Yun Po-sun

His Excellency Yun Po-sun
Official portrait, 1960
2nd President of South Korea
In office August 13, 1960 – March 24, 1962
Prime Minister	Ho Chong Chang Myon Chang Do-yong[a] Song Yo-chan[a]
Preceded by	Syngman Rhee
Succeeded by	Park Chung Hee
2nd Mayor of Seoul
In office December 15, 1948 – June 5, 1949
Preceded by	Kim Hyong-min
Succeeded by	Lee Ki-poong
Personal details
Born	(1897-08-26)August 26, 1897 Sinhang-ri, Dunpo-myeon, Asan County, South Chungcheong, Joseon (present day South Korea)
Died	July 18, 1990(1990-07-18) (aged 92) Anguk-dong, Jongno District, Seoul, South Korea
Resting place	Yun Family Cemetery, Asan
Political party	Democratic (1955) New Democratic (1967)
Spouse(s)	Min Kyung-suk ​ ​ (m. 1915; died 1937)​ Gong Deok-gwi ​ (m. 1948)​
Relations	Yun Chi-sung (uncle)
Children	4
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh (BA, MA)
Religion	Christianity
Signature
Korean name
Hangul	윤보선
Hanja	尹潽善
Revised Romanization	Yun Boseon
McCune–Reischauer	Yun Posŏn
Art name
Hangul	해위
Hanja	海葦
Revised Romanization	Haewi
McCune–Reischauer	Haewi
Courtesy name
Hangul	경천
Hanja	敬天
Revised Romanization	Gyeongcheon
McCune–Reischauer	Kyŏngch'ŏn

Yun Po-sun (Korean: 윤보선; Korean pronunciation: [junbosʌn] or [jun] [posʌn]; August 26, 1897 – July 18, 1990) was a South Korean politician and activist who served as the second president of South Korea from 1960 to 1962. He was the only president of the parliamentary Second Republic of Korea.

Having entered politics after World War II, Yun served as Secretary to Korea's Chief of Staff in 1947; and was Mayor of Seoul in 1948. He served as Commerce Minister for the newly liberated Korea from 1949 to 1950. In 1955, Yun helped establish the South Korean Democratic Party. He was forced to resign the presidency by Park Chung Hee as a result of the May 16 coup in 1961.
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