The House of Representatives (
Korean hangul: 민의원,
hanja: 民議院) was the
lower house of the
National Assembly of
South Korea during its
First and
Second Republics.
The House of Representatives was established by the
Constitution
A constitution is the aggregate of fundamental principles or established precedents that constitute the legal basis of a polity, organisation or other type of entity and commonly determine how that entity is to be governed.
When these princi ...
of the First Republic of Korea, which established a
bicameral legislature. However, as the House of Councillors was never established during the First Republic, the House of Representatives acted as the only house in a unicameral legislature until the House of Councillors was actually established in the
Second Republic.
Speakers
Deputy speakers
See also
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National Assembly
*
House of Councillors
References
Government of South Korea
History of South Korea
South Korea
Defunct lower houses
1960 establishments in South Korea
1961 disestablishments in South Korea
Organizations established in 1960
Organizations disestablished in 1961
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