Chang Sang
Chang Sang | |
|---|---|
장상 | |
| Acting Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office July 11, 2002 – July 31, 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 |
Chang Sang (Korean: 장상; 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.
She holds a doctorate of philosophy from Princeton Theological Seminary and served as president of Ewha Womans University from 1996 until the prime minister appointment.
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.