Hoesung Lee | |
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Born |
Yesan |
December 31, 1945
Fields | Economics |
Institutions | Korea University |
Alma mater |
Seoul National University Rutgers University |
Website Hoesung Lee |
Hoesung Lee | |
Hangul | 이회성 |
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Hanja | 李會晟 |
Revised Romanization | I Hoeseong |
McCune–Reischauer | Ri Hoesŏng |
Hoesung Lee (born December 31, 1945) is a South Korean economist and current chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. He is professor in the economics of climate change, energy and sustainable development in the Graduate School of Energy, Environment, Policy & Technology at Korea University in the Republic of Korea. Lee received his B.A. in economics from Seoul National University and a Ph.D. in economics from Rutgers University. Lee was elected as the chair of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) on October 6, 2015. One of his elder brothers is Lee Hoi-chang, former Prime Minister of South Korea and three-time presidential candidate.