Lee Ki-taek

Lee Ki-taek
이기택
Lee Ki-taek in October 1974
Chairman of Grand National Party
(Acting)
In office
5 August 1998 – 30 August 1998
Preceded byCho Soon
Succeeded byLee Hoi-chang
Chairman of United Democratic Party
In office
4 June 1996 – 10 September 1997
Preceded byPark Il
Chang Eul-byung
Succeeded byCho Soon
President of Democratic Party
In office
16 September 1991 – 28 August 1995
serving with Kim Dae-jung until 18 December 1992
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byHong Young-ki
Park Il
Chairman of Democratic Party
In office
3 February 1991 – 16 September 1991
Preceded byKim Hyun-kyu acting
Succeeded byPosition abolished
In office
15 June 1990 – 16 November 1990
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byKim Hyun-kyu acting
Member of the National Assembly
In office
30 May 1992 – 29 May 1996
ConstituencyProportional
In office
30 May 1988 – 29 May 1992
Preceded byHimself (along with Yoo Heung-soo, as South & Haeundae)
Succeeded byKim Woon-hwan
ConstituencyHaeundae District
In office
11 April 1985 – 29 May 1988
serving with Yoo Heung-soo
Preceded byLee Heung-soo
Kim Seung-mok
Succeeded byHeo Jae-hong (South 1st)
Chung Sang-koo (South 2nd)
Himself (South 3rd)
ConstituencySouth & Haeundae District
In office
12 March 1973 – 27 December 1980
serving with Yang Chan-woo
Preceded byYang Chan-woo (1st)
Himself (2nd)
Succeeded byPark Kwan-yong
Kim Jin-jae
ConstituencyDongrae District
In office
1 July 1971 – 27 October 1972
Preceded byLim Kap-soo
Succeeded byYang Chan-woo
Himself
ConstituencyDongrae District 2nd
In office
1 July 1967 – 30 June 1971
ConstituencyProportional
Personal details
Born(1937-07-25)25 July 1937
Youngil County, Keishōhoku-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
Died20 February 2016(2016-02-20) (aged 78)
St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
CitizenshipSouth Korean
Political partyNew Democratic Party (1967–1980)
New Korea and Democratic Party (1985–1987)
United Democratic Party (1987–1990)
Democratic Party (L) (1990–1991)
Democratic Party (1991–1995)
United Democratic Party (1995–1997)
Grand National Party (1997–2000;2007–2012)
Democratic National Party (2000)
Saenuri Party (2012–2016)
SpouseLee Kyung-ui
ChildrenLee Sung-ho
Lee Woo-in
Lee Ji-in
Lee Se-in
Alma materKorea University
OccupationPolitician

Lee Ki-taek (Korean이기택; 25 July 1937 – 20 February 2016) was a South Korean politician and parliamentarian.

Started as a youth politician of New Democratic Party in 1967, he served as the Chairman of Democratic Party, a splinter group of United Democratic Party known as "Little Democrats", from 1990 to 1991, and also as a co-president of newly formed Democratic Party along with Kim Dae-jung from 1991 to 1992, and solely from 1992 to 1995. He also served as the chairman for United Democratic Party from 1996 to 1997, and temporarily for Grand National Party in 1998. He was also a long-term Member of the National Assembly between the period of 1967 to 1996.