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Lee Jae-oh

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Lee Jae-oh
Lee Jae-oh in 2003
Korean name
Hangul
이재오
Hanja
李在五
RRI Jaeo
MRI Chaeo

Lee Jae-oh (Korean이재오; born 11 January 1945) is a conservative South Korean politician of the People Power Party. He was member of the National Assembly for Eunpyeong District, Seoul, and served as Minister for Government Legislation and Special Affairs in Lee Myung-bak's administration. He is regarded as a close associate of Lee Myung-bak,[1] and ran unsuccessfully as a candidate for the Saenuri nomination in the 2012 presidential election.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Three-term lawmaker named as special affairs minister, The Korea Times. 1 February 2012, retrieved 24 April 2012.
  2. ^ 이재오 대선출마 선언 "임기 3년으로 단축 용단" [Lee Jae-oh declares presidential bid: "We should cut presidential term to 3 years"] (in Korean). SBS. 10 May 2012. Retrieved 10 May 2012.