Shin Song-mo

Shin Song-mo
신성모
Acting Prime Minister of South Korea
In office
April 21, 1950 – November 23, 1950
PresidentSyngman Rhee
Prime MinisterHimself
Vice PresidentYi Si-yeong
Preceded byLee Beom-seok
Succeeded byChang Myon
2nd Minister of National Defense
In office
March 21, 1949 – May 5, 1951
PresidentSyngman Rhee
Prime MinisterLee Beom-seok
Vice PresidentYi Si-yeong
Preceded byLee Beom-seok
Succeeded byLee Ki-poong
Personal details
Born(1891-10-20)October 20, 1891
DiedMay 29, 1960(1960-05-29) (aged 68)
Seoul, South Korea
Cause of deathCerebral hemorrhage
Resting placeDaejeon National Cemetery
Korean name
Hangul
신성모
Hanja
申性模
RRSin Seongmo
MRSin Sŏngmo
Art name
Hangul
소창
Hanja
小滄
RRSochang
MRSoch'ang

Shin Song-mo or Shin Sung-mo (Korean신성모; Hanja申性模; October 20, 1891 – May 29, 1960) was a Korean independence activist and South Korean politician. He was an acting prime minister in 1950 following the first prime minister of South Korea, Lee Beom-seok. He served as a Defence Minister during the Korean War.