Lee Sang-don
Lee Sang-don (born December 4, 1951[1]) is a South Korean legal scholar and a conservative political activist. He currently works as a professor at Chung-Ang University. He is a conservative pundit well known for expressing criticisms towards the Lee Myung-bak government. He received criticisms from a group of pro-Lee Myung-bak lawmakers for participating in the restructure of the Saenuri Party (formally Grand National Party) in the past due to his distance with Lee Myung-bak.[2] He is currently the political reformer for the Saenuri Party under Park Geun-hye.
Lee Sang-don | |
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이상돈 | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| Assumed office 30 May 2016 | |
| Constituency | Proportional representation |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 December 1951 Busan, South Korea |
| Nationality | South Korean |
| Political party | People's Party |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University Tulane University |
| Profession | legal scholar, activist, politician |
| Website | Official Website |
| Lee Sang-don | |
| Hangul | 이상돈 |
|---|---|
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Sangdon |
| McCune–Reischauer | I Sangton |
He is currently a member of the People's Party and has been elected in 2016 to serve as member of the National Assembly of Korea.[3]
Early life
Sang-don was born in Busan. He graduated in Seoul National University with a B.A. and M.A. in law and later received his Ph.D from Tulane University in law.[1]
Remarks
On Lee Myung-bak
- He is critical against the real estate cover-ups made by the South Korean President, Lee Myung-bak, in Naegok-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul.[4]
- He had expressed concerns through his blog how Lee Myung-bak's political associates could potentially drag down the Lee Myung-bak government and his affiliated Saenuri Party (then Grand National Party) after the next presidential election due to Lee's extensive history of political corruptions.[5]
- He once said in 2010 that Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye should have separated on their own way because "Lee Myung-bak's leadership heads itself to a potential Watergate scandal-like incident".[6] This incident refers to the South Korean illegal surveillance incident. Lee Myung-bak has been politically isolated from the ruling Saenuri Party as Chairperson Hong Jun-pyo, resigned.
On the Supreme Prosecutors' Office
- He proposed an extensive restructure of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office of the Republic of Korea as the organization itself covers up the corruptions generated by officials in the Lee Myung-bak government.[7]
Incidents
On April 4, 2012, Lee abruptly left a live political debate program shown in tvN Asia that generated controversies.[8]
Works
- Lee, Sang-don, 세계의 트렌드를 읽는 100권의 책, 기파랑 (March 20, 2006), ISBN 978-89-91965-94-2
- Lee, Sang-don, 비판적 환경주의자, 브레인북스 (December 15, 2006), ISBN 978-89-92447-01-0
- Lee, Sang-don, 위기에 처한 대한민국, 경덕출판사 (July 20, 2007), ISBN 978-89-91197-43-5
- Lee, Sang-don, 조용한 혁명, 뷰스 (June 9, 2011), ISBN 978-89-92037-76-1
References
- Introduction in Korean
- Kim (김), Beom-hyeon (범현) (2011-12-29). 與친이계 "비대위가 5공화국 국보위냐". Yonhap News (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-12-31.
- Kim, su jung (2016-02-17). "Lee sang don joined the party of people".
- Sohn (손), Bong-seok (봉석) (2011-10-13). 이상돈 교수 "李대통령, 철옹성 짓는다고 영장 안가나". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-12-26.
- Um (엄), Su-a (수아) (2011-05-05). "여소야대 되면 BBK-4대강 청문회 열릴 것". Views&News (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-12-26.
- Byeon (변), Yun-jae (윤재) (2010-07-14). "이상돈 "닉슨-레이건처럼 MB-박근혜 결별해야"". Views&News (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-12-26.
- Lee (이), Yeong-seop (영섭) (2011-12-01). 이상돈 "차기정권, 아예 검찰 해체해 재조립해야". Views&News (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-12-26.
- Han (한), Yun-hyeong (윤형) (2012-04-05). "TVN '이상돈 해프닝', 새누리당 토론 기피증이 원인?". Mediaus (in Korean). Retrieved 2012-04-05.
External links
- (in Korean) Official Website
- (in Korean) Naver Profile