Chang Sang

In this Korean name, the family name is Chang.

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.^[1]

Chang Sang
장상
Acting Prime Minister of South Korea
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	(1939-10-03) 3 October 1939 (age 85) Ryūsen-gun, Korea, Empire of Japan
Political 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

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

• 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