Pyon Yong-tae

In this Korean name, the family name is Pyon.

Pyon Yong-tae or Byeon Yeong-tae (Korean: 변영태; December 15, 1892 – March 10, 1969) was a South Korean politician. He was the fifth prime minister of South Korea,^[1] and also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs.^[2]

His Excellency Pyun Yong Tae 변영태
Prime Minister of South Korea
In office June 27, 1954 – November 28, 1954
President	Syngman Rhee
Preceded by	Baek Du-jin
Succeeded by	Position abolished Himself (As Chief State Councilor) Heo Jeong (Second Republic of Korea)
Chief State Councilor
In office November 30, 1954 – July 28, 1955
President	Syngman Rhee
Preceded by	Position Established
Succeeded by	Kim Hyung-geun (Acting) Kim Hyun-chul
Personal details
Born	(1892-12-15)December 15, 1892 Sinch'ŏn, Hwanghae Province, Joseon
Died	March 10, 1969(1969-03-10) (aged 76) Seoul, South Korea
Political party	Liberal
Korean name
Hangul	변영태
Hanja	卞榮泰
RR	Byeon Yeongtae
MR	Pyŏn Yŏngt'ae
Also spelled Pyun Young-tae

As minister of foreign affairs, Pyon signed the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and South Korea on August 8, 1953.^[3] Pyon served as prime minister for the first Republic of Korea for five months before the position was abolished on November 28, 1954. The position was restored in 1960 under the second Republic of Korea.