In this Korean name, the family name is Pyon.

Pyon Yong-tae or Byeon Yeong-tae (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]

As minister of foreign affairs, Pyon signed the Mutual Defense Treaty between the United States and the Republic of 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

  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)