Chang Sang

Chang Sang
장상
Acting Prime Minister of South Korea
In office
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 85)
Ryūsen-gun, Heianhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
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.

  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