송인상 宋仁相

Economic official who served as Minister of Finance and Minister of Reconstruction

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Life1914 ~ 2015
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Life & career

Song In-sang, born in Hoeyang, Gangwon Province, was an economic official who served as deputy governor of the Bank of Korea, third Minister of Reconstruction and ninth Minister of Finance, living to 101.

Career

A graduate of Gyeongseong Higher Commercial School, he worked at the Chosun Industrial Bank, and after liberation took part in issuing national bonds as a Ministry of Finance bureau chief. After serving as deputy governor of the Bank of Korea, he was Minister of Reconstruction (June 1957-March 1959) and Minister of Finance (March 1959-April 1960).

The 1960 Election and After

He is described as implicated in the March 15, 1960 election fraud during his tenure at the Finance Ministry and as serving a prison term (details vary by source). He later served as head of the Export-Import Bank and president of the Korea Management Association.

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