Sin Ik-hui
Sin Ik-hui | |
|---|---|
신익히 | |
Sin in 1952 | |
| Speaker of the National Assembly | |
| In office 4 August 1948 – 30 May 1954 | |
| Preceded by | Syngman Rhee |
| Succeeded by | Lee Ki-poong |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 31 May 1948 – 5 May 1956 | |
| Constituency | Gwangju, Gyeonggi |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 June 1894 |
| Died | 5 May 1956 (aged 61) |
| Political party | National Association, Democratic Nationalist, Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Waseda University |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 신익희; 신익희 |
| Hanja | 申翼熙 |
| RR | Sin Ikhui; Sin Ikhui |
| MR | Sin Ikhŭi; Sin Ikhŭi |
Sin Ik-hui (Korean: 신익히; Hanja: 申翼熙; 9 June 1894 – 5 May 1956) was a Korean independence activist and politician. He was Speaker of the National Assembly during President Syngman Rhee's first term (4 August 1948 and 30 May 1950) and second term (19 June 1950 and 30 May 1954).
His nickname was Haegong (해공; 海公) or Haehu (해후; 海候) and his courtesy name was Yeogu (여구; 如耉). He also went by the name Patrick Henry Shinicky in English-language publications.