Yi Yun-young (李允榮, August 19, 1890 – October 15, 1975) was an independence activist, educator, and Methodist minister during the Japanese occupation of Korea.

In 1940, his pastoral qualifications were suspended because he opposed the unification of the churches in Korea and Japan and refused to adapt Sōshi-kaimei.

After the May 16th Coup, he was Chairman of the Committee for Struggle against the prolongation of Military Government and executive member of the People's Party.

Yi Yun-young was born on August 19, 1890, in Yeongbyeon-gun, North Pyongan Province, as the son of Lee Yong-pil.

In December 1913, he quit his job as principal of Unsan Elementary School and moved to Seoul in March 1914, where he studied at Gyeongseong Methodist Theological Seminary from 1915 to 1917.

In 1919, while working at the church as the principal of Ilshin Elementary School in Suncheon, South Pyongan Province, he participated in the March 1st Independence Movement.

He developed and led a protest movement, but was arrested and imprisoned by the police at the Japanese Government General of Korea as the ringleader, and served one year and two months in prison.

On July 22, he was confirmed as the first prime minister by Syngman Rhee, but it was canceled due to opposition from the Korea Democratic Party within the National Assembly.

On October 6 of that year, he participated in the first meeting of the economic aid talks along with Minister of Finance Kim Do-yeon, Minister of Planning Lee Soon-tak, and Minister of Legal Affairs Yoo Jin-oh, and during the negotiations, on October 12, he received support for surplus agricultural and fishery products and relief supplies from the United States, while requesting and succeeding in deleting the clause specifying guidance and supervision of the Korean government as an interference in internal affairs clause.

In 1959, Yi thought that the country's luck had run out and went to Gyeongmudae to give advice to Syngman Rhee.

[3] In the latter half of his life, he was elected as president of the Zai North Association East Celebration Competition.

On July 27, 1948, Syngman Rhee attended the National Assembly and announced Yi as his nominee for prime minister.

[7] Syngman Rhee invited representatives of each faction in the National Assembly to Gyeongmudae on the night of the 3rd and recommended Chough Pyung-ok, Shin Heung-u, and Shin Song-mo as prime ministers, but when each faction showed reluctance, he again appointed Yi as prime minister and requested approval from the National Assembly.

[7] When Prime Minister Chang Taek-sang resigned on October 5, 1952, Syngman Rhee nominated Yi as his third successor and requested approval from the National Assembly.

[8] Yun Chi-young, another close associate of Syngman Rhee, said, "Mr. Yi Yun-young was a very gentle person.

I am sorry that he passed away after becoming Dr. Yi's comrade, setting a grand goal and suffering due to lack of understanding from the people working on the front lines."

rather than loyalty, morality, and friendship, but they all go away after they run out of things to covet.” Memoirs of Baeksa Yi Yun-young He was related to Jeong Il-hyung.

Lee Taeyoung attended Namsanhyeon Church and taught Sunday school, so she often met Pastor Yi.

[9] However, he became a close associate of Syngman Rhee, and Jeong Il-hyung joined the Democratic Party, leading to a split.