Lee Jae-oh ( ko, link=no, 이재오, RR: ''Yi Jae-o'',

Hanja Hanja (Hangul: ; Hanja: , ), alternatively known as Hancha, are Chinese characters () used in the writing of Korean. Hanja was used as early as the Gojoseon period, the first ever Korean kingdom. (, ) refers to Sino-Korean vocabulary, ...

: 李在五; born 11 January 1945) is a

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South Korean politician of the New Party 2018. He was member of the

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for

Eunpyeong-gu Eunpyeong District (은평구, ''Eunpyeong-gu'') is one of the 25 districts of Seoul, South Korea. Eunpyeong has a population of 450,583 (2010) and has a geographic area of 29.7 km2 (11.5 sq mi), and is divided into 16 '' dong'' (administrative ...

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, and served as Minister for Government Legislation and Special Affairs in Lee Myung-bak's

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. He is regarded as a close associate of Lee Myung-bak, and ran unsuccessfully as a candidate for the Saenuri nomination in the

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1945 births Living people Members of the National Assembly (South Korea) Liberty Korea Party politicians South Korean presidential candidates, 2012 {{korea-bio-stub