Jeong Hyeon-mo

Jeong Hyeon-mo 정현모(鄭顯模), October 10, 1894 – January 1, 1965) was a Korean politician, journalist, businessman, and independence activist.

Education

 * Graduate, Hyeopdong School and Bosung Middle School, Korea
 * Bachelor of Arts graduate, School of Political Science and Economics at Waseda University, Japan

Career

 * Managing Editor, Shidae Ilbo
 * President and founding board member, Shinganhoe Andong-city branch (August 1927 - 1929)
 * Managing Editor, Chosun Ilbo
 * Business executive
 * Member of the Constituent Assembly, Republic of Korea Government (Andong-city B-district electee; May 10, 1948)
 * First Governor, Gyeongsangbuk-do Government, Republic of Korea (October 8, 1948 - January 23, 1950)
 * First Director of Party Affairs, Liberal Party, Republic of Korea (December 1951 - September 1952)
 * Fourth Governor, Chungcheongbuk-do Government, Republic of Korea (September 1952 - November 1953)
 * First Chairman of the Board, Shilla Foundation of Education, Republic of Korea (July 1954 - 1957)
 * Founding member, Minwoo Party, Republic of Korea (1962)

Awards and honors
Recipient of Order of Civil Merit – Mugunghwa Medal (highest honor), President of Republic of Korea Government