Chang Dae-whan

Chang Dae-whan
장대환
張大煥
Acting Prime Minister of South Korea
In office
9 August 2002 – 10 September 2002
PresidentKim Dae-jung
Preceded byChang Sang (acting)
Succeeded byKim Suk-soo
Personal details
Born (1952-03-21) 21 March 1952 (age 72)
Political partyIndependent
Children2
EducationUniversity of Rochester (BA)
George Washington University (MA)
New York University (MA, PhD)
OccupationBusinessman
President of the Maeil Business Newspaper

Chang Dae-whan (also known as Chang Dae-Hwan, born 21 March 1952) is a South Korean businessman.[1] He is best known as the president of the Maeil Business Newspaper, South Korea's main business daily.[2] He is the founder of the World Knowledge Forum. The World Knowledge Forum is the largest forum of its kind in Asia. He also served a brief stint as South Korea's acting prime minister in August 2002 under president Kim Dae-jung, but the National Assembly voted not to confirm him.[3]

  1. ^ "장대환", Chosun Ilbo, retrieved 2010-07-09
  2. ^ Quinn, Stephen (2002), Knowledge management in the digital newsroom, Focal Press, pp. 173–174, ISBN 978-0-240-51677-6
  3. ^ "Second Recent Choice for Premier Rejected", Los Angeles Times, 2002-08-29, retrieved 2010-07-09