Chang Je-won

Chang was born in Dongnae District, Busan, South Korea on 13 April 1967. His father, Jang Seong-man (1932–2015), was a pastor, educator who was the former chancellor of Dongseo University and also a politician serving as an MP of Democratic Justice Party, the predecessor of LKP, from 1981 to 1988 and was also the Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly from 1987 to 1988.{{cite news |date= 11 February 2017 |lang=ko |title= 장제원 장용준 부자 어떤 집안? 부친 누구길래?|url= http://veritas.kr/articles/23380/20170211/%EC%9E%A5%EC%A0%9C%EC%9B%90-%EC%9E%A5%EC%9A%A9%EC%A4%80-%EB%B6%80%EC%9E%90-%EC%96%B4%EB%96%A4-%EC%A7%91%EC%95%88-%EB%B6%80%EC%B9%9C-%EB%88%84%EA%B5%AC%EA%B8%B8%EB%9E%98.htm|access-date= 8 September 2019 |website=veritas.kr}}{{cite news |date= 6 December 2015|title= '동서학원 설립' 장성만 전 국회부의장 별세|url= https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20151206028800051|access-date= 8 September 2019 |lang=ko |website=yna.co.kr}} His mother, Park Dong-soon (1939–), is an educator and the former president and the incumbent chancellor of Dongseo University. His brother, Chang Je-kuk (1964-), is the current president of the university. He also had a sister named Chang Ju-young.

He married Han Yoon-soon, former broadcaster of MBC and had a son named Chang Yong-joon (2000-), or known as NO:EL, a former contestant of High School Rapper and now as a hip-hop rapper and singer.

Chang studied at {{Ill|Dongrae Elementary School|ko|동래초등학교}} from his hometown, then moved to Seoul and continued his education at Yeouido Secondary School and Yeouido High School. After the graduation, he earned a bachelor's degree in Journalism and Broadcasting and also a master's degree in journalism and mass communication from Chung-Ang University.

Chang was firstly elected for the National Assembly representing Sasang District in 2008 election, replacing the incumbent Kwon Cheol-hyun, who is also a father to Kwon Seong-ju. During the first MP career, he was a member of Public Administration and Security Committee, Steering Committee and Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs Committee. He also shortly served as the deputy parliamentary leader of Grand National Party, the predecessor of LKP, in June 2009.

He did not seek a second term in 2012 election.{{cite news |date= 23 February 2012 |lang=ko |website=newdaily.co.kr |title= <부산 사상 문재인-손수조 격돌하나>|url= http://www.newdaily.co.kr/site/data/html/2012/02/23/2012022300088.html|access-date= 8 September 2019}} During this time, the ruling Saenuri Party underwent some conflicts in preselection, as the main opposition Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) selected Moon Jae-in, one of the potential presidential candidates at that time, for Sasang District. Instead of Chang, the Saenuri Party nominated Son Soo-joe, but was defeated by Moon.{{cite news |lang=ko |date= 12 April 2012|title= '골리앗' 문재인, 27세 손수조 이기고 '환호'|url= http://www.newdaily.co.kr/site/data/html/2012/04/11/2012041100090.html|access-date= 8 September 2019 |website=newdaily.co.kr}}

Chang returned as an MP after the 2016 election.{{cite news |lang=ko |date= 14 April 2016|title= [당선자]장제원, 무소속 한계 딛고 재선 성공|url= http://news1.kr/articles/?2633838|access-date= 8 September 2019 |website=news1.kr}} Originally, he intended to run under the Saenuri banner. After Son was re-selected, Chang left the party and won as a nonpartisan candidate.{{cite news |lang=ko |date= 14 March 2016|title= 부산 사상구 장제원 무소속 출마 시사|url= https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/4561531|access-date= 8 September 2019 |website=nocutnews.co.kr}}{{cite news |date= 17 March 2016|title= 부산 장제원 전 의원, 4·13총선 무소속 출마 선언 |lang=ko |url= https://news.joins.com/article/19740678|access-date= 8 September 2019 |website=joins.com}} He then returned to the party on 21 June.{{cite news |date= 21 June 2016|title= '탈당파' 장제원 복당…새누리 127석으로 늘어|url= https://www.yna.co.kr/view/MYH20160621005900038|access-date= 8 September 2019 |website=yna.co.kr |lang=ko}}

