Pyon Yong-tae or Byeon Yeong-tae (Korean변영태; December 15, 1892 – March 10, 1969) was a South Korean politician. He was the fifth prime minister of South Korea,[1] and also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs.[2]

Pyun Yong Tae
변영태
5th Prime Minister of South Korea
In office
June 27, 1954 – November 28, 1954
PresidentSyngman Rhee
Preceded byBaek Du-jin
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Himself (As Chief State Councilor)
Heo Jeong (Second Republic of Korea)
Chief State Councilor
In office
November 30, 1954 – July 28, 1955
PresidentSyngman Rhee
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byKim Hyung-geun (Acting)
Kim Hyun-chul
Personal details
Born(1892-12-15)December 15, 1892
Sinch'ŏn, Hwanghae Province, Joseon
DiedMarch 10, 1969(1969-03-10) (aged 76)
Seoul, South Korea
Political partyLiberal
Korean name
Hangul
변영태
Hanja
卞榮泰
Revised RomanizationByeon Yeongtae
McCune–ReischauerPyŏn Yŏngt'ae
Also spelled Pyun Young-tae

As minister of foreign affairs, Pyon signed the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and South Korea on August 8, 1953.[3] Pyon served as prime minister for the first Republic of Korea for five months before the position was abolished on November 28, 1954. The position was restored in 1960 under the second Republic of Korea.

References

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  1. ^ Yahu! Baekgwasajeon 야후! 백과사전 [Yahoo! Encyclopedia], s.v. "Byeon Yeong-tae" 변영태, "올인올 통합사전-언제 어디서나 Alt + Click 하자!". Archived from the original on 2012-07-09. Retrieved 2009-04-11.
  2. ^ "Television Interviews, 1951-1955". National Archives. 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2021-12-02.
  3. ^ Min-kyung, Jung (2023-04-27). "How S. Korea-US alliance became more than a military treaty". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2023-05-29.
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Preceded by 5th Prime Minister of South Korea
1954
Succeeded by
Heo Jeong
(after position was restored)