장건상 張建相
Patriot of Independence · Provisional Government · Presidential Medal (Daetongnyeong-jang) (1986)
| Life | 1882 ~ 1974 |
| Era | 근현대 |
| Clan | 인동 장씨 |
Life & career
Jang Geon-sang devoted decades to the independence movement, serving as a State Council member of the Provisional Government of the Republic of Korea.
Born in Chilgok, Gyeongsangbuk-do, he joined the Dongjesa society in Shanghai in 1916 and became a foreign-affairs council member of the Provisional Government in 1919. He attended the Far Eastern Peoples' Congress in 1922, helped found the Korean National Revolutionary Party in 1935, and rejoined the Provisional Government in 1940 as a State Council member and Minister of Education. After liberation he served as vice-chairman of the Working People's Party and was elected to the 2nd National Assembly (Busan Eul) in 1950. He died in 1974 at age 92.
Descendants
With his wife Lee Chan-seong, he had a son, Jang Ji-gap, and two daughters, Jang Su-won and Jang Su-yang.