Lee Beom-seok (prime minister)

Lee Beom-seok
이범석
1st Prime Minister of South Korea
In office
July 31, 1948 – April 20, 1950
PresidentSyngman Rhee
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byShin Sung-mo (acting)
Member of the House of Councillors of the Republic of Korea
(5th National Assembly)
In office
August 8, 1960 – May 16, 1961
PresidentYun Po Sun
Personal details
Born(1900-10-20)October 20, 1900
Hwangseong, Korean Empire
(now Seoul, South Korea)
DiedMay 11, 1972(1972-05-11) (aged 71)
Seoul, South Korea
SpouseKim Maria
Military service
AllegianceProvisional Government of the Republic of Korea Korean Provisional Government
South Korea South Korea
Korean name
Hangul
이범석
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Beom-seok
McCune–ReischauerYi Pŏmsŏk
Art name
Hangul
철기
Hanja
Revised RomanizationCheolgi
McCune–ReischauerCh'ŏlgi

Lee Beom-seok (Korean이범석; October 20, 1900 – May 11, 1972), also known by his art name Cheolgi, was a Korean independence activist and the first prime minister of South Korea from 1948 to 1950.[1] He also headed the Korean National Youth Association.[2]

  1. ^ Yahu! Baekgwasajeon 야후! 백과사전 [Yahoo! Encyclopedia], s.v. "Lee Beom-seok" 이범석, "올인올 통합사전-언제 어디서나 Alt + Click 하자!". Archived from the original on 2012-07-12. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  2. ^ Carter J. Eckert, Ki-baik Lee, Young Ick Lew, Michael Robinson, and Edward W. Wagner, Korea Old and New: A History (Seoul: Ilchokak / Korea Institute, Harvard University, 1990), 351.

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