Lee Keun-shik ( Korean: 이근식, born 10 February 1946) is a South Korean politician. Born in

Goseong Goseong may refer to: * Goseong County, South Gyeongsang, a county in South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea * Goseong County, Gangwon, a county in Gangwon Province, South Korea * Kosong County Kosŏng County () is a '' kun'', or county, in Kang ...

South Gyeongsang South Gyeongsang Province ( ko, 경상남도, translit=Gyeongsangnam-do, ) is a province in the southeast of South Korea. The provincial capital is at Changwon. It is adjacent to the major metropolitan center and port of Busan. The UNESCO World ...

, Lee studied law at

Seoul National University Seoul National University (SNU; ) is a national public research university located in Seoul, South Korea. Founded in 1946, Seoul National University is largely considered the most prestigious university in South Korea; it is one of the three "S ...

. After passing the Civil Service Examination in 1971, he started his career at the

Economic Planning Board An economy is an area of the production, distribution and trade, as well as consumption of goods and services. In general, it is defined as a social domain that emphasize the practices, discourses, and material expressions associated with the p ...

(now as the Ministry of Economy and Finance). He served as the Mayor of Geoje, Deputy Governor of South Gyeongsang, Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs and Minister of Interior. He was also the one-term

Member of the National Assembly In politics, a national assembly is either a unicameral legislature, the lower house of a bicameral legislature, or both houses of a bicameral legislature together. In the English language it generally means "an assembly composed of the rep ...

from 2004 to 2008. Lee had received an honorary degree from Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages in Uzbekistan. On 8 March 2020, he was elected as the President of the

Open Democratic Party The Open Democratic Party ( ko, 열린민주당) was a liberal political party in South Korea formed on 8 March 2020. The Party was absorbed back into the Democratic Party of Korea unconditionally on 14 January 2022. History On 28 February 20 ...

. He resigned on 19 April following the party's poor performance in

2020 election This national electoral calendar for 2020 lists the national/federal elections held in 2020 in all sovereign states and their dependent territories. By-elections are excluded, though national referendums are included. January *5 January: **Cro ...

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General elections

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