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,[4] Lee contributed to maintaining Korea's economic stability by leading the nation's economic policies.[5]
The Lee Han-bin Hope Scholarship at Seoul National University provides student scholarships to the Graduate School of Public Administration.[6]