Lee Eui-geun (; 7 November 1938 – 21 April 2009) was the governor of

North Gyeongsang Province North Gyeongsang Province (, ) is a province in eastern South Korea, and with an area of , it is the largest province in the Korean peninsula. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former Gyeongsang province, and remaine ...

, a province in eastern South Korea. He was a member of the

Hannara The Liberty Korea Party () was a conservative political party in South Korea that was described variously as right-wing, right-wing populist, or far-right. Until February 2017, it was known as the Saenuri Party (), and before that as the Hanna ...

party. He has served three consecutive terms in the position, beginning in 1995. His name had been mentioned as a possible future candidate for

prime minister A prime minister or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. A prime minister is not the head of state, but r ...

. Born in 1938 in Iseo-myeon,

Cheongdo County Cheongdo County (''Cheongdo-gun'') is a county in North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. It is connected to the national transportation grid by the Gyeongbu Line railroad and the Daegu-Busan Expressway. The seat of government is located in the ...

, he attended local elementary and middle schools, then transferred to , from which he graduated in 1958. He then went on to receive a BS in

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from

Yeungnam University Yeungnam University () is a private research university located in Gyeongsan, North Gyeongsang, South Korea. The university's predecessors, Taegu College and Chunggu College, were founded in Daegu in 1947 and 1950 respectively. In 1967, the two ...

in 1964. He began working for the Daegu and Gyeongbuk governments in 1961. Lee received honorary doctorates from Khabarovsk State Academy of Economics and Law,

, and the

Catholic University of Daegu Daegu Catholic University (DCU; previously named Catholic University of Daegu) is a private research university in Daegu, South Korea. DCU is known for its academic strength, especially in the field of medical, pharmacy, health science, psychology ...

. He was also awarded South Korea's

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(red stripe) in 1988. He died from prostate cancer in 2009. He was survived by his wife, Lee Myeong Sook, and his two sons, Lee Chang Hoon and Lee Kwang Hoon.

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Gyeongbuk provincial website, containing English-language profile of the governor
{{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Eui-geun Politicians from North Gyeongsang Province 1938 births 2009 deaths Liberty Korea Party politicians Yeungnam University alumni

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