Lee Tahney

Lee Tahney (Korean: 이탄희, born 3 November 1978) is a South Korean lawyer, judge and politician. A member of the liberal Democratic Party, he was elected the Member of the National Assembly for Yongin 4th constituency in 2020 election. Prior to entering politics, he was the judge in various local and high courts.

Lee Tahney
이탄희
Lee Tahney
Member of the National Assembly
Assumed office
30 May 2020
Preceded byPyo Chang-won
ConstituencyYongin 4th
Personal details
Born (1978-11-03) 3 November 1978
Seoul, South Korea
CitizenshipSouth Korean
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseOh Ji-won
Alma materHarvard University
OccupationJudge, lawyer, politician
ReligionRoman Catholic
(Christian name : Paul)

Early life and education

Lee was born in Seoul in 1978.[1] He attended Garak High School and obtained a bachelor's degree in law at Seoul National University.[1] He earned Master of Laws degree at Harvard University in the United States.[1]

After qualifying for the bar in 2002, Lee graduated from the Judicial Research and Training Institute in 2005.[1][2][3] He was firstly appointed a judge at Suwon District Court in 2008 and worked for 2 years.[2] Then, he moved to Seoul Central District Court (2010–2012), Gwangju District Court (2012–2014) and Jeju District Court (2015–2016).[2] He returned to Suwon District Court in 2016.[2] He was briefly a barrister at the Korean Public Interest Lawyers Group from 2019[2] to 2020, till he joined the politics.

In 2017, Lee was appointed the Deputy Director-General of the National Court Administration.[1][3] Shortly after this, he had found out some documents, such as the Judiciary Blacklist and the Dissolution Plan of the Institute of International Human Rights Law; both are related to the former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Yang Sung-tae.[1][3] He then submitted a resignation letter in order to protest against the judicial scandal, although the letter was rejected.[1][3] However, this incident has contributed for the judicial reform, including the detention of the ex-Chief Justice.[1][3]

Political career

On 19 January 2020, Lee was brought to the ruling Democratic Party.[1][3] A month later, he was nominated for Yongin 4th constituency, where the incumbent was Pyo Chang-won of the same party.[4] In the election on 15 April, he received 53.46% and defeated the United Future candidate Kim Bum-soo.[5]

Election results

General elections

YearConstituencyPolitical partyVotes (%)Remarks
2020Yongin 4thDPK79,794 (53.46%)Won

References

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