Chang Sang

Prime Minister of South Korea in 2002

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Prime Minister of South KoreaActing
11 July 2002 – 31 July 2002PresidentKim Dae-jungPreceded byLee Han-dongSucceeded byChang Dae-whan (Acting) Personal detailsBorn (1939-10-03) 3 October 1939 (age 84)
Ryūsen-gun, Heianhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
(today Ryongchon County, North Korea)Political partyDemocratic PartyAlma materEwha Womans University (BS)
Yale University (MDiv)
Princeton University (PhD)Korean nameHangul

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Hanja

張裳

Revised RomanizationJang SangMcCune–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.

Education

Graduated, Sookmyung Girls' High School
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Ewha Womans University
Master of Divinity, Yale Divinity School at Yale University
Doctor of Philosophy in Theology, Princeton Theological Seminary

References

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