Independence patriot · Provisional Government · Provisional Government
| Life | 1898 ~ 1965 |
| Era | 근현대 |
| Clan | 진주 강씨 |
Kang Chang-je (1898–1965), from Changseong in North Pyeongan Province, joined the March First Movement in his hometown in 1919 before fleeing to Shanghai. He worked as a reporter for the Independent newspaper in 1922, became a special member of the Korean Labor and Soldier Association in 1923, and was appointed an auditor in the Provisional Government's accounting inspection office in 1924.
Elected to the Provisional Legislative Assembly in 1925, he proposed the motion to impeach Syngman Rhee, and in 1926 he was chosen as the third commander of the Byeongin Volunteer Corps, taking part in a bombing operation against the Japanese consulate general in Shanghai. He went on to serve as a central director of the Korean Independence Corps, on the working staff of the Korean Independence Party from 1929, and as an alternate member of the Korean National Revolutionary Party's central executive committee in 1935, supporting the Provisional Government throughout. He received the Order of Merit for National Foundation, Independence Medal, in 1963.