Pyon Yong-tae
Pyun Yong Tae 변영태 | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office June 27, 1954 – November 28, 1954 | |
| President | Syngman Rhee |
| Preceded by | Baek Du-jin |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished Himself (As Chief State Councilor) Heo Jeong (Second Republic of Korea) |
| Chief State Councilor | |
| In office November 30, 1954 – July 28, 1955 | |
| President | Syngman Rhee |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Succeeded by | Kim Hyung-geun (Acting) Kim Hyun-chul |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 15, 1892 Sinch'ŏn, Hwanghae Province, Joseon |
| Died | March 10, 1969 (aged 76) Seoul, South Korea |
| Political party | Liberal |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 변영태 |
| Hanja | 卞榮泰 |
| RR | Byeon Yeongtae |
| MR | Pyŏn Yŏngt'ae |
| Also spelled Pyun Young-tae | |
Pyon Yong-tae or Byeon Yeong-tae (Korean: 변영태; December 15, 1892 – March 10, 1969) was a South Korean politician. He was the fifth prime minister of South Korea, and also served as Minister of Foreign Affairs.
As minister of foreign affairs, Pyon signed the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and South Korea on August 8, 1953. 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.