Jang Young-chul (politician)

In this Korean name, the family name is Jang.
Jang Yeong-cheol
Member of the National Assembly of South Korea
In office
30 May 1988 – 29 May 2000
Preceded byPark Jae-hong [ko]
Succeeded byLee In-ki [ko]
Jeong Changhwa
ConstituencyGunwi-gun–Chilgok-gun [ko]
Minister of Labor
In office
5 December 1988 – 19 July 1989
Preceded byChoi Myung-heon [ko]
Succeeded byChoi Young-cheol [ko]
Personal details
Born(1936-10-28)28 October 1936
Chilgok County, Korea, Empire of Japan
Died12 October 2023(2023-10-12) (aged 86)
NationalitySouth Korean
Political partyNKP
EducationSeoul National University
Yonsei University
Korean name
Hangul
장영철
Revised RomanizationJang Yeongcheol
McCune–ReischauerChang Yŏngch'ŏl

Jang Young-chul (Korean: 장영철; 28 October 1936 – 12 October 2023) was a South Korean politician. A member of the New Korea Party, he served in the National Assembly from 1988 to 2000[1] and was Minister of Labor from 1988 to 1989.[2] In 2000, he was appointed the chairman of the advisory Tripartite Committee [ko].[3]

Jang was a member of the Indong Jang clan.[1] He died on 12 October 2023, at the age of 86.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b 장영철(張永喆). Republic of Korea Parliamentarian Society (in Korean).
  2. ^ Go, Mi-hye (12 October 2023). 3선 의원 지낸 장영철 전 노동부 장관 별세…향년 87세. Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 16 October 2023.
  3. ^ "South Korean Cabinet Reshuffle". Maeil Business Newspaper (in Korean). 7 August 2000. Retrieved 22 October 2023.
  4. ^ "'3선 의원' 출신 장영철 전 노동부 장관 별세". Hankook Ilbo (in Korean). 12 October 2023. Retrieved 16 October 2023.