Lee In-je
| Lee In-je | |
|---|---|
| 이인제 | |
| Governor of Gyeonggi Province | |
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In office 1995–1997 |
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| President | Kim Young-sam |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
11 December 1948 Nonsan, South Chungcheong Province, South Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Political party | Liberty Korea Party |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University |
| 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.
He was born in Nonsan, South Chungcheong 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 from 1995-1997.
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's 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 as the nominee of the Democratic Party 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. He has a special nickname: Phoenikje [a combination of Phoenix and (Rhee in) JE]. The nickname derives from his ability to change political party affiliation for 16 times and be elected to the National Assembly a total of six times despite numerous past defeats in the presidential elections and fall of his afilliated parties, rising anew like like a Phoenix.
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