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Lee Keun-shik

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Lee Keun-shik
이근식
President of the Open Democratic Party
In office
8 March 2020 – 19 April 2020
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byChoi Kang-wook
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 2004 – 29 May 2008
Preceded byConstituency established
Succeeded byKim Sung-soon
ConstituencySongpa 3rd
Minister of Interior
In office
26 March 2001 – 26 February 2003
PresidentKim Dae-jung
Preceded byChoi In-ki
Succeeded byKim Doo-kwan
Deputy Minister of Home Affairs
In office
6 March 1997 – 3 March 1998
PresidentKim Young-sam
Kim Dae-jung
Preceded byChung Tae-soo
Succeeded bySeok Young-chul (as Deputy Minister of Interior)
Deputy Governor of South Gyeongsang
In office
21 October 1994 – 14 July 1995
GovernorKim Hyuk-kyu
Preceded byChin Man-hyun
Succeeded byChung Chae-ryoong
Mayor of Geoje
In office
17 December 1983 – 16 September 1985
Preceded byPark Chang-ki
Succeeded byHa Il-chung
Personal details
Born (1946-02-10) 10 February 1946 (age 78)
Goseong, South Gyeongsang, South Korea
Political partyDemocratic
Other political
affiliations
Uri (2004–2007)
CRUNP (2007)
CUDP (2007)
UNDP (2007–2008)
UDP (2008)
NPAD (2014–2015)
DP (2015–2020)
ODP (2020–2022)
SpouseHuh Wee-soon
Children3
Alma materSeoul National University
OccupationPolitician

Lee Keun-shik (Korean이근식, born 10 February 1946) is a South Korean politician.

Born in Goseong, South Gyeongsang, Lee studied law at Seoul National University.[1] After passing the Civil Service Examination in 1971, he started his career at the Economic Planning Board (now as the Ministry of Economy and Finance).[2] He served as the mayor of Geoje, Deputy Governor of South Gyeongsang, Secretary to the President for Civil Affairs, Deputy Minister of Home Affairs[1] and Minister of Interior.[2] He was also the one-term Member of the National Assembly from 2004 to 2008.[2]

Lee had received an honorary degree from Samarkand State Institute of Foreign Languages in Uzbekistan.[2] On 8 March 2020, he was elected as the President of the Open Democratic Party.[3] He resigned on 19 April following the party's poor performance in 2020 election.[4]

Election results

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General elections

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Year Constituency Political party Votes (%) Remarks
2000 Tongyeong-Goseong MDP 9,027 (9.72%) Defeated
2004 Songpa 3rd Uri 41,205 (38.23%) Won

References

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  1. ^ a b "<프로필> 이근식 행정자치부 장관". 27 March 2001. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d "건국대, 이근식 전 행정자치부 장관 석좌교수로 초빙". 11 September 2018. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  3. ^ 정봉주 주도 '열린민주당' 공식 출범…이근식 대표 추대. 8 March 2020. Retrieved 8 March 2020.
  4. ^ 열린민주, 이근식·정봉주 사임…최강욱 비대위 체제. 19 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
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