Lee Myung-hee

Lee Myung-hee
Lee Myung-Hee in 2016
Born	(1943-09-05) 5 September 1943 (age 80) Uiryeong, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea
Alma mater	Ewha Womans University
Occupation	Chairman of Shinsegae Group
Spouse	Chung Jae-eun
Children	2, including Chung Yong-jin
Parent	Lee Byung-chul
Korean name
Hangul	이명희
Hanja	李明熙
Revised Romanization	Lee Myeonghui
McCune–Reischauer	I Myŏnghŭi

Lee Myung-hee (Korean: 이명희; born 5 September 1943^[1]) is a South Korean business magnate and the chairwoman of the Shinsegae Group. She is the youngest daughter of Lee Byung-chul, founder of the Samsung Group and the sister of the former late chairman Lee Kun-Hee. Lee became the company's chairwoman in 1997 following its separation from Samsung and is credited for growing it into the country's second-largest retailer. With an estimated net worth of $840 million she is one of the wealthiest people in South Korea and was ranked 20th on Forbes 2017 list of 50 Richest Koreans.^[1]