Lee Hahn-koo (; born 12 December 1945) is a South Korean politician and the former parliamentary

leader Leadership, both as a research area and as a practical skill, encompasses the ability of an individual, group or organization to "lead", influence or guide other individuals, teams, or entire organizations. The word "leadership" often gets vi ...

of the

Saenuri Party The Liberty Korea Party () was a conservative political party in South Korea that was described variously as right-wing, right-wing populist, or far-right. Until February 2017, it was known as the Saenuri Party (), and before that as the Han ...

. A former economist, Lee was previously an economic adviser and chief of staff to

Park Geun-hye Park Geun-hye (; ; often in English ; born 2 February 1952) is a South Korean politician who served as the 11th president of South Korea from 2013 to 2017, until she was impeached and convicted on related corruption charges. Park was the fi ...

, and in the 2012 parliamentary elections he campaigned on the slogan "Make Park Geun-hye the next president". He studied 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 ...

and completed a doctoral degree in economics at

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before serving the South Korean Ministry of Finance as a civil servant. He is now serving his fourth term in the Assembly, having been elected as a proportional representation candidate in 2000 before becoming member for Suseong-gap in

Daegu Daegu (, , literally 'large hill', 대구광역시), formerly spelled Taegu and officially known as the Daegu Metropolitan City, is a city in South Korea. It is the third-largest urban agglomeration in South Korea after Seoul and Busan; it is ...

in 2004.

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Living people Liberty Korea Party politicians Members of the National Assembly (South Korea) Seoul National University alumni Kansas State University alumni 1945 births South Korean economists South Korean Roman Catholics Kyeongbuk High School alumni {{SouthKorea-politician-stub