Chang Sang | |
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장상 | |
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Prime Minister of South Korea Acting | |
In office 11 July 2002 – 31 July 2002 | |
President | Kim Dae-jung |
Preceded by | Lee Han-dong |
Succeeded by | Chang Dae-whan (Acting) |
Personal details | |
Born | Ryūsen-gun, Heianhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (today Ryongchon County, North Korea) | 3 October 1939
Political party | Democratic Party |
Alma mater | Ewha Womans University Yale University Princeton Theological Seminary |
Korean name | |
Hangul | 장상 |
Hanja | |
Revised Romanization | Jang Sang |
McCune–Reischauer | Chang Sang |
Chang Sang (born 3 October 1939) became the first female Prime Minister of South Korea when President Kim Dae-jung reshuffled his cabinet in 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.