Kwak Sang-hoon

Kwak Sang-hoon (Korean: 곽상훈; 21 October 1896 – 19 January 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]

His Excellency Samyeon Kwak
삼연 곽상훈
Acting President of South Korea
In office 16 June 1960 – 22 June 1960
Prime Minister	Ho Chong
Preceded by	Ho Chong (acting)
Succeeded by	Ho Chong (acting)
4th Speaker of the National Assembly
In office 2 May 1960 – 16 May 1961
Deputy	Lim Cheol-ho Kim Do-yeon Lee Jae-hyeong Lee Yeong-jun
Preceded by	Lee Ki-poong
Succeeded by	Rhee Hyo-sang (1963)
9th Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly
In office 9 June 1954 – 8 June 1956
Speaker	Lee Ki-poong
Preceded by	Choe Sun-ju
Succeeded by	Jo Gyeong-gyu
Personal details
Born	21 October 1896
Died	19 January 1980(1980-01-19) (aged 83) Seoul, South Korea

Early life

Kwak Sang-hoon was born on 21 October 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]

In popular culture

Kwak was portrayed by actor Park Woong in the 1981―82 TV series, 1st Republic.