Lee Eui-geun (7 November 1938 – 21 April 2009
) is the governor of
Gyeongsangbuk-do, a province in eastern
South Korea. He is a member of the
Hannara
The Liberty Korea Party () was a conservatism in South Korea, conservative List of political parties in South Korea, political party in South Korea that was described variously as right-wing, Right-wing populism, right-wing populist, or far-ri ...
party. He has served three consecutive terms in the position, beginning in 1995. His name has been mentioned as a possible future candidate for
prime minister.
Born in 1938 in
Iseo-myeon,
Cheongdo County
Cheongdo County (''Cheongdo-gun'') is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is connected to the national transportation grid by the Gyeongbu Line railroad and the Daegu-Busan Expressway. The seat of government is located in the ...
,
Gyeongsangbuk-do, he attended local elementary and middle schools, then transferred to
Daegu Commercial High School, from which he graduated in 1958. He then went on to receive a BS in
Economics from
Yeungnam University
Yeungnam University is a private research university located in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang, South Korea. The university's predecessors, Taegu College and Chunggu College, were founded in Daegu in 1947 and 1950 respectively. In 1967, the two ...
in 1964. He began working for the Daegu and Gyeongbuk governments in 1961.
Lee has received honorary doctorates from
Khabarovsk State Academy of Economics and Law,
Yeungnam University
Yeungnam University is a private research university located in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang, South Korea. The university's predecessors, Taegu College and Chunggu College, were founded in Daegu in 1947 and 1950 respectively. In 1967, the two ...
, and the
Catholic University of Daegu. He was also awarded South Korea's
Order of National Merit in 1988.
He died from prostate cancer in 2009.
He is lived on by his wife, Lee Myeong Sook, and his two sons, Lee Chang Hoon and Lee Kwang Hoon.
See also
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List of Koreans
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Politics of South Korea
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References
External links
Gyeongbuk provincial website, containing English-language profile of the governor
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People from North Gyeongsang Province
1938 births
2009 deaths
Deaths from prostate cancer
Liberty Korea Party politicians
Yeungnam University alumni