Lee Gae-ho

Lee Gae-ho
이개호
Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs
In office
10 August 2018 – 30 August 2019
PresidentMoon Jae-in
Prime MinisterLee Nak-yeon
Preceded byKim Yung-rok
Succeeded byKim Hyeon-soo
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
31 July 2014
Preceded byLee Nak-yeon
ConstituencyJeonnam Damyang-Hampyong-Yeonggwang-Jangseong
Personal details
Born (1959-06-23) 23 June 1959 (age 65)
Damyang, Jeonnam, South Korea
Political partyDemocratic
Alma materChonnam National University
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Gae-ho (Korean: 이개호; Hanja: 李介昊; born 23 June 1959) is a South Korean politician who previously served as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs under President Moon Jae-in.[1] He is also a three-term parliamentarian representing a district previously held by former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon.

After passing the state exam in 1980 and before running for by-election in 2014, he has spent most of his career at South Jeolla (Jeonnam) Province government.[2]

In the 2020 general election, his victory was the first out of 253 constituencies to be confirmed by the electoral commission.[3] In 2020 he was elected as the chair of National Assembly's Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs, Oceans and Fisheries Committee responsible for scrutinising Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and related agencies.[4]

He holds a bachelor's degree in management from Chonnam National University.[5]

On 15 April 2021, Lee was tested positive for COVID-19.[6][7] He became the 1st incumbent MP tested positive for COVID-19.[6][7]

  1. ^ "Lee Gae-ho confirmed as agriculture minister". Korea JoongAng Daily. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  2. ^ "이개호 :: 네이버 인물검색". people.search.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  3. ^ "[속보] 민주당 이개호, 21대 총선 첫 당선 확정... 전남 담양·함평·영광·장성서 82% 득표". 서울경제 (in Korean). 2020-04-15. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  4. ^ "민주당 32년만의 상임위원장 '싹쓸이'…상임위 일제 가동(종합)". 뉴스1 (in Korean). 2020-06-29. Retrieved 2020-06-29.
  5. ^ "4개월 빈 자리에 '관료 출신 재선 의원'". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 2018-07-26. Retrieved 2020-05-26.
  6. ^ a b "이개호 민주당 의원, 코로나19 확진…현역 첫 사례(종합)". 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  7. ^ a b "민주당 이개호, 현역 의원 첫 확진 …본청 셧다운될 수도". 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.