House of Representatives (South Korea)

The House of Representatives (Korean민의원; Hanja民議院) was the lower house of the National Assembly of South Korea during its First and Second Republics.[1] The House of Representatives was established by the Constitution of the First Republic of Korea, which established a bicameral legislature. However, as the House of Councillors was never established during the First Republic, the House of Representatives acted as the only house in a unicameral legislature until the House of Councillors was actually established in the Second Republic.

House of Representatives

민의원 (民議院)

Minuiwon (RR), Minŭiwŏn (MR)
Type
Type
History
Founded7 July 1952
Disbanded16 May 1961
Seats210 (1952–1954)
203 (1954–1958)
233 (1958–1961)
Elections
First-past-the-post voting
First election
20 May 1954
Last election
29 June 1960

Speakers

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Speaker Political party Took office Left office Legislature
  Shin Ik-hee
신익희
申翼熙

Member for Gwangju, Gyeonggi
(1892–1956)
Democratic Nationalist 4 August 1948 30 May 1954 2nd National Assembly
  Lee Ki-poong
이기붕
李起鵬

Member for
Seodaemun B, Seoul (until 1958)
Icheon, Gyeonggi (from 1958)
(1896–1960)
Liberal 9 June 1954 28 April 1960 3rd National Assembly
4th National Assembly
  Kwak Sang-hoon
곽상훈
郭尙勳

Member for
Incheon B, Gyeonggi
(1896–1980)
Democratic 2 May 1960 16 May 1961
5th National Assembly

Deputy speakers

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Deputy speaker Political party Took office Left office Legislature
  Yun Chi-young
윤치영
尹致暎

Member for
Gongju B, South Chungcheong
(1898–1996)
Nationalist 10 July 1952 30 May 1954 2nd National Assembly
  Cho Bong-am
조봉암
曺奉岩

Member for
Incheon C, Gyeonggi
(1899–1959)
Nationalist 10 July 1952 30 May 1954
  Choe Sun-ju
최순주
崔淳周

Member for
Yeongdong, North Chungcheong
(1902–1956)
Liberal 9 June 1954 2 December 1954 3rd National Assembly
  Kwak Sang-hoon
곽상훈
郭尙勳

Member for
Incheon B, Gyeonggi
(1896–1980)
Independent 9 June 1954 8 June 1956
  Jo Gyeong-gyu
조경규
趙瓊奎

Member for
Haman, South Gyeongsang
(1904–1983)
Liberal 2 March 1955 30 May 1958
  Hwang Seong-su
황성수
黃聖秀

Member for
Yongsan B, Seoul
(1917–1997)
Liberal 9 June 1956 27 November 1956
  Lee Jae-hak
이재학
李在鶴

Member
for Hongcheon, Gyeonggi
(1904–1973)
Liberal 5 December 1956 30 May 1958
  Han Hui-seok
한희석
Member
for Cheonan, South Chungcheong
Liberal 7 June 1958 2 September 1959 4th National Assembly
  Lee Jae-hak
이재학
李在鶴

Member
for Hongcheon, Gyeonggi
(1904–1973)
Liberal 7 June 1958 26 May 1960
  Lim Cheol-ho
임철호
任哲鎬

Member
for Buyeo B, South Chungcheong
(1905–1990)
Liberal 4 October 1959 26 May 1960
  Kim Do-yeon
김도연
金度演

Member for
Seodaemun A, Seoul
(1894–1967)
Democratic 10 June 1960 28 July 1960
  Lee Jae-hyeong
이재형
李載灐

Member for
Siheung,Gyeonggi
(1905–1990)
Liberal 10 June 1960 28 July 1960
  Lee Yeong-jun
이영준
李榮俊

Member for
Dongdaemun A, Seoul
(1896–1968)
Democratic 8 August 1960 16 May 1951 5th National Assembly
  Na Yong-gyun
나용균
羅容均

Member for
Jeongeup A, North Jeolla
(1896–1984)
Democratic 8 August 1960 16 May 1951

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Constitution of the Republic of Korea (June 1960)  – via Wikisource.