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Lee Wan-koo

Politician

Lee Wan-koo is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	LEE Wan Koo · Lee Wan-koo · Λι Γουάν Κου · Ли Вангу · Лі Ван Гу · 2 more...				[sources]
Other name	Lee Wan-koo · Λι Γουάν Κου · Ли Вангу · 李完九				[sources]
Weak alias	이완구				[sources]
Birth date	1950-06-02				[sources]
Place of birth	Cheongyang County				[sources]
Death date	2021-10-14				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	South Korea				[sources]
Country	South Korea				[sources]
Citizenship	South Korea				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
Last name	Lee · Li				[sources]
Website	www.leewankoo.com · twitter.com				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q12612132				[sources]
Position	Governor of South Chungcheong Province (2006-2009) · Member of the National Assembly of South Korea · Member of the National Assembly of South Korea (2013-2016) · National Assembly (member, 2012-2016) · Prime Minister of South Korea (2015-2015)				[sources]
Education	Dankook University · Michigan State University · Sungkyunkwan University				[sources]
Religion	Catholic Church				[sources]
Last change	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-10-17	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

South Korean prime minister

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Lee Baekyeon Close Associate	spouse	1978	2021

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the National Assembly	2012-05-30	2016-05-29
Prime Minister of South Korea

Data sources

Every Politician58,326

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MySociety · non-official source

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons274,361

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Wikidata · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata349,826

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External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions549,410

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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