Lee Sang-don

For the football player, see Lee Sang-don (footballer).
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Sang-don
이상돈
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 May 2016
ConstituencyProportional representation
Personal details
Born (1951-12-04) 4 December 1951 (age 72)
Busan, South Korea
Political partyIndependent
Alma materSeoul National University
Tulane University
Professionlegal scholar, activist, politician
WebsiteOfficial Website
Lee Sang-don
Hangul
이상돈
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Sangdon
McCune–ReischauerI Sangton

Lee Sang-don (born December 4, 1951[1]) is a South Korean legal scholar and a conservative liberal political activist.[2][3] His liberal philosophy was influenced by American conservatism and neoconservatism, but he is critical of South Korean conservatism.[4] He currently works as a professor at Chung-Ang University. He is a conservative pundit well known for expressing criticisms towards the Lee Myung-bak government. He received criticisms from a group of pro-Lee Myung-bak lawmakers for participating in the restructure of the Saenuri Party (formally Grand National Party) in the past due to his distance with Lee Myung-bak.[5]

He was a member of the National Assembly member of the People's Party, a liberal political party led by Ahn Cheol-soo.[6]

Early life

Sang-don was born in Busan. He graduated in Seoul National University with a B.A. and M.A. in law and later received his Ph.D from Tulane University in law.[1]

Remarks

On Lee Myung-bak

  • He is critical against the real estate cover-ups made by the South Korean President, Lee Myung-bak, in Naegok-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul.[7]
  • He had expressed concerns through his blog how Lee Myung-bak's political associates could potentially drag down the Lee Myung-bak government and his affiliated Saenuri Party (then Grand National Party) after the next presidential election due to Lee's extensive history of political corruptions.[8]
  • He once said in 2010 that Lee Myung-bak and Park Geun-hye should have separated on their own way because "Lee Myung-bak's leadership heads itself to a potential Watergate scandal-like incident".[9] This incident refers to the South Korean illegal surveillance incident. Lee Myung-bak has been politically isolated from the ruling Saenuri Party as Chairperson Hong Jun-pyo, resigned.

On the Supreme Prosecutors' Office

Incidents

On April 4, 2012, Lee abruptly left a live political debate program shown in tvN Asia that generated controversies.[11]

Works

  • Lee, Sang-don, 세계의 트렌드를 읽는 100권의 책, 기파랑 (2006), ISBN 978-89-91965-94-2
  • Lee, Sang-don, 비판적 환경주의자, 브레인북스 (2006), ISBN 978-89-92447-01-0
  • Lee, Sang-don, 위기에 처한 대한민국, 경덕출판사 (2007), ISBN 978-89-91197-43-5
  • Lee, Sang-don, 조용한 혁명, 뷰스 (2011), ISBN 978-89-92037-76-1

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Introduction in Korean
  2. ^ "보수적 자유주의자 이상돈의 엑스파일" [Conservative liberal, Lee Sang-don's X-file.]. JoongAng Ilbo (in Korean). 19 June 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
  3. ^ "이상돈 "여권 불리한 지형이지만 한쪽 쏠리는 대선은 아닐 것"". The Hankyoreh (in Korean). 10 July 2021. Retrieved 19 October 2021. '보수적 자유주의자의 여정'이라는 부제처럼, '보수 본류'의 집안 얘기부터 보수 정당과 인물에 관한 에피소드 등 그가 지나온 한국 현대사의 단면을 촘촘히 기록했다. 보수보다 자유에 방점을 두는 이 전 의원을 지난 2일 오후 한겨레신문사에서 만나 정치 경험 등에 관한 얘기를 들었다. [Like the subtitle "The Journey of a Conservative Liberals", he closely recorded cross-sections of modern Korean history, ranging from the family stories of 'Conservative mainstream' to episodes about conservative parties and characters. Former lawmaker Lee, who focuses on "Liberty" over "Conservative", met at the Hankyoreh newspaper on the afternoon of the 2nd and heard about political experiences.]
  4. ^ a b "이상돈 "文대통령, 보수정권 9년 실패 따라가지 말라"" [Lee Sang-don said, "President, don't follow the failure of the conservative regime for 9 years".]. 프레시안 (in Korean). 5 February 2020. Retrieved 19 October 2021. ... 경기고-서울대 법대를 나와 해군 장교로 복무했고, 미국에서 석사, 박사를 마쳤다. 석사 박사 과정을 통해 미국의 헌법과 정치, 사법제도, 그리고 환경법에 관한 연구를 했다. 미국 보수주의의 거두 윌리엄 버클리 등의 영향을 받았다. ... [He graduated from Gyeonggi High School-Seoul National University Law School and served as a naval officer, and completed his master's and doctorate in the United States. Through his master's degree program, he studied the constitution, politics, judicial system, and environmental law of the United States. It was influenced by William Buckley, a leader of American conservatism.]
  5. ^ Kim (김), Beom-hyeon (범현) (2011-12-29). 與친이계 "비대위가 5공화국 국보위냐". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-12-31.
  6. ^ Kim, su jung (2016-02-17). "Lee sang don joined the party of people".
  7. ^ Sohn (손), Bong-seok (봉석) (2011-10-13). 이상돈 교수 "李대통령, 철옹성 짓는다고 영장 안가나". Kyunghyang Shinmun (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-12-26.
  8. ^ Um (엄), Su-a (수아) (2011-05-05). "여소야대 되면 BBK-4대강 청문회 열릴 것". Views&News (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-12-26.
  9. ^ Byeon (변), Yun-jae (윤재) (2010-07-14). "이상돈 "닉슨-레이건처럼 MB-박근혜 결별해야"". Views&News (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-12-26.
  10. ^ Lee (이), Yeong-seop (영섭) (2011-12-01). 이상돈 "차기정권, 아예 검찰 해체해 재조립해야". Views&News (in Korean). Retrieved 2011-12-26.
  11. ^ Han (한), Yun-hyeong (윤형) (2012-04-05). "TVN '이상돈 해프닝', 새누리당 토론 기피증이 원인?". Mediaus (in Korean). Retrieved 2012-04-05.