Lee Cheol-woo

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Cheol-woo (Korean: 이철우; born 15 August 1955), also spelled Lee Cheol-uoo, is a South Korean politician and the Governor of North Gyeongsang Province since 2018.^{[1][unreliable source?]} A member of the People Power Party, he was a member of the National Assembly of South Korea and was the vice-governor of North Gyeongsang Province from December 2005 to January 2008.

Lee Cheol-woo
이철우
Governor of North Gyeongsang Province
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 July 2018
Preceded by	Kim Kwan-yong
Member of the National Assembly
In office 30 May 2008 – 14 May 2018
Preceded by	Lim In-bae
Succeeded by	Song Eon-seog
Constituency	Gimcheon
Personal details
Born	(1955-08-15) 15 August 1955 (age 69) Gimcheon, South Korea
Political party	People Power
Other political affiliations	Liberty Korea
Alma mater	Kyungpook National University Yonsei University
Occupation	Politician
Korean name
Hangul	이철우
Hanja	李喆雨
RR	I Cheolu
MR	I Ch'ŏru

Personal life

Lee was born in Gimcheon, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea. He attended Kyungpook National University, where he majored in mathematics education. He also graduated from the Graduate School of Public Administration at the Yonsei University, and was awarded an honorary doctorate of management by Daegu University in August 2007.^{[citation needed]}

Career

Lee served as a member and manager of the National Intelligence Service for more than 20 years before becoming vice-governor. He spent almost five years as a teacher in various middle schools before joining the NIS.

In the National Assembly, he was a member of the Intelligence Committee, Committee of Education, Science and Technology and the Special Committee of Budget and Account.

In April 2025, Lee registered his candidacy for the 2025 South Korean presidential election,^[2] but lost in the primaries held by the People Power Party.^[3]