Chang Sang
Chang Sang | |
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장상 | |
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| Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| Acting 11 July 2002 – 31 July 2002 | |
| President | Kim Dae-jung |
| Preceded by | Lee Han-dong |
| Succeeded by | Chang Dae-whan (acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 3 October 1939 |
| Party | Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | Ewha Womans University (BS) Yale University (MDiv) Princeton University (PhD) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 장상 |
| Hanja | 張裳 |
| RR | Jang Sang |
| MR | Chang Sang |
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Chang Sang (Korean: Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1.; 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
[edit | edit source]- 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
[edit | edit source]- ^ Rulers.org - Korea
- ^ Korean Lawmakers Reject President's Choice for Prime Minister - New York Times
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- ^ First woman PM for South Korea BBC NEWS Asia-Pacific
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. Chang Sang Lua error: Internal error: The interpreter exited with status 1. - Official blog
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- Prime ministers of South Korea
- 1939 births
- Government ministers of South Korea
- Living people
- Princeton Theological Seminary alumni
- 21st-century women prime ministers
- Yale Divinity School alumni
- 21st-century South Korean women politicians
- 21st-century South Korean politicians
- Presidents of universities and colleges in South Korea
- Ewha Womans University alumni
- Academic staff of Ewha Womans University
- Women prime ministers in Asia