Lee Hyun Jae (Korean: 이현재; Hanja: 李賢宰; born 20 December 1929)[2] is a South Korean former politician who served as the 18th prime minister of South Korea from March to December 1988.[3][4] He is the chairman of the Ho-Am Prize Committee[5] and an advisor of the Korean Association for Cultural Economics.[6]
Lee Hyun Jae | |
|---|---|
이현재 | |
 Lee in 1970 | |
| 18th Prime Minister of South Korea | |
| In office March 2, 1988 – December 4, 1988[1] | |
| Preceded by | Kim Chung-yul |
| Succeeded by | Kang Young-Hoon |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 20, 1929 Kōjō, Chūseinan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (now South Chungcheong Province, South Korea) |
| Alma mater | Seoul National University |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 이현재 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | I Hyeon-jae |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yi Hyŏnjae |