Lee Jung-hyun (politician)

Lee Jung-hyun (born 1 September 1958) is a South Korean politician. He is a member of the National Assembly and the delegate of Saenuri Party. He is also known as the first Jeolla Province born delegate of the conservative Saenuri Party since democratization in the 1980s, and widely regarded to have broken the regional discrimination in his Gyeongsang Province-oriented party as the party's first chairman from Jeolla regions. He is also regarded as one of President Park's closet aides, and this has stirred substantial unease recently during President Park's scandals in late 2016.[1]

Lee Jung-hyun
이정현
Chairman of the Saenuri Party
In office
9 August 2016 – 16 December 2016
Preceded byKim Hee-ok (Interim)
Succeeded byChung Woo-taik (Acting)
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
31 July 2014
Preceded byKim Sun-dong
ConstituencySuncheon (–Gokseong until 2016)
In office
30 May 2008 – 29 May 2012
ConstituencyProportional representation
Personal details
Born (1958-09-01) 1 September 1958
Gokseong, South Jeolla Province, South Korea
Political partyIndependent
Other political
affiliations		Saenuri (until 2017)
Lee Jung-hyun
Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Jeonghyeon
McCune–ReischauerRi Chŏnghyŏn
This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.

References
  1. "Rep. Lee Jung-hyun elected as new ruling party chief". The Korea Herald. 9 August 2016. Retrieved 9 August 2016.


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