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Lee Hae Chan was a South Korean politician, journalist, and head of government. He served as the Prime Minister of South Korea. His political career included membership in the New Democratic Union Party, the Democratic Party, the Uri Party, and the United New Democratic Party.
Born in 1952, he was educated at Dongguk University and Seoul National University. He spoke and wrote in Korean, which was also his native language. He died in Ho Chi Minh City in 2026.
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Authority record · VIAF
- Lifespan
- 1952–2026
- Nationality
- KR
- Gender
- Male
Recorded by 2 libraries
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Key facts
- President
- Lee Jae Myung
- Preceded by
- Kim Kwan-yong
- Succeeded by
- Vacant
- Mayor
- Cho Soon
- Constituency
- Sejong
- Born
- ( 1952-07-10 ) 10 July 1952, Jangpyeong-myeon [ ko ] , South Chungcheong , South Korea
- Died
- 25 January 2026 (2026-01-25) (aged 73), Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam
- Party
- Democratic
- Alma mater
- Seoul National University ( BA )
- Hangul
- 이해찬
- Hanja
- 李海瓚
- Rr
- I Haechan
- Mr
- I Haech'an
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Lee
- Family name
- Lee
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- South Korea
- Place of death
- Ho Chi Minh City
- Occupation
- journalist
- Educated at
- Seoul National University
- Political party
- Democratic Party of Korea
- Languages spoken
- Korean
- Native language
- Korean
- Image
- 191028더불어민주당예산정책협의회(3).jpg
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- Commons category
- Lee Hae-chan
- date of birth
- 1952-07-10
- McCune–Reischauer romanization
- Yi Haech'an
- Revised Romanization
- I Hae-chan
- P10632
- Lee Hae Chan
- date of death
- 2026-01-25
- name in native language
- 이해찬
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Encyclopedic overview
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Lee Hae-chan (Korean: 이해찬; 10 July 1952 – 25 January 2026) was a South Korean activist and politician who served as the prime minister of South Korea from 2004 to 2006 and as the leader of the Democratic Party of Korea from 2018 to 2020.
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