Lee Hahn-koo

This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.

Lee Hahn-koo (Hangul: 이한구; hanja: 李漢久; born 12 December 1945) is a South Korean politician and leader of the Saenuri Party in the National Assembly. A former economist, Lee was previously an economic adviser and chief of staff to Park Geun-hye,[1] and in the 2012 parliamentary elections he campaigned on the slogan "Make Park Geun-hye the next president".[2] He studied at Seoul National University and completed a doctoral degree in economics at Kansas State University before serving the South Korean Ministry of Finance as a civil servant. He is now serving his fourth term in the Assembly, having been elected as a proportional representation candidate in 2000 before becoming member for Suseong-gap in Daegu in 2004.[3][4]

References

  1. ↑ "Park’s economic advisor elected as floor leader". The Korea Times. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  2. ↑ "Pro-Park Lee elected Saenuri’s new floor leader". The Korea Herald. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Saenuri Party elects new floor leader". Korea JoongAng Daily. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  4. ↑ 새누리당 신임 원내대표 이한구 의원은 누구? [Who is the Saenuri Party's new floor leader, National Assembly member Lee Hahn-koo?]. Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
National Assembly of South Korea
Preceded by
Kim Man-je		 Member for Daegu Suseong-gap
2004–present 		Incumbent


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