Lee Myung-bak is considered a major contender to be next president of south korea

Lee Myung-bak (Hangul: 이명박, hanja: 李明博, born December 19, 1941 in Yongil-gun, North Kyongsang Province) is a former mayor of Seoul, South Korea and is considered a major contender to succeed Roh Moo-hyun as president. He is a member of the Grand National Party. As mayor of Seoul he was known for his innovative policy initiatives and especially for the restoration of the Chonggyecheon stream. He is regarded as a conservative and has called for South Korea to take a harder line on North Korea and for a greater emphasis on free-market solutions. Hangul also refers to a word processing application widely used in Korea. ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ... The Revised Romanization of Korean (Korean: 국어의 로마자 표기법; 國語의 로마字 表記法) is the official Korean language romanization system in South Korea. ... McCune-Reischauer romanization is one of the two most widely used Korean language romanization systems, along with the Revised Romanization of Korean, which replaced (a modified) McCune-Reischauer as the official romanization system in South Korea in 2000. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Lee_Myung-bak. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Lee_Myung-bak. ... Hangul also refers to a word processing application widely used in Korea. ... It has been suggested that Sino-Korean be merged into this article or section. ... December 19 is the 353rd day of the year (354th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... Gyeongsangbuk-do (North Gyeongsang) is a province in eastern South Korea. ... Seoul (Sŏul[1] 서울)   is the capital and largest city of South Korea (Republic of Korea). ... Roh Moo-hyun (born September 1, 1946 in Gimhae, South Gyeongsang) has been the President of South Korea since February 25, 2003. ... The Grand National Party is a conservative, right-wing political party in South Korea. ... Cheong Gye Cheon, also spelled in one word Cheonggyecheon is a small river flowing through downtown Seoul and then meeting the Han River. ...

Elected to the National Assembly in 1992, Lee has several times run afoul of campaign finance laws. He was fined 4 million won in 1996, and was indicted in 2002 for beginning electioneering activities too early. He escaped the two-year sentence sought by prosecutors. Prior to entering politics he was the CEO of six Hyundai affiliates between 1977 and 1992. A graduate of Korea University, in 1964 he was jailed for 6 months for protesting the normalization of relations with Japan. 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... Chief Executive Officer (CEO) is the job of having the ultimate executive responsibility or authority within an organization or corporation. ... The Hyundai Group (meaning modernity in Korean) was founded by Chung Ju-yung in 1947 as a construction company and was once South Koreas biggest conglomerate (chaebol). ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1992 (MCMXCII) was a leap year starting on Wednesday. ... Korea University is located in central Seoul, South Korea, and is generally regarded as one of the best universities in Korea. ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ...

External links

• Meet the Presidential Hopefuls: Lee Myung-bak at The Korea Times.
• Interview with the Korea IT Times, September 2005.
• "Seoul mayor sued for traffic chaos", People's Daily, July 14, 2004.
• Interview with the Korea Times, July 1, 2004.