Lee Hee-beom (; March 23, 1949) is a South Korean politician. He took over as President of the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for the

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to succeed

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after his resignation.

Early life

Lee Hee-beom was born on March 23, 1949 in Andong,

North Gyeongsang Province North Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상북도, translit=Gyeongsangbuk-do, ) is a province in eastern South Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, and remained a province of Korea until the ...

Education

Lee graduated from Seoul National University High School, Seoul National University, BS Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Administration,

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Master of Business Administration, Kyunghee University, Graduate School, Doctor of Business Administration

Hoseo University Hoseo University is a private Christian university with four campuses; Main Campus in Asan, South Korea, other campuses in Cheonan, South Korea, known for its large size, 3.471074 km, Dangjin, South Korea and Seoul, South Korea(Venture Grad ...

Honorary Doctorate.

Sports career

On May 4, 2016, he was nominated as President & CEO of the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for XXIII Olympic Winter Games to replace

since stepping down on May 3. In 2018, he was given the gold

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award and the

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award after his efforts in coordinating the

and Paralympics in Pyeongchang.

References

External links

*https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/organizing-committee-president-ceo *https://www.pyeongchang2018.com/en/press-releases/PyeongChang-2018-Executive-Board-Nominates-LEE-Heebeom-as-New-President *http://m.koreatimes.co.kr/phone/news/view.jsp?req_newsidx=208322 Government ministers of South Korea Presidents of the Organising Committees for the Olympic Games 1949 births Recipients of the Olympic Order Recipients of the Paralympic Order Living people {{SouthKorea-politician-stub