Lee Hee-beom (; born March 23, 1949) is a South Korean politician. He took over as President of the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for the

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to succeed

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after his resignation.

Early life

Lee Hee-beom was born on March 23, 1949, in

Andong Andong () is a Administrative divisions of South Korea, city in South Korea, and the capital of North Gyeongsang Province. It is the largest city in the northern part of the province with a population of 167,821 as of October 2010. The Nakdong Ri ...

, South Korea.

Education

Lee graduated from Seoul National University High School,

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, BS

Graduate School of Public Administration,

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Master of Business Administration,

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, Graduate School, Doctor of Business Administration

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Honorary Doctorate.

Sports career

On May 4, 2016, he was nominated as President & CEO of the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for XXIII Olympic Winter Games to replace

since stepping down on May 3. In 2018, he was given the gold

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award and the

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award after his efforts in coordinating the

and Paralympics in Pyeongchang.

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PyeongChang on right track for Olympics
Government ministers of South Korea Presidents of the Organising Committees for the Olympic Games 1949 births Recipients of the Olympic Order Recipients of the Paralympic Order Living people People from Andong People from Chilgok County {{SouthKorea-politician-stub