Lee Jae-oh

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Lee Jae-oh
Lee Jae-oh in 2003
Korean name
Hangul
이재오
Hanja
Revised RomanizationYi Jae-o
McCune–ReischauerYi Chae-o

Lee Jae-oh (Korean: 이재오, RR: Yi Jae-o, Hanja: 李在五; born 11 January 1945) is a conservative South Korean politician of the New Party 2018. He was member of the National Assembly for Eunpyeong-gu in Seoul, and served as Minister for Government Legislation and Special Affairs in Lee Myung-bak's administration. He is regarded as a close associate of Lee Myung-bak,[1] and ran unsuccessfully as a candidate for the Saenuri nomination in the 2012 presidential election.[2]

References[edit]

  1. ^ Three-term lawmaker named as special affairs minister, The Korea Times. 1 February 2012, retrieved 24 April 2012.
  2. ^ 이재오 대선출마 선언 "임기 3년으로 단축 용단" [Lee Jae-oh declares presidential bid: "We should cut presidential term to 3 years"] (in Korean). SBS. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.