Lee Yong-seop

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Yong-seop
이용섭
Mayor of Gwangju
In office 1 July 2018 – 30 June 2022
Preceded by	Yoon Jang-hyun
Succeeded by	Kang Gi-jung
Member of the National Assembly
In office 30 May 2008 – 15 May 2014
Preceded by	Kim Dong-cheol
Succeeded by	Kwon Eun-hee
Constituency	Gwangsan B (Gwangju)
Minister of Construction and Transportation
In office 11 December 2006 – 29 February 2008
President	Roh Moo-hyun
Preceded by	Choo Byung-jik
Succeeded by	Chung Jong-hwan
Minister of the Interior
In office 27 March 2006 – 4 December 2006
President	Roh Moo-hyun
Preceded by	Oh Young-gyo
Succeeded by	Park Myung-jae
Personal details
Born	(1951-09-11) 11 September 1951 Hampyeong, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
Party	Democratic
Education	Chonnam National University (BA) University of Michigan (MA) Sungkyunkwan University (PhD)
Korean name
Hangul	이용섭
Hanja	李庸燮
RR	I Yongseop
MR	I Yongsŏp

Lee Yong-seop (Korean: 이용섭; born 11 September 1951) is a South Korean public servant and politician who served as a member of the National Assembly from 2008 to 2014 and as the mayor of Gwangju from 2018 to 2022.

Lee received his B.A. in Trade from Chonnam National University in 1974.

Election results

General elections

Year	Elections	Constituency	Political party	Votes (%)	Results
2008	18th National Assembly General Election	Gwangsan B (Gwangju)	UDP	26,540 (73.15%)	Won
2012	19th National Assembly General Election	Gwangsan B (Gwangju)	DUP	53,154 (74.67%)	Won
2016	20th National Assembly General Election	Gwangsan B (Gwangju)	Democratic	43,749 (43.25%)	Defeated

Local elections

Mayor of Gwangju

Year	Elections	Constituency	Political party	Votes (%)	Remarks
2014	6th Iocal Election	Gwangju (Mayoral Elections)	Independent	-	Resigned
2018	7th Iocal Election	Gwangju (Mayoral Elections)	Democratic	573,995 (83.06%)	Won

External links

• Lee Yong-seop's Home page