Lee Hee-beom

South Korean politician

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이희범
李熙範President & CEO of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter GamesIn office
May 4, 2016 – March 25, 2018IOC PresidentThomas BachPreceded byCho Yang-hoSucceeded byCai QiChair of the PyeongChang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Olympic & Paralympic Winter GamesIn office
May 4, 2016 – March 31, 2019Preceded byCho Yang-hoSucceeded byPosition dissolved8th Minister of Commerce, Industry and EnergyIn office
December 17, 2003 – February 10, 2006PresidentRoh Moo-hyunPreceded byYoon Jin-shikSucceeded byChung Sye-kyun Personal detailsBorn (1949-03-23) 23 March 1949 (age 75)
Chilgok, Gyeongsangbuk-doNationalitySouth Korean

Lee Hee-beom
Hangul	이희범
Hanja	李熙範
Revised Romanization	I Huibeom
McCune–Reischauer	I Hŭibŏm

Lee Hee-beom (Korean: 이희범; Hanja: 李熙範; March 23, 1949) is a South Korean politician. He took over as President of the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for the 2018 Winter Olympics to succeed Cho Yang-ho after his resignation.

Early life

Lee Hee-beom was born on March 23, 1949, in Andong, North Gyeongsang Province.^[1]

Education

Lee graduated from Seoul National University High School, Seoul National University, BS Seoul National University Graduate School of Public Administration, George Washington University Master of Business Administration, Kyunghee University, Graduate School, Doctor of Business Administration Hoseo University Honorary Doctorate.

Sports career

On May 4, 2016, he was nominated as President & CEO of the Pyeongchang Organizing Committee for XXIII Olympic Winter Games to replace Cho Yang-ho since stepping down on May 3.

In 2018, he was given the gold Olympic Order award and the Paralympic Order award after his efforts in coordinating the 2018 Winter Olympics and Paralympics in Pyeongchang.^[2]^[3]

References

^ "Lee Hee-beom". George Washington University. Retrieved February 10, 2023.
^ "President Thomas Bach awards the Olympic Order to PyeongChang 2018 organisers - Olympic News".
^ "PyeongChang 2018: Six Paralympic Orders awarded".

External links

Organizing Committee President & CEO Lee Hee-beom at the Wayback Machine (archived 2018-03-07)
PyeongChang 2018 Executive Board Nominates LEE Hee-beom as New President at the Wayback Machine (archived 2018-03-07)
PyeongChang on right track for Olympics

Sporting positions
Preceded by Cho Yang-ho	President of Organizing Committee for Winter Olympic Games 2018	Succeeded by Cai Qi
Political offices
Preceded by Yoon Jin-shik	Minister of Trade, Industry and Energy 2003–2006	Succeeded by Chung Sye-kyun
Preceded by		Succeeded by