Lee Baek-yun

Lee Baek-yun (, born 25 May 1977) is a South Korean activist and socialist politician. He was the Labour Party presidential candidate at the 2022 presidential election.

Career Lee was born in 1977 and grew up in Goheung, South Jeolla. His father was a construction worker, and his mother used to work in various sectors, such as food caravans and restaurants. He led an occupy movement at the main building. As a temporary employee, he organised a trade union and fought for the rights of temporary workers.

After being released from prison, Lee joined the Socialist Revolutionary Workers' Party (SRWP), a left-wing unregistered political party. He became the Labour presidential candidate after the SRWP was merged into the Labour. His slogan is "Should we keep living like this? If you want to change, SOCIALISM."

Election results Presidential election Year Political party Votes (%) Remarks 2022 Labour 9,176 (0.03)