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Lee Wan-koo

李完九　/　い・わんぐ

Politician from South Korea

June 2, 1950 – October 14, 2021　・　Cheongyang County, South Chungcheong, South Korea

South Chungcheong
politician
head of government

My Take

Lee Wan-koo's story fascinates me precisely because his time at the summit was so fleeting. From Cheongyang County to Sungkyunkwan University and a long climb through provincial and national politics, he reached the very top as South Korea's prime minister in 2015, only to leave the office almost as quickly as he arrived. I find that arc more instructive than any long, comfortable tenure would have been. Power can be earned over decades and lost in weeks. When he passed in 2021, I felt the right measure was respect not for how briefly he held the post, but for the sheer distance he traveled to get there.

Overview

Lee Wan-koo (Korean: 이완구; Hanja: 李完九; 16 July 1950 – 14 October 2021) was a South Korean politician who briefly served as the prime minister of South Korea in 2015.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Lee Wan-koo
Name (Japanese): 李完九
Reading: い・わんぐ
Born: June 2, 1950 – October 14, 2021
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Gemini / Tiger
Origin: Cheongyang County, South Chungcheong, South Korea
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: politician / head of government

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Sungkyunkwan University

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Xhttps://x.com/leewankoo
Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%9D%8E%E5%AE%8C%E4%B9%9D

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