Lee Cheol-woo
{{Short description|Governor of North Gyeongsang Province since 2018}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Lee Cheol-woo
| native_name = {{nobold|이철우}}
| image = Lee Cheol-woo 이철우.png
| office = Governor of North Gyeongsang Province
| term_start = 1 July 2018
| term_end =
| predecessor = Kim Kwan-yong
| successor =
| office1 = Member of the National Assembly
| term_start1 = 30 May 2008
| term_end1 = 14 May 2018
| predecessor1 = Lim In-bae
| successor1 = Song Eon-seog
| constituency1 = Gimcheon
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1955|8|15|df=y}}
| birth_place = Gimcheon, South Korea
| alma_mater = {{unbulleted list|Kyungpook National University|Yonsei University}}
| party = People Power
| otherparty = Liberty Korea
| occupation = Politician
| module = {{Infobox Korean name/auto|child=yes
| hangul = %이철우
| hanja = 李喆雨
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Lee Cheol-woo ({{korean|이철우}}; born 15 August 1955), also spelled Lee Cheol-uoo, is a South Korean politician and the Governor of North Gyeongsang Province since 2018.{{cite web|url=http://www.ohmynews.com/NWS_Web/View/at_pg.aspx?CNTN_CD=A0002457079&CMPT_CD=P0010|script-title=ko:"통일시대 대비하는 경북, 척 하면 나갈 수 있게 준비"|language=korean|website=OhmyNews (Ohmynews)|date=2018-07-25}}{{Unreliable source?|reason=See reliable sources list on WP:KO/RS|date=May 2025}} A member of the People Power Party, he was a member of the National Assembly of South Korea and was the vice-governor of North Gyeongsang Province from December 2005 to January 2008.
Personal life
Lee was born in Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. He attended Kyungpook National University, where he majored in mathematics education. He also graduated from the Graduate School of Public Administration at the Yonsei University, and was awarded an honorary doctorate of management by Daegu University in August 2007.{{citation needed|date=March 2023}}
Career
Lee served as a member and manager of the National Intelligence Service for more than 20 years before becoming vice-governor. He spent almost five years as a teacher in various middle schools before joining the NIS.
In the National Assembly, he was a member of the Intelligence Committee, Committee of Education, Science and Technology and the Special Committee of Budget and Account.
In April 2025, Lee registered his candidacy for the 2025 South Korean presidential election,{{Cite web |date=15 April 2025 |title=Ex-Daegu Mayor Hong declares presidential bid |url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20250415009451315 |access-date=15 April 2025 |website=Yonhap News Agency |last1=Shim |first1=Sun-Ah }} but lost in the primaries held by the People Power Party.{{cite web |last1=Jung |first1= Min-kyung |title=Four presidential contenders to advance to next round of PPP primary |date= 22 April 2025 |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/article/10471464 |publisher=The Korea Herald |access-date=23 April 2025}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.assembly.go.kr]
- [http://www.cuagain.kr]
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Category:Members of the National Assembly (South Korea)
Category:Politicians from North Gyeongsang Province
Category:Kyungpook National University alumni
Category:Yonsei University alumni