Lee Woo-jae explained

Lee Woo-jae
Birth Date:5 May 1934
Office:Member of the National Assembly of South Korea
Term:1981
Office1:Ministry of Postal Service
President1:Roh Tae-woo
Primeminister1:Kang Young-hoon
Term Start1:19 July 1989
Term End1:26 December 1990
Preceded1:Choi Young-chul
Succeeded1:Song Eun-jong
Party:Democratic Justice Party
Native Name Lang:ko

Lee Woo-jae (; 5 May 1934 – 12 July 2024) was a South Korean politician. He served as minister of Postal Service from 1989 to 1990.[1] He was a member of the Hanahoe, a private organization within the South Korean army.[2] He participated in the founding of the Fifth Republic from its inception in 1980, when he was included as a permanent member of the Hanahoe-led National Security Emergency Committee. After serving as a proportional representative of the Democratic Justice Party in the 11th National Assembly, he was appointed the first president of the Korea Telecommunications Corporation in 1981.[3]

Lee died on 12 July 2024, at the age of 90.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 정보통신부. donga.com. 12 July 2024. Korean. https://web.archive.org/web/20070610030138/http://www.donga.com/inmul/minister/gov1_list.php?lgubun=16&sgubun=1. 10 June 2007. live. Wayback Machine.
  2. News: Jo Sung-sik. Shin Dong-A. Army's Four Major Organizational Ranks & Promotion Status. 88~97. 24 January 2005.
  3. 1981~: Web site: IT History > Telecommunications and Broadcasting > 1980s (Information Age). Korea Information Society Agency. 24 November 2007.
  4. Web site: KT 초대 사장·체신부 장관 지낸 이우재 전 의원 별세. yna.co.kr. 12 July 2024. 12 July 2024. Korean.