Lee Hoi-chang

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His Excellency The Right Honourable Lee Hoi-chang
이회창
24th Prime Minister of South Korea
In office 17 December 1993 – 21 April 1994
President	Kim Young-sam
Preceded by	Hwang In-sung
Succeeded by	Lee Yung-dug
Member of the National Assembly
In office 30 May 2008 – 29 May 2012
Preceded by	Hong Moon-pyo
Succeeded by	Hong Moon-pyo
Constituency	Hongseong–Yesan
In office 30 May 2000 – 10 December 2002
Constituency	Proportional representation
In office 4 June 1999 – 29 May 2000
Preceded by	Hong Jun-pyo
Succeeded by	Maeng Hyung-gyu
Constituency	Seoul Songpa A
Leader of the Liberty Forward Party
In office 1 February 2008 – 9 May 2011
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Byun Woong-jeon
President of the Grand National Party
In office 30 August 1998 – 1 April 2002
Preceded by	Cho Soon
Succeeded by	Park Kwan-yong (acting)
President of the New Korea Party
In office 30 September 1997 – 21 November 1997
Preceded by	Kim Young-sam
Succeeded by	Position abolished
Personal details
Born	(1935-06-02) 2 June 1935 (age 88) Sohung County, Kōkai-dō (Hwanghae Province), Korea, Empire of Japan (now North Korea)
Political party	Independent
Other political affiliations	New Korea (1996–1997) Grand National (1997–2007) Independent (2007–2008) Liberty Forward (2008–2012) Saenuri (2012–2017)
Spouse	Han In-ok[1]
Children	2 sons[2]
Alma mater	Seoul National University
Religion	Roman Catholic[3]
Signature
Korean name
Hangul	이회창
Hanja	李會昌
Revised Romanization	I Hoe-chang
McCune–Reischauer	Yi Hoech'ang
Art name
Hangul	경사
Hanja	俓史
Revised Romanization	Gyeongsa
McCune–Reischauer	Kyŏngsa

Lee Hoi-chang (Korean pronunciation: [i.hø.tɕʰaŋ]; born June 2, 1935) is a South Korean politician and lawyer who served as the 26th Prime Minister of South Korea from 1993 to 1994. He was a presidential candidate in the 15th, 16th and 17th presidential elections of South Korea. Prior to his presidential campaigns, Lee served as Supreme Court Justice of the Supreme Court of Korea.^[4]