Yi Cheol-seung

For the table tennis player, see Lee Chul-seung.
This is a Korean name; the family name is Lee.
Korean name
Hangul 이철승
Hanja 李哲承
Revised Romanization Lee Chul-seung
Pen name
Hangul 소석
Hanja 素石
Revised Romanization Soseok
Lee Chul-seung
이철승
Member of the National Assembly, South Korea
In office
1954 The 3rd National Assembly
Constituency Jeonju, Independent
In office
1958-1961 The 4th and 5th National Assembly
Constituency Jeonju, Democratic Party
In office
1971 The 8th National Assembly
Constituency Jeonju, New Democratic Party (Hangul: 신민당)

In office
1973 The 9th National Assembly and

Vice Speaker of the National Assembly
Constituency Jeonju, New DemocraticParty
In office
1978 The 10th National Assembly
Constituency Jeonju, Wanju, New DemocraticParty
In office
1985 The 12th National Assembly
Constituency Jeonju, New DemocraticParty
Personal details
Born May 15, 1922
Seoul, Korea
Died February 27, 2016
Resting place Seoul National Cemetery
Nationality Republic of Korea (South Korea)
Political party

1954 Independent; 1958 Democratic Party; 1971 New Democratic Party (Hangul: 신민당); 1973 New Democratic Party; 1976 Representative Supreme Member, the New Democratic Party; 1978 New Democratic Party;

1985 New Democratic Party;
Spouse(s) Kim Chang-hee
Children Yanghee Lee (daughter)
Awards Order of Service Merit ("Mugunghwa Medal," Hangul: 국민훈장 무궁화장)

Lee Chul-seung (or Yi Cheol-seung, Lee Chul-sung or Lee Chul Sung) (Hangul:이철승, Hanja:李哲承; May 15, 1922 – February 27, 2016) was a South Korean 7-term National Assemblyman (lawmaker, conservative) and a founding father of the Republic of Korea after the Korean War (1950-1953). A political heavyweight, Lee was an independence and democracy fighter and leader; anti-communism; anti-military rule; anti-Japanese rule; an advocate of bipartisanship particularly when it came to national security; and an advocate of non-governmental organizations.[1] After Korea was liberated from Japanese colonial rule in 1945, Lee "led a student union that opposed a trusteeship, under which Korea would be governed by foreign powers after World War II, and entered politics in 1954 after winning a parliamentary seat."[2] Lee and his two political rivals former President Kim Young-sam and former President Kim Dae-jung were famous for their political competition and the establishment and development of democracy in South Korea.[3] He was given an honorable burial for his life contributions at the Seoul National Cemetery on March 2, 2016 where former South Korean presidents are also buried.

Early Life and Education

Political Career[4]

Independence Activist

1946

National Assembly

1954

1958~1961

1961

1966

1969

1971~1973

1973

1975

1976

1978

1984~

1985

1987

Political Exile

On May 16, 1961, Park Chung-hee, Kim Jong-pil, and Lee Nak-sun successfully staged a military coup d'etat. Immediately after, Park Chung-hee sent aides to try and win over key opposition lawmakers including Lee who rejected Park's request for help. Lee was forced to leave politics and went to the United States where he was vocally opposed to the military coup in Korea and studied Political Science at the University of Pennsylvania.

(This article needs more details about his political exile, his "man without a passport" status, and his asylum in the U.S.)

Political Comeback

(This article needs more details about his political comeback)

Post-Political Career and Civil Society Leadership

1990

1993

1994~

1995~

1996~

1998

2005

2007

2011~2016

Death

Lee died on February 27, 2016 at 03:45 KST, at Samsung Hospital in Seoul at the age of 94. A funeral was held for him on March 2, 2016 that began with a five-day wake and a police-escorted procession that led to the National Assembly and ended with a gun salute at the Seoul National Cemetery where he is buried along with former South Korean presidents.

Awards

Publications

See also

References

  1. ↑ "7선 의원 지낸 이철승 전 신민당 총재 별세". chosun.com.
  2. ↑ "Former 7-term lawmaker dies". koreatimes.com.
  3. ↑ "See news video clip: '40대 기수론' 이철승, YS-DJ 잠든 서울현충원 영면.Lee Chul-seun, YS-DJ Rest Together at Seoul Nat'l Cemetery". news.ichannela.com.
  4. ↑ "Lee Chul-seung". Seoul Peace Prize Cultural Foundation.
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