Lee Hoi-chang

Who is Lee Hoi-chang?

Lee Hoi-chang is a South Korean politician. A Catholic, he was born to an elite family in Seoheung, Hwanghae, but grew up in the south after his father, a public prosecutor, was appointed to a new post.

Like his father, Lee studied law at Seoul National University and became a judge at the age of 25. He became the country's youngest-ever Supreme Court judge at the age of 46. Lee was nicknamed "Bamboo", a Korean term for an upright person of principle.