Chang Myon

This is a Korean name; the family name is Chang.

Chang Myon 장면 張勉
2nd Prime Minister of South Korea
In office November 23, 1950 – April 24, 1952
Preceded by	Shin Sung-mo (acting)
Succeeded by	Yi Yun-yong (acting)
7th Prime Minister of South Korea
In office August 18, 1960 – May 18, 1961
Preceded by	Heo Jeong
Succeeded by	Choi Du-seon (after the position was restored)
Personal details
Born	August 28, 1899(1899-08-28) Seoul, Korean Empire
Died	June 4, 1966(1966-06-04) (aged 66) Seoul, South Korea
Spouse(s)	Kim Ok-yun
Religion	Roman Catholic

Korean name
Hangul	장면
Hanja	張勉
Revised Romanization	Jang Myeon
McCune–Reischauer	Chang Myŏn
Pen name
Hangul	운석
Hanja	雲石
Revised Romanization	Unseok
McCune–Reischauer	Unsŏk
Japanese name: Tamaoka Tsutomu (玉岡勉)

Chang Myon (August 28, 1899 - June 4, 1966), or John Myun Chang, was a South Korean politician and educator. He was the Vice President of the First Republic and the Prime Minister of the Second Republic. Under the policy of sōshi-kaimei in Korea under Japanese rule, he adopted the Japanese name Tsutomu Tamaoka (玉岡勉, Tamaoka Tsutomu).

Early life and career

A devout Roman Catholic, he graduated from Manhattan College in New York City. He served as South Korea's first ambassador to the United States from 1949 to 1951. He was appointed as the second prime minister of the Republic of Korea on November 23, 1950. In 1956, he was elected vice president of South Korea.^{[citation needed]}

After Syngman Rhee's government was ousted by a student-led pro-democracy uprising, he was appointed Prime Minister of the Second Republic in 1960. Although the position of the President still existed, Chang Myon functioned as the head of the South Korean government. Chang Myon's government ended when Park Chung-hee led a successful coup, which ended the Second Republic.^{[citation needed]}

Family

His son John Chang-yik is the Roman Catholic bishop of Chuncheon and a former president of the South Korean Conference of Catholic Bishops.

Other

• April 1919 Yongsan Teaching with little theological lecturer
• April 1, 1930 Seoul DongSung Commercial High School teacher
• 1931 DongSung Commercial High School chief of administration
• November 9, 1936 DongSung Commercial High School Principal
• April 1939 - August 1942 GyeSeong elementary school 3rd Principal
• September 1948 UN mission on behalf of the Republic of Korea
• 1950 2nd Korea Prime Minister
• 1956 4th Vice-President of the Republic of Korea
• April 23, 1960 retired
• August 18, 1960 8dr Korea Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea

See also

• Democratic Party of Korea
• Park Chung-hee
• Syngman Rhee
• Yun Bo-Seon
• Yun Chi-ho
• Yun Chi-Young
• Jang Jun-ha
• Kim Young-sam
• Heo Jeong

External links

• (Korean) Unsuk Chang Myon Memorial Society(Korean)
• (Korean) Profile from the Ministry of Patriots and Veterans Affairs

Political offices
Preceded by Ham Tae-yong	4th Vice President of South Korea 1956 - 1960	Succeeded by Lee Ki-bung (abolished)
Preceded by Shin Sung-mo (acting)	2nd Prime Minister of South Korea 1950 - 1952	Succeeded by Yi Yun-yong (acting)
Preceded by Heo Jeong	7rd Prime Minister of South Korea 1960 - 1961	Succeeded by Choi Du-seon (after the position was restored)
Preceded by Lim Byung-Jik (Provisional Government of Korea Ambassador to U.S.A)	1rd Republic of Korea Ambassador to USA 1949 - 1951	Succeeded by Yang Yu-chan