Lee Ju-ho

Lee Ju-ho is one of those rare figures who genuinely straddles the worlds of academia and government without feeling out of place in either. A Cornell-trained economist from North Gyeongsang, he carved out a serious reputation at the KDI School of Public Policy before stepping into the political arena — and when he became South Korea's deputy prime minister and education minister in 2022, it felt like a natural fit rather than a career pivot. Education policy in Korea is a high-stakes, emotionally charged battleground, and having an actual economist in that seat brought a different kind of rigor to the conversation. I find people who do the scholarly groundwork before grabbing the levers of power genuinely more interesting than career politicians, and Lee fits that mold.

Name (English)

Lee Ju-ho

Name (Japanese)

李周浩

Reading

い・じゅほ

Born

February 17, 1961 (age 65)

Zodiac / Chinese zodiac

Aquarius / Ox

Origin

North Gyeongsang, South Korea

Occupation

politician / economist

University

Cornell University

Motto

Private

• Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%E5%91%A8%E6%B5%A9%20(%E6%94%BF%E6%B2%BB%E5%AE%B6)

Tags

• North Gyeongsang
• politician
• economist

Last updated

2026-06-02

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