Lee Jong-kul
{{Short description|South Korean politician}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2019}}
{{Infobox officeholder
|name = Lee Jong-kul
|native_name = {{nobold|이종걸}}
|native_name_lang = ko
|image = Lee Jong-geol from acrofan.jpg
|image_size = 160
|caption = At Hotel Shilla, Seoul in April 2007
|office = Member of the National Assembly
|constituency1 = Manan (Anyang)
|term_start = 30 May 2000
|term_end = 29 May 2020
|predecessor = Kim Il-ju
|successor = Kang Deuk-gu
|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1957|5|22|df=y}}
|birth_place = Seoul, South Korea
|death_date =
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|party = Democratic Party of Korea
|alma_mater = Seoul National University
|spouse =
|children =
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}}{{Infobox Korean name
|title = Korean name
|hangul = 이종걸
|hanja = 李鍾杰
|rr = I Jonggeol
|mr = Ri Chonggŏl
}}
Lee Jong-kul (born 22 May 1957) is a South Korean politician. He has a bachelor's degree in law from Seoul National University. He is currently a member of the National Assembly and was the floor leader of The Minjoo Party of Korea.{{cite news |author= |title=Lee Jong-kul elected as NPAD's new floor leader |url=http://koreajoongangdaily.joins.com/news/article/Article.aspx?aid=3003940 |newspaper=Korea JoongAng Daily |date=8 May 2015 |access-date=5 October 2015 }} He is proud of his grandfather Lee Hoe-yeong as he devoted himself to fighting Japanese colonialists.{{cite news |author= |title=Lee family devoted to Korean liberation |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/news/nation/2015/09/180_172910.html |newspaper=The Korea Times |date=2 February 2015 |access-date=5 October 2015 }}
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External links
- [http://www.ljk.co.kr/ Official website] {{in lang|ko}}
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Category:Members of the National Assembly (South Korea)
Category:Democratic Party of Korea politicians
Category:20th-century South Korean lawyers
Category:Seoul National University alumni
Category:Kyunggi High School alumni
Category:Politicians from Seoul
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