Lee Hahn-koo

Lee Hahn-koo
Hangul
이한구
Hanja
李漢久
RRI Hangu
MRI Han'gu

Lee Hahn-koo (Korean: 이한구; born 12 December 1945) is a South Korean politician and the former parliamentary leader of the Saenuri Party.

Biography

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.[1][2]

A former economist, Lee was previously an economic adviser and chief of staff to Park Geun-hye,[3] and in the 2012 parliamentary elections he campaigned on the slogan "Make Park Geun-hye the next president".[4]

Election results

YearElectionsConstituencyPolitical partyVotes (%)Results
200016th National Assembly General ElectionProportional representation (12nd)GNP7,365,359 (38.96%)Elected
200417th National Assembly General ElectionSuseong A (Daegu)GNP65,098 (60.33%)Won
200818th National Assembly General ElectionSuseong A (Daegu)GNP66,652 (78.40%)Won
201219th National Assembly General ElectionSuseong A (Daegu)Saenuri60,588 (52.77%)Won

References

  1. ↑ "Saenuri Party elects new floor leader". Korea JoongAng Daily. 9 May 2012. {{cite news}}: |access-date= requires |url= (help)CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ↑ 새누리당 신임 원내대표 이한구 의원은 누구? [Who is the Saenuri Party's new floor leader, National Assembly member Lee Hahn-koo?]. The Chosun Ilbo (in Korean). 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  3. ↑ "Park's economic advisor elected as floor leader". The Korea Times. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.
  4. ↑ "Pro-Park Lee elected Saenuri's new floor leader". The Korea Herald. 9 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.