Heo Jeong

Prime Minister of South Korea

April 8, 1896 Pusan, Gyeongsang-do, Joseon Dynasty

September 18, 1988(1988-09-18) (92) Seoul, South Korea

June 15, 1960 – August 18, 1960

In this Korean name, the family name is Heo. 6th Prime Minister of South Korea His Excellency Heo Jeong허정 許政 Jeong in the early 1950s, during his tenure as the mayor of Seoul.6th Prime Minister of South KoreaIn office June 15, 1960 – August 18, 1960Preceded by Heo Jeong (Ministries involved)Succeeded by Chang Myon Personal detailsBorn(1896-04-08 ) April 8, 1896 Pusan, Gyeongsang-do, Joseon Dynasty (now Busan Metropolitan City, South Korea) DiedSeptember 18, 1988(1988-09-18) (aged 92) Seoul, South KoreaPolitical partyDemocratic PartySpouse(s)Baek Gui-RanKorean nameHangul허정 Hanja許政 Revised RomanizationHeo JeongMcCune–ReischauerHŏ ChŏngPen nameHangul우양 Hanja友洋 Revised RomanizationUyangMcCune–ReischauerUyang Heo Jeong (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. In 1960, he was an acting prime minister during the First South Korean Republic. In addition, he headed a caretaker government for a brief time following the 1960 April Revolution which overthrew the First Republic. Heo was also known by the nickname, "Uyang" (우양 ; 友洋 ; literally "friend of the seas"), and an alternative name, Heo Sung-su (허성수 ; 許聖洙 ).