Gwon Seung-ryeol (Korean: 권승렬; 1895 – September 30, 1980) was a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as the second minister of justice for South Korea from June 6, 1949, to May 21, 1950, and the tenth minister of justice in 1960 from April 25 to August 19.
In 1908, he studied Japanese at the Hanseong Foreign Language School [ko], graduating in 1911.
Gwon left his government post in 1920 and began studying law at the Chuo University in Tokyo, Japan in 1922.
[2] In this position, he also served as the deputy minister of justice and director of the Special Prosecutor's Office for Anti-National Activities.
[3][4] Gwon's first term as minister of justice ended on May 21, 1950, after being dismissed by President Rhee.