Lee Jeong-mi

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Lee Jeong-mi
이정미
Lee in 2019
Leader of the Justice Party
In office 28 October 2022 – 6 November 2023
Preceded by	Yeo Yeong-gug Lee Eun-ju (acting)
Succeeded by	Bae Jin-gyo (acting)
In office 11 July 2017 – 13 July 2019
Preceded by	Sim Sang-jung
Succeeded by	Sim Sang-jung
Member of the National Assembly
In office 30 May 2016 – 29 May 2020
Constituency	Proportional representation
Personal details
Born	(1966-02-07) 7 February 1966 (age 58) Busan, South Korea
Political party	Justice Party
Other political affiliations	Democratic Labor (2000–2011) Unified Progressive (2011–2012)
Alma mater	Hankuk University of Foreign Studies
Religion	Roman Catholic (Christian name - Othilia)
Korean name
Hangul	이정미
Hanja	李貞味
Revised Romanization	I Jeongmi
McCune–Reischauer	Yi Chŏngmi

Lee Jeong-mi (Korean: 이정미; born 7 February 1966 in Busan) is a South Korean politician. She was the leader of the Justice Party since from 28 October 2022 to 6 November 2023.^[1] and previously served as leader from 2017 to 2019 following the previous leadership tenures of Sim Sang-jung.^[2][3] She served as a member of the 20th National Assembly from 2016 to 2020.

In early December 2023, Lee announced on her personal Facebook page that a tumor was found in her right kidney during a health checkup, and surgery was completed in January 2024. She said that it was stage 1 kidney cancer, and since it was discovered early, it had not metastasized to other organs, so the surgery was not that difficult and that he would focus on recover.^[4] Lee did not run in the 2024 parliamentary election.