Han-bin Lee | |
|---|---|
| Acting Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office 5 December 1979 – 20 December 1979 | |
| President | Choi Kyu-hah |
| Preceded by | Choi Kyu-hah |
| Succeeded by | Shin Hyun-hwak |
| Deputy Prime Minister of South Korea and Minister for Economic Planning Board | |
| In office 13 December 1979 – 22 May 1980 | |
| President | Choi Kyu-hah |
| Prime Minister | Shin Hyun-hwak |
| Preceded by | Shin Hyun-hwak |
| Succeeded by | Kim Won-ki
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| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1926 |
| Died | 21 January 2004 (aged 77) |
| Relatives | Hanju Lee Paul K. Ryu Hwang Kyung Koh Mi Sun Cho |
| Education | Seoul National University (BA, PhD) Harvard University (MBA) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이한빈 |
| Hanja | 李漢彬 |
| RR | I Hanbin |
| MR | I Hanbin |
Han-bin Lee (Korean: 이한빈) was a South Korean politician and diplomat who served as the deputy prime minister of South Korea from 1979 to 1980.
Lee served as South Korea's Ambassador to Switzerland from 1963 to 1965. During this time Lee was instrumental in establishing the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Switzerland. In 1979, Lee became South Korea's 14th Deputy Prime Minister of the Fourth Republic of Korea. As Deputy Prime Minister and minister of the Economic Planning Board of Korea, Lee contributed to maintaining Korea's economic stability by leading the nation's economic policies.
The Lee Han-bin Hope Scholarship at Seoul National University provides student scholarships to the Graduate School of Public Administration.