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Chang Sang
장상
Prime Minister of South Korea
Acting
11 July 2002 – 31 July 2002
PresidentKim Dae-jung
Preceded byLee Han-dong
Succeeded byChang Dae-whan (Acting)
Personal details
Born (1939-10-03) 3 October 1939 (age 84)
Ryūsen-gun, Heianhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
(today Ryongchon County, North Korea)
Political partyDemocratic Party
Alma materEwha Womans University (BS)
Yale University (MDiv)
Princeton University (PhD)
Korean name
Hangul
장상
Hanja
Revised RomanizationJang Sang
McCune–ReischauerChang Sang

Chang Sang (born 3 October 1939) is a South Korean academic and politician who briefly served as the first female prime minister of South Korea when president Kim Dae-jung reshuffled his cabinet in July 2002.[1]

She holds a doctorate of philosophy from Princeton Theological Seminary[2][3] and served as president of Ewha Womans University from 1996 until the prime minister appointment.[4]

She was nominated as the prime minister candidate by the President Kim Dae-jung in 2002, however the nomination was rejected by the National Assembly.

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References

  1. ^ Rulers.org - Korea
  2. ^ Korean Lawmakers Reject President's Choice for Prime Minister - New York Times
  3. ^ "Who are some of the well-known graduates of the Seminary?". Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2013-08-19.
  4. ^ First woman PM for South Korea BBC NEWS Asia-Pacific
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of South Korea
Acting

2002
Succeeded by