Legislator and Minister of National Defense and Home Affairs; pen name Seokgye
| Life | 1907 ~ 1988 |
| Era | 대한민국 |
| Clan | 연주 현씨 |
Hyeon Seok-ho (1907-1988), born in Yecheon, was an official and politician of the Yeonju Hyeon clan, pen name Seokgye, Catholic name Joseph. A Keijo Imperial University law graduate who passed the 1933 higher civil service exam, he served as a Government-General official, including county head of Hwasun.
After liberation he worked in the military government’s economic planning and in power companies, and was elected to the National Assembly in 1954 and 1960. In 1960-1961 he served as Minister of National Defense, Minister of Home Affairs and again Defense Minister until the May 16 coup.
His memoir says that on liberation he told the new governor that as a collaborating senior official he ought to resign. He was nevertheless included on the 2002 list of 708 and the 2008 prospective entries of the collaborator dictionary. He died in 1988.
After passing the 1933 higher civil service exam he served in provincial posts, the career behind his later listings.
His memoir says he called himself a collaborating senior official when resigning; a research institute cited it as an example of self-reflection.
He was a New Faction Democratic legislator and minister in the Chang Myon government; exact dates differ in the source so only years are given. No tag is applied.
His grave was not confirmed.