Lee Jeong-mi explained

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
Module:
Korean name
Hangul:이정미
Rr:I Jeongmi
Mr:Yi Chŏngmi
Child:yes

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.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Former Justice Party leader Lee Jeong-mi elected for 2nd term. The Korea Times. 15 November 2022.
  2. Web site: 이정미 정의당 당대표 당선... '포스트 노-심 시대' 시작. Naver. OhmyNews. 15 September 2017.
  3. Web site: 정호진 대변인, 5기 당 대표단 선출 결과. www.justice21.org. 2019-12-01.
  4. https://www.facebook.com/share/p/HA9FTHQbcd6cRv4j/