Lee Jang-woo (politician)
Lee Jang-woo | |
|---|---|
| 이장우 | |
Lee in 2025 | |
| 13rd Mayor of Daejeon | |
| Assumed office 1 July 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Heo Tae-jeong |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 February 1965 Cheongyang County, South Chungcheong Province |
| Political party | People Power |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이장우 |
| Hanja | 李莊雨 |
| RR | I Jangu |
| MR | I Changu |
Lee Jang-woo (Korean: 이장우; born 10 February 1965) is a South Korean politician who has been serving as the Mayor of Daejeon since 2022.
Career
Lee Jang-woo is from Cheongyang County, South Chungcheong Province, and graduated from the Department of Public Administration at Daejeon University. After graduating from the university, he founded and operated a computer company, then he entered politics and served as a member of the 19th and 20th National Assembly and the mayor of Dong District, Daejeon.[1]
In the 2022 local elections, Lee was elected Mayor of Daejeon for the first time in eight years as a conservative party candidate.[1] In April 2025, Lee declared at a press conference that he would not run in the 2025 presidential election.[2]
References
- ^ a b 역대급 난타전 끝 승리…대전시장 이장우 "尹과 전화하는 사이". JoongAng Ilbo. 2 June 2022.
- ^ 김준호 (14 April 2025). 이장우 대전시장 "대선 불출마…새로운 도전보다 성공적 시정". Yonhap News Agency.