Lee Jeong-mi | |||||||||||
Native Name Lang: | ko | ||||||||||
Birth Date: | 7 February 1966 | ||||||||||
Birth Place: | Busan, South Korea | ||||||||||
Alma Mater: | Hankuk University of Foreign Studies | ||||||||||
Blank1: | Religion | ||||||||||
Data1: | Roman Catholic (Christian name - Othilia) | ||||||||||
Party: | Justice Party | ||||||||||
Office: | Leader of the Justice Party | ||||||||||
Term Start: | 28 October 2022 | ||||||||||
Term End: | 6 November 2023 | ||||||||||
Predecessor: | Yeo Yeong-gug Lee Eun-ju (acting) | ||||||||||
Successor: | Bae Jin-gyo (acting) | ||||||||||
Term Start1: | 11 July 2017 | ||||||||||
Term End1: | 13 July 2019 | ||||||||||
Predecessor1: | Sim Sang-jung | ||||||||||
Successor1: | Sim Sang-jung | ||||||||||
Office2: | Member of the National Assembly | ||||||||||
Constituency2: | Proportional representation | ||||||||||
Term Start2: | 30 May 2016 | ||||||||||
Term End2: | 29 May 2020 | ||||||||||
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Lee Jeong-mi (; 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.