During the political scandal in the late 2016, Chang was one of hearing members from the Saenuri Party{{cite news |lang=ko |date= 5 December 2016|title= [국정조사]靑 의무실장, 朴대통령에 태반·백옥주사 처치 인정|url= https://news.mt.co.kr/mtview.php?no=2016120522317643015 |website=mt.co.kr |access-date= 8 September 2019}} (LKP since February 2017) along with Kwon Seong-dong and Hwang Young-cheul. He then left the party with another 30 MPs and formed the Bareun Party.{{cite news |lang=ko |date= 27 December 2016|title= 장제원 의원, 새누리당 탈당·개혁보수신당 합류 "가슴이 뜨거워지고 심장이 뛴다" |website=newspim.com |url= http://www.newspim.com/news/view/20161227000120/20170612000262|access-date= 8 September 2019}} Nevertheless, prior to the presidential election in May 2017, he returned to the LKP and endorsed its presidential candidate, Hong Joon-pyo.{{cite news |website=busanmbc.co.kr |lang=ko |date= 2 May 2017|title= 이진복, 장제원 바른정당 탈당 홍준표 지지|url= https://busanmbc.co.kr/article/0WOMBVo7g8V143z|access-date= 8 September 2019}}

On 22 March 2018, Chang provoked a controversy when he called the police "government's hounds infected with rabies" after they launched an investigation related to Kim Ki-hyun,{{cite news |date=23 March 2018 |title=장제원 "경찰, 광견병 걸려" vs 與 "공권력 폄하 망언·능욕" |url=https://www.edaily.co.kr/news/read?newsId=03552246619146272&mediaCodeNo=257 |access-date=8 September 2019 |website=edaily.co.kr |lang=ko}}{{cite news |date=23 March 2018 |title=장제원 "정권의 사냥개, 미친개" 발언에 경찰 공동 성명서 발표 |url=https://www.ytn.co.kr/_ln/0101_201803231510069018 |access-date=8 September 2019 |website=ytn.co.kr |lang=ko}} the then Mayor of Ulsan, who was also a member of the LKP. He also asked to "hit the mad dogs". Regarding this incident, several policemen condemned his statement and asked him to apologise.

In 2022, Chang served as chief-of-staff for president-elect Yoon Suk Yeol.{{Cite web |date=1 April 2025 |title=Former 3-term lawmaker Chang Je-won found dead amid probe into sexual assault allegations |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2025/04/356_395346.html |access-date=1 April 2025 |website=The Korea Times |language=en}}

Chang also faced criticisms regarding his son, Chang Yong-joon (NO:EL), who was a contestant on the show High School Rapper. On 10 February 2017, NO:EL faced accusations of attempting to solicit prostitution via a Twitter account which he later confirmed did belong to him.{{cite news |lang=ko |date= 11 February 2017|title= '고등래퍼' 장제원 의원 아들 장용준, SNS '조건만남' 의혹 확산 |website=asiae.co.kr |url= http://view.asiae.co.kr/news/view.htm?idxno=2017021114330895229|access-date= 8 September 2019}}{{cite news |lang=ko |date= 12 February 2017|title= 장제원, 子 장용준 미성년자인데 '조건 만남' '담배' '술'… "대변인직 사퇴하겠다"|url= http://news.chosun.com/site/data/html_dir/2017/02/12/2017021200451.html|access-date= 8 September 2019 |website=news.chosun.com}}{{cite news |lang=ko |date= 13 February 2017|title= 장제원 아들 장용준, 모친 향한 욕설까지…결국 '고등래퍼' 하차 |website=hankyung.com |url= http://newslabit.hankyung.com/article/2017021344647|access-date= 8 September 2019}} It was also reported that his son was consuming cigarettes and alcohol underage. Chang apologised for his son's actions and resigned from all his positions within Bareun Party.

