Lee Hee-beom

In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.

Lee Hee-beom (Korean: 이희범; born March 23, 1949) is a South Korean politician. He took over as President of the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Winter Olympics to succeed Cho Yang-ho after his resignation.

Lee Hee-beom Olympic Order
이희범 李熙範
Lee in 2017
President & CEO of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games
In office May 4, 2016 – March 25, 2018
IOC President	Thomas Bach
Preceded by	Cho Yang-ho
Succeeded by	Cai Qi
Chair of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter Games
In office May 4, 2016 – March 31, 2019
Preceded by	Cho Yang-ho
Succeeded by	Position dissolved
8th Minister of Commerce, Industry and Energy
In office December 17, 2003 – February 10, 2006
President	Roh Moo-hyun
Preceded by	Yoon Jin-shik
Succeeded by	Chung Sye-kyun
Personal details
Born	(1949-03-23) 23 March 1949 (age 76) Chilgok, North Gyeongsang Province, South Korea

Lee Hee-beom
Hangul	이희범
Hanja	李熙範
RR	I Huibeom
MR	I Hŭibŏm

Early life

Lee Hee-beom was born on March 23, 1949, in Andong, South Korea.^[1]

Education

Lee graduated from Seoul National University High School, Seoul National University, BS Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Administration, George Washington University Master of Business Administration, Kyunghee University, Graduate School, Doctor of Business Administration Hoseo University Honorary Doctorate.

Sports career

On May 4, 2016, he was nominated as President & CEO of the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for XXIII Olympic Winter Games to replace Cho Yang-ho since stepping down on May 3.

In 2018, he was given the gold Olympic Order award and the Paralympic Order award after his efforts in coordinating the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Pyeongchang.^[2][3]