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The Vice President of the Republic of Korea was the second highest executive office in South Korea. It was established upon South Korea's founding on 24 July 1948, and abolished in 1960. The following is a list of vice presidents of South Korea since its independence.
The president is elected directly by the people, and is the only elected member of the national executive. [3] The president serves for one five-year term; additional terms are not permitted. [4] The president is head of state, head of government and commander-in-chief of the South Korean armed forces.
A vice president is a standalone office existing for deputizing or replacing a president. In other countries where the vice presidency is absent or vacant, a separate office or series of offices may instead be designated ex officio to act as head of state, for example the speaker of a legislature or a head of government .
Before democratization in 1987, South Korea traditionally maintained a term Sambu-Yoin (Korean: 삼부요인; Hanja: 三府要人; lit. VIPs from three branches of the government) which depicts the Speaker of the National Assembly, the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and the Prime Minister, as symbol for tripartite separation of powers.
A vice president or vice-president, also director in British English, is an officer in government or business who is below the president (chief executive officer) in rank. It can also refer to executive vice presidents, signifying that the vice president is on the executive branch of the government, university or company.
Chang Myon (Korean: 장면; August 28, 1899 – June 4, 1966) was a South Korean statesman, educator, diplomat, journalist and social activist as well as a Roman Catholic youth activist. He was the only prime minister of the parliamentary Second Republic. In addition, during the First Republic he was the fourth and last vice president of South ...
The Constitution says two candidates from the same state cannot run as president and vice president, meaning Rubio would need to change his residency — something he is reportedly willing to do.
The South Korean judiciary is independent of the other two branches of government, and is composed of two different highest courts. Inferior ordinary courts are under the Supreme Court, whose justices are appointed by the president of South Korea with the consent of the National Assembly.