Lee Wan-koo
| Lee Wan-koo | |
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| 이완구 | |
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| 43rd Prime Minister of South Korea | |
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In office 17 February 2015 – 27 April 2015 |
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| President | Park Geun-hye |
| Preceded by | Chung Hong-won |
| Succeeded by | Choi Kyoung-hwan (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 June 1950 Bibong-myeon, Cheongyang County, South Korea |
| Political party | Saenuri |
| Alma mater |
Sungkyunkwan University Michigan State University Dankook University |
| Religion | Roman Catholicism |
Lee Wan-koo (Hangul: 이완구; born 2 June 1950) is a South Korean politician. He was the 43rd Prime Minister of the Republic of Korea.
Lee was born in Cheongyang, Chungcheongnam-do. After graduating from Sungkyunkwan University, Lee worked as a public officer in the Economic Planning Board (current Ministry of Strategy and Finance) and later moved to the National Police Agency. From 1982 to 1984, he studied at Michigan State University in the United States and received an M. A. in Criminal Justice. From 1986 to 1989, Lee served as consul at the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Los Angeles, United States.
In 1996, Lee entered into politics. He joined the New Korea Party(current Saenuri Party) and in the 1996 election, he was elected as a member of the National Assembly. In the 2006 election, he was elected as a governor of Chungcheongnam-do. He resigned as governor on 23 December 2009.
Lee was diagnosed with blood cancer. After recovering, he was re-elected as a member of the National Assembly at the 2013 by-election. In 2014, he served as Floor Leader of the Saenuri Party.
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