title: House of Councillors (South Korea)
text: # House of Councillors (South Korea)
  
  The House of Councillors (Korean hangul: 참의원, hanja: 參議院) was the upper house of the National Assembly of the Republic of Korea during its Second Republic. The House of Councillors was established by the Constitution of the Second Republic of Korea, which established a bicameral legislature. Officially, a House of Councillors was provided for by the Constitution of the First Republic, but the House of Representatives acted as the only house in a unicameral legislature since the House of Councillors was not actually established.
  
  ## Leadership
  
  ### President of the House of Councillors
  
  | President | President | Political party | Political party | Took office | Left office | Legislature |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | Baek Nak-jun 백낙준 白樂濬 Member for Seoul (1895–1985) | | Independent | August 8, 1960 | May 16, 1961 | 5th National Assembly |
  
  ### Vice President of the House of Councillors
  
  | President | President | Political party | Political party | Took office | Left office | Legislature |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | | So Seon-gyu 소선규 蘇宣奎 Member for North Jeolla (1903–1968) | | Democratic | 4 August 1948 | 30 May 1954 | 5th National Assembly |
  