About Lee Woo-jae
Lived 1934 – 2024 (aged 90). Lee Woo-jae was a South Korean politician.
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. He was a member of the Hanahoe, a private organization within the South Korean army. 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.
Lee died on 12 July 2024, at the age of 90.
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Who was Lee Woo-jae?
South Korean politician
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Lee Woo-jae was born on 5 May 1934 in Seoul.
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Lee Woo-jae died on 12 July 2024.
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Lee Woo-jae was South Korean.
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