Han-bin Lee

Han-bin Lee
이한빈
Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea
In office
13 December 1979 – 22 May 1980
PresidentChoi Kyu-hah
Prime MinisterShin Hyun-hwak
Preceded byShin Hyun-hwak
Succeeded byKim Won-ki
Minister of Economy and Finance
In office
13 December 1979 – 22 May 1980
PresidentChoi Kyu-hah
Prime MinisterShin Hyun-hwak
Personal details
Born9 February 1926
Died21 January 2004 (aged 77)
NationalitySouth Korean
RelativesGye-Jun Ryu
Paul K. Ryu
Hwang Kyung Koh
Mi Sun Cho
Hanju (Han Choo) Lee
EducationSeoul National University, BA
Harvard Business School, MBA
Seoul National University, PHD

Han-bin Lee (also known as Lee Han-bin and Hahn-Been Lee) was a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the 14th Deputy Prime Minister of the Fourth Republic of Korea.[1][2][3]

Lee served as South Korea's Ambassador to Switzerland from 1963 to 1965. During this time Lee was instrumental in establishing the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Switzerland. In 1979, Lee became South Korea's 14th Deputy Prime Minister of the Fourth Republic of Korea.  As Deputy Prime Minister and minister of the Economic Planning Board of Korea,[4] Lee contributed to maintaining Korea's economic stability by leading the nation's economic policies.[5]

The Lee Han-bin Hope Scholarship at Seoul National University provides student scholarships to the Graduate School of Public Administration.[6]

  1. ^ "SearchMinistry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Korea". Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  2. ^ "李漢彬의 시선으로 본 한국의 지식인". Monthly Chosun (in Korean). 22 November 2014. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  3. ^ 이한빈 前 부총리 별세. Busan Ilbo (in Korean). Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  4. ^ [포토섹션]6.25전쟁 직후 한국경제 버팀목 미국잉여농산물도입협정, 최종1년 남겨두고 1980년 갱신. photo.heraldcorp.com. Retrieved 31 October 2020.
  5. ^ "South Korean Development Model". UA Foreign Affairs. Retrieved 28 October 2020.
  6. ^ "Former Deputy Prime Minister LEE Han Bin Donates 520 thousand USD to SNU". 26 June 2012.