1. Chang Je-won was a South Korean educator and conservative politician from the People Power Party.
16 Facts About Chang Je-won
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Chang Je-won served as a Member of the National Assembly for Sasang District for two terms, from 2008 to 2012 and again from 2016 to 2024.
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Chang Je-won's father, Jang Seong-man, was a pastor, educator who was the former chancellor of Dongseo University and a politician serving as an MP of Democratic Justice Party, the predecessor of LKP, from 1981 to 1988 and was the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly from 1987 to 1988.
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Chang Je-won's mother, Park Dong-soon, is an educator and the former president and the incumbent chancellor of Dongseo University.
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Chang Je-won married Han Yoon-soon, former broadcaster of MBC and had a son named Chang Yong-joon, or known as NO:EL, a former contestant of High School Rapper and now as a hip-hop rapper and singer.
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Chang Je-won studied at Dongrae Elementary School from his hometown, then moved to Seoul and continued his education at Yeouido Secondary School and Yeouido High School.
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Chang Je-won was firstly elected for the National Assembly representing Sasang District in 2008 election, replacing the incumbent Kwon Cheol-hyun, who is a father to Kwon Seong-ju.
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Chang Je-won shortly served as the deputy parliamentary leader of Grand National Party, the predecessor of LKP, in June 2009.
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Chang Je-won did not seek a second term in 2012 election.
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Chang Je-won then left the party with another 30 MPs and formed the Bareun Party.
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On 22 March 2018, Chang Je-won provoked a controversy when he called the police "government's hounds infected with rabies" after they launched an investigation related to Kim Ki-hyun, the then Mayor of Ulsan, who was a member of the LKP.
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In 2022, Chang Je-won served as chief-of-staff for president-elect Yoon Suk Yeol.
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Chang Je-won faced criticisms regarding his son, Chang Je-won Yong-joon, who was a contestant on the show High School Rapper.
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Chang Je-won apologised for his son's actions and resigned from all his positions within Bareun Party.
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The Justice Party urged him to resign as MP, but Chang Je-won did not do so and retained his position.
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On 31 March 2025, Chang Je-won was found dead in his office in Gangdong District, Seoul, with police saying that a note was discovered at the scene.