On 7 September 2019, NO:EL was caught by police in Seoul's Mapo District after his car hit a motorcycle.{{cite news |lang=ko |date= 8 September 2019|title= 장제원 아들, 음주운전 사고…'금품 합의' 시도 |website=imbc.com |url= http://imnews.imbc.com/replay/2019/nwtoday/article/5485283_24616.html|access-date= 8 September 2019}}{{cite news |lang=ko |date= 8 September 2019|title= 음주사고 장제원 아들…운전자 바꿔치기 시도 의혹 |website=yonhapnewstv.co.kr |url= https://yonhapnewstv.co.kr/news/MYH20190908006800038?did=1825m|access-date= 8 September 2019}}{{cite news |date= 7 September 2019|title= 장제원, 아들 음주운전에 "참담…용준이 법적책임 받아야" |lang=ko |website=joins.com |url= https://news.joins.com/article/23573047|access-date= 8 September 2019}} The police reported that NO:EL was driving while intoxicated with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08%, a high enough level to lead to driving licence revocation. Chang apologised for this issue as well. The Justice Party urged him to resign as MP, but Chang did not do so and retained his position.{{cite news |lang=ko |date= 8 September 2019 |website=khan.co.kr |title= 정의당 "장제원 아들 사건, 죄질 극히 나빠···의원직 사퇴해야"|url= http://news.khan.co.kr/kh_news/khan_art_view.html?artid=201909081341001&code=910100|access-date= 8 September 2019}}

In 2025, Chang was accused of sexually assaulting his secretary in November 2015 when he was a university vice president in Busan. On 5 March, he announced his temporary resignation from the PPP while denying the accusation.{{cite news |date=5 March 2025|work=The Korea Times |title=Former lawmaker Chang Je-won leaves party amid sexual assault allegations |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2025/03/356_393462.html |access-date=5 March 2025}}

On 31 March 2025, Chang was found dead in his office in Gangdong District, Seoul, with police saying that a note was discovered at the scene. The discovery came on the same day that his former secretary submitted evidence to police regarding her sexual assault complaint against Chang,{{Cite web |date=1 April 2025 |title=A former South Korean lawmaker accused of sexual assault has been found dead |url=https://apnews.com/article/south-korea-lawmaker-chang-jewon-assault-c3403087c2f594e60aec1e56bb51454f |access-date=1 April 2025 |website=AP News |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=1 April 2025 |title=(3rd LD) Former 3-term lawmaker Chang Je-won found dead amid probe into sexual assault allegations |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250401000553315 |access-date=1 April 2025 |website=Yonhap |language=en}} which was automatically closed on account of his death.{{Cite web |date=14 April 2025 |title=Former lawmaker’s death closes case, but pressure builds to release findings |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/southkorea/law-crime/20250414/former-lawmakers-death-closes-case-but-pressure-builds-to-release-findings |access-date=14 April 2025 |website=The Korea Times |language=en}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2008 South Korean legislative election : Sasang District

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Chang Je-won

| party = Grand National Party

| votes = 35,039

| percentage = 45.48

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Kang Ju-man

| party = Pro-Park Alliance

| votes = 28,485

| percentage = 36.97

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Jo Cha-ri

| party = Democratic Labor Party (South Korea)

| votes = 12,096

| percentage = 15.70

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 78,379

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

|winner = Grand National Party

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2016 South Korean legislative election : Sasang District

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Chang Je-won

| party = Independent (politics)

| votes = 42,924

| percentage = 37.50

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bae Jae-jung

| party = Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015)

| votes = 41,005

| percentage = 35.87

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Son Su-jo

| party = Saenuri Party

| votes = 30,463

| percentage = 26.61

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 115,903

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box gain with party link no change

|winner = Independent (politics)

|loser = Saenuri Party

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin no change

| title = 2020 South Korean legislative election : Sasang District

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{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Chang Je-won

| party = United Future Party

| votes = 66,353

| percentage = 52.03

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{{Election box candidate with party link no change

| candidate = Bae Jae-jung

| party = Democratic Party (South Korea, 2015)

| votes = 59,346

| percentage = 46.54

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{{Election box total no change

| votes = 129,101

| percentage = 100.0

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{{Election box hold with party link no change

|winner = United Future Party

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