Chang Taek-sang (; October 22, 1893 – August 1, 1969), also spelled Jang Taek-sang, was a Korean independence activist and South Korean policeman and politician. He was the

prime minister of South Korea The prime minister of the Republic of Korea () is the deputy head of government and the second highest political office of South Korea. The prime minister is appointed by the president of the Republic of Korea, with the National Assembly's appro ...

and

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/ref> His

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was Changrang.

Life

Chang held this position during the

Korean War The Korean War (25 June 1950 – 27 July 1953) was an armed conflict on the Korean Peninsula fought between North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea; DPRK) and South Korea (Republic of Korea; ROK) and their allies. North Korea was s ...

. He attended the

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, Scotland earlier in his life. Jang became First Minister of Foreign Affairs and Trade from August 15 to December 24, 1948, after the ministry was established on July 17, 1948. During his term, he was in charge of diplomacy for South Korea, as well as handling external trade and matters related to overseas Korean nationals (which was crucial during this period in Korea). From May 6, 1952, to October 6, 1952, he served as the prime minister of the

First Republic of Korea The First Republic of Korea () was the government of South Korea from August 1948 to June 1960. The First Republic was founded on 15 August 1948, and it became the first independent republican government in Korea. Syngman Rhee was the first p ...

. Recently, in July 2006, Jang Byung-hye (Peggy Jang), the daughter of Jang Taek-sang, and Rhee In-soo, an adopted son of South Korea's first president

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, filed a lawsuit against the producers of '' Seoul 1945''. They claimed that the drama distorts history and belittles the achievements of their late fathers.

Work book

* South Koreas founding and me (대한민국 건국과 나, 1969)

Popular culture

* Portrayed by Lee Jung-gil in the 1981–82 TV series, '' 1st Republic''. * Portrayed by Kim Dong-hyun in the 2006

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TV series '' Seoul 1945''.

References

External links

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Changrang Changtaeksang's memorial museum

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Chang Taek-sang:Korean ihistorical information persons

Chang Taek-sang
Prime ministers of South Korea 1893 births 1969 deaths Government ministers of South Korea South Korean anti-communists Kim Kyu-sik Waseda University alumni Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Politicians from North Gyeongsang Province Members of the National Assembly (South Korea) Ministers of foreign affairs of South Korea Indong Jang clan Burials at Seoul National Cemetery Members of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea People from Chilgok County Activists for Korean independence {{SouthKorea-politician-stub