Lee Sang-deuk (born November 29, 1935) is a South Korean politician and businessman. He is well known as the older brother of the former South Korean president,

Lee Myung-bak Lee Myung-bak (; ; ; born 19 December 1941) is a South Korean businessman and politician who served as the 10th president of South Korea from 2008 to 2013. Before his presidency, he was the CEO of Hyundai Engineering and Construction, and the ma ...

. He was a member of the conservative

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in the

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. He was convicted of bribery in 2013, and is currently serving a one-year prison sentence.

Controversies

*He is alleged to be the ringleader of the illegal political-level investigation towards civilian institutions and individuals by the ruling party, the Grand National Party. *During the controversial passing of the year 2011 budget bill, he is alleged to obtain an unusually enormous funding for his representative area,

Pohang Pohang () is a city in the province of North Gyeongsang, South Korea, and a main seaport in the Daegu-Gyeongbuk region. The built-up area of Pohang is located on the alluvium of the mouth of the Hyeongsan River. The city is divided into two wa ...

. Political critics call this act a capitalization of "big brother" budget due to his close kinship ties with Lee Myung-bak.

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assembly leader, Park Ji-weon, criticized this act as contributing to the unbalanced and unfair budget distribution all across South Korea. *He was criticized for making a

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suggestion about marking the

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symbol on the food supplies for the

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victims. *He possessed a piece of land in secret between 1995 and 2003 under secret deal with Samho, a Korean company, and the National Intelligence Service.

Allegations of bribery

*A personal aide of Lee Sang-deuk was arrested for receiving briberies that involved Lee Kuk-chul, chairman of the shipbuilding company, SLS Group. *Lee later declared that the 700 million won in secretary's bank account is officially under his ownership.

References

External links

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Lee Sang-deuk's Homepage
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Sang-Deuk Lee Myung-bak People from North Gyeongsang Province Living people 1935 births Members of the National Assembly (South Korea) Deputy Speakers of the National Assembly (South Korea)

Controversies

Allegations of bribery

See also

References

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