeong | |
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Preceded by Heo Jeong (Ministries involved) Born April 8, 1896
Pusan, Gyeongsang-do, Joseon Dynasty
(now Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea) ( 1896-04-08 ) Role Former Vice President of South Korea Died September 18, 1988, Seoul, South Korea Previous office Vice President of South Korea (1960–1960) People also search for Choi Kyu-hah, Lee Jong-wook, Shin Hyun-joon | ||
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.
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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).
Career
Heo Jeong was born in Busan, South Gyeongsang province. His father, Heo Mun-il, was a wealthy merchant. In 1922 Heo went into political asylum, where he lent a hand to Syngman Rhee. From 1922 to 1936, Heo participated in Korean resistance movements. On September 2, 1945, he joined the Korea Democratic Party(한국 민주당, 韓國民主黨). In 1950 he was appointed to Acting Prime minister and later 1951, additionally was Minister of Health of South Korea to 1952. In 1957 to 1959 he was appointed 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. Heo Jeong was additionally Acting President to August 18 of that year. In July 16, 1960, he was appointed 6th Prime minister, by the South Korean National Assembly. He was 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. From then until 1960 Heo Jeong was Syngman Rhee's enthusiastic follower.