Ho Chong

His Excellency the Right Honourable
Ho Chong
His Excellency the Right Honourable Ho Chong
허정
	Ho in the late 1950s, during his tenure as the mayor of Seoul
Acting President of South Korea
	In office; 3 May 1960 – 12 August 1960
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Syngman Rhee
Succeeded by	Yun Posun
6th Prime Minister of South Korea
	In office; 15 June 1960 – 18 August 1960
President	Himself (acting)
Preceded by	Ho Chong (Ministries involved)
Succeeded by	Chang Myon
8th Mayor of Seoul
	In office; 14 December 1957 – 11 June 1959
Preceded by	Goh Chaebong
Succeeded by	Kim Heung Soon
Personal details
Born	April 8, 1896; Pusan, Gyeongsang-do, Japanese Korea; (now Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea)
Died	September 18, 1988 (aged 92); Seoul, South Korea
Political party	Democratic Party
Spouse	Baek Gui-Ran
Alma mater	Bosung College

Ho Chong (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. He also served as Acting President of South Korea in 1960 following the April Revolution that overthrew the First Republic. Ho was known by his pen name Uyang (우양; 友洋; lit. friend of the seas).