Independence activist who served as Minister of Justice and of Transportation in the Provisional Government; pen name Suseok; Order of Merit for National Foundation, Patriotic Medal
| Life | 1875 |
| Era | 근현대 |
| Clan | 의령 남씨 |
Nam Hyeong-u (1875-?) was an independence activist from Goryeong, North Gyeongsang, of the Uiryeong Nam clan, with the pen name Suseok. His year of death is not recorded in the source used. He entered Boseong College in 1908, was a promoter of the Law Association in Hanseong, and joined the secret Daedong Youth Party in 1909. He taught at Boseong College from 1911 to 1917.
In 1915 he helped organize the central headquarters of the Korean National Rights Recovery Society and the Joseon Industry Promotion Fund. In March 1919 he was chosen Minister of Industry of the Korean National Assembly in Vladivostok, and went into exile in Shanghai carrying an independence petition for the Paris Peace Conference and 5,000 won in funds. On 11 April 1919 he joined founding the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea as Vice Minister of Justice and Provisional Assembly member, became Minister of Justice in May and Minister of Transportation in 1920.
In 1921 he was elected chair of the preparatory committee for the National Representative Conference, and in April 1922 he organized the militant group Damuldan. He moved with his family to Harbin, Manchuria, in 1928, was arrested by Chinese police on suspicion of communism in 1930 and released. His later life is not recorded. The Order of Merit for National Foundation, Patriotic Medal, was conferred in 1983.
He studied and taught at Boseong College and took part in secret societies such as the Daedong Youth Party and the National Rights Recovery Society.
He went to Shanghai in 1919, joined founding the Provisional Government and served as Vice Minister and Minister of Justice and Minister of Transportation. He was also chosen Minister of Industry by the Korean National Assembly.
The Patriotic Medal was conferred in 1983. His year and place of death are not in confirmed records and should be checked in official merit records.