Lee In-je
| Lee In-je | |
| Hangul | 이인제 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 李仁濟 |
| Revised Romanization | I In-je |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri In-je |
Lee In-je (hangul:이인제; born 11 December 1948), a former judge, is a South Korean politician.[1]
He was born in Nonsan, Chungcheongnam Province and graduated from Seoul National University. In 1988, he entered politics after having been elected one of the members of the National Assembly. He served as the first Minister of Labor in President Kim Young-sam’s administration in 1993, and the governor of Gyeonggi Province in 1955.
In the 1997, he was defeated by Lee Hoi-chang in the presidential candidate election race for the New Korea Party. Afterwards, he resigned from the party to create the New People Party, under which he ran for presidency, but was unsuccessful. In 2002, he was one of the leading presidential candidates for the Millennium Democratic Party, but resigned after being defeated by Roh Moo-hyun. In 2007, he again ran for presidency, but was not successful. Ever since, he has continued his political activities and, in July 2014, he was elected as one of the members of the Supreme Council of Saenuri Party, the ruling party of the Republic of Korea.[2] He has a special nickname. his nickname is Phoenikje [combination Phoenix! and (Lee in) JE! ]. The reaon that, he has this nickname, is even thought he changed his politic party really many times, he is elected the member of nation assembly six times. so people thinks politically, he die never like a Phoenix.[3]
References
- ↑ 이인제 Lee In-je Naver people
- ↑ 불사조 이인제, 화려한 복귀 이인제, 새누리당 최고의원 YTN, July 6, Lee In-je, Member of the Supreme Council of Saenuri Party 2014
- ↑ lee, ha nuel (2016-04-13). "Phoenije, Lee in je can be elected once again? 7 times".