
Lee Hoi-chang
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Who is this?
Lee Hoi-chang (Korean: 이회창; pronounced [i.hø.tɕʰaŋ]; born June 2, 1935) is a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as the prime minister of South Korea from 1993 to 1994. A political independent, he was a candidate in the 1997, 2002, and 2007 South Korean presidential elections. Prior to his presidential campaigns, Lee served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Korea.
Career
- 1935Born
Trivia
- •Place of birth: Sohung County
- •Citizenship: South Korea
- •Known as: judge, lawyer, politician, Member of the Constitutional Court of Austria
- •Spouse: Han In-ok
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“MB, how on earth did you get elected?”... The defeat of Lee Hoi-chang, the creator of ‘President Rhee’
In the June 3 local election, the "people's power" candidate for Gyeongbuk governor Lee Cheol-woo (photo) actually planted a flag on the 3rd election high ground. According to the Central Election Commission on the 4th, as of 0:30 that day (the vote opening rate was 52%), Li Huichang easily won 65.9% of the vote, leaving only 34..
Former President Lee Hoi-chang's wife, Han In-ok, passes away... Age 88