Lee In-je
| Lee In-je | |
| Hangul | 이인제 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | 李仁濟 |
| Revised Romanization | I In-je |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri In-je |
Rhee In-je (hangul:이인제; born 11 December 1948), a former judge, is a South Korean politician.[1]
He was born in Nonsan, Chungcheongnam Province and graduated from Seoul National University. In 1988, he entered politics after having been elected to the National Assembly. He also served as the first Minister of Labor in President Kim Young-sam’s administration in 1993, and the governor of Gyeonggi Province in 1955.
In the 1997, he was defeated by Lee Hoi-chang in the New Korea Party's election to choose its presidential candidate. Afterwards, he resigned from the party to create the New People Party to launch his ultimately unsuccessful run for the presidency. In the 2002, he was one of the leading contenders to run for president as the nominee of the Millennium Democratic Party but resigned after being defeated by the ultimate presidential victor Roh Moo-hyun. In 2007, Rhee again ran for president but was defeated by Grand National Party candidate Lee Myung-bak. He has stayed active in politics and in July 2014 was elected to the Supreme Council of Saenuri Party, the ruling party of the Republic of Korea.[2] He has a special nickname: Phoenije [a combination of Phoenix and (Rhee in) JE]. The nickname derives from his ability to change political party affiliation and be elected to the National Assembly a total of six times despite numerous past defeats, rising anew like like a Phoenix.[3]
References
- ↑ 이인제 Lee In-je Naver people
- ↑ 불사조 이인제, 화려한 복귀 이인제, 새누리당 최고의원 YTN, July 6, Lee In-je, Member of the Supreme Council of Saenuri Party 2014
- ↑ lee, ha nuel (2016-04-13). "Phoenije, Rhee In Je can be elected once again? 7 times".