Lee Myung-Bak is a South Korean business executive and politician who was president of South Korea from 2008 to 2013. He previously served as CEO of Hyundai Construction and was mayor of Seoul. Learn more about Lee’s life and career, including his tenure as president.

Dec 27, 2022 · The South Korean government of President Yoon Suk Yeol is granting a special pardon to ex-President Lee Myung-bak, who was sentenced to a 17-year prison term for a range of corruption crimes.

Lee Myung-bak, the former President of South Korea, was born on December 19, 1941, in Osaka, Japan, in one of the districts. He was one of seven children of Korean immigrants working on a Japanese farm and was given the Japanese name Akihiro Tsukiyama at birth.

Oct 29, 2020 · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korea’s top court upheld a 17-year prison sentence on former President Lee Myung-bak for a range of corruption crimes in a final ruling Thursday that will send him back to prison soon.

Dec 27, 2022 · Former South Korean president Lee Myung-bak will be pardoned after serving almost four years of a 17-year sentence for corruption, embezzlement and bribery, the country’s justice ministry has...

Oct 5, 2018 · South Korea's former president, Lee Myung-bak, was sentenced Friday to 15 years in prison for bribery and embezzlement. He will also have to pay $11.5 million in fines.

Mar 6, 2019 · SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — Former South Korean President Lee Myung-bak was released from detention Wednesday after a court approved 1 billion won ($885,000) bail nearly a year after his arrest and during the ongoing appeal of his corruption conviction and sentence.

Lee Myung-bak (pronounced /ˌliː ˌmjɜŋˈbak/) Hangul: 이명박; born 19 December 1941) was President of South Korea from 2008 to 2013. He was the CEO of Hyundai Engineering and Construction . In 2002 Lee declared his candidacy for Seoul Mayor , and won the election.

Lee Myung-bak (n.19 decembrie 1941 Osaka, Japonia) este un om politic și economist sud-coreean, președintele Coreei de Sud între 2008 - 2013.A fost primar al capitalei Seul, intre anii 2002-2006.El este membru în partidul conservator Hannara Dang sau GNP - Partidul Marii Națiuni (Grand National Party), și a câștigat alegerile prezidențiale din țara sa la 19 decembrie …

Oct 5, 2018 · South Korea on Friday locked up its fourth former president as a court in Seoul sentenced Lee Myung-bak to 15 years in prison for a string of corruption offences.