Lee Hae-chan

Lee Hae-chan (, 10 July 1957 – 25 January 2026) was a Korean politician, journalist and writer. In 2004, he became the 36th Prime minister of South Korea. He was the 38th education minister from 3 March 1998, to 24 May 1999. He became deputy mayor of Seoul in 1995.

 Life 
Lee started his political career as an liberal activist. In 1988, he was elected to Parliament. He has been re-elected seven times since then; in 1988, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2012.

In 1995, Lee was appointed to deputy mayor of Seoul. He only had the job briefly, however, because he resigned. From 1998 to 1999 he was Education Minister. During that time, he made reforms to education in the country, fought corruption, bribery and incompetency in schools, and reduced the age of retirement.

Lee died on 25 January 2026 from problems caused by cardiac arrest at the age of 73 while attending a meeting of the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.

 References 

 Other websites 
  Lee-hae-chan 
 i-love Lee-hae-chan 
  Lee Hae-Chan Fan-Cafe

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