Constituent National Assembly (South Korea)
| First National Assembly of the Republic of Korea | |||
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Commemorative photo, May 31, 1948 | |||
| Overview | |||
| Legislative body | National Assembly of South Korea | ||
| Meeting place | Seoul Capitol | ||
| Term | May 31, 1948 – May 30, 1950 | ||
| Election | 1948 South Korean Constitutional Assembly election | ||
| Government | United States Army Military Government in Korea Syngman Rhee government | ||
| National Assembly | |||
Composition of the assembly following the 1948 election | |||
| Members |
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| Chairmen | Syngman Rhee (1948) Sin Ik-hui (1948–1950) | ||
| Vice Chairmen | Sin Ik-hui Kim Yak-su Yun Chi-young Kim Dong-won | ||
| Prime Minister | Lee Beom-seok | ||
| Korean name | |||
| Hangul | 대한민국 제헌 국회 | ||
| Hanja | 大韓民國制憲國會 | ||
| RR | Daehanminguk jeheon gukhoe | ||
| MR | Taehanmin'guk chehŏn kukhoe | ||
The Constituent National Assembly (Korean: 대한민국 제헌 국회) of South Korea was the constituent and first National Assembly of the Republic of Korea. Consisting of 200 members elected for the election on May 10, 1948, it was formed on May 31, 1948 and served for two years until May 30, 1950. Syngman Rhee was invited to be the first interim chairman and the National Assembly chairman, and Sin Ik-hui and Kim Dong-won were elected as vice chairmen.
Formed under the mandate of the United Nations General Assembly, the constituent assembly ratified the constitution of the Republic of Korea and voted Syngman Rhee as the first president of the Republic.