Lee Jae-oh

Lee Jae-oh
Lee Jae-oh in 2003
Korean name
Hangul
이재오
Hanja
李在五
RRI Jaeo
MRI Chaeo

Lee Jae-oh (Korean: 이재오; born 11 January 1945) is a conservative South Korean politician of the People Power Party. He was member of the National Assembly for Eunpyeong District, Seoul, and served as Minister for Government Legislation and Special Affairs in Lee Myung-bak's administration. He is regarded as a close associate of Lee Myung-bak, and ran unsuccessfully as a candidate for the Saenuri nomination in the 2012 presidential election.