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Lee Woo-jae (Korean: 이우재; Hanja: 李祐在; 5 May 1934 – 12 July 2024) was a South Korean politician. He served as minister of Postal Service from 1989 to 1990. He was a member of the Hanahoe, a private organization within the South Korean army. He participated in the founding of the Fifth Republic from its inception in 1980, when he was included as a permanent member of the Hanahoe-led National Security Emergency Committee. After serving as a proportional representative of the Democratic Justice Party in the 11th National Assembly, he was appointed the first president of the Korea Telecommunications Corporation in 1981.

Lee died on 12 July 2024, at the age of 90.

References

1. 정보통신부. The Dong-A Ilbo (in Korean). Archived from the original on 10 June 2007. Retrieved 12 July 2024 – via Wayback Machine.
2. Jo Sung-sik (24 January 2005). "Army's Four Major Organizational Ranks & Promotion Status". Shin Dong-A. p. 88~97.
3. 1981~: "IT History > Telecommunications and Broadcasting > 1980s (Information Age)". Korea Information Society Agency. 24 November 2007.
4. "KT 초대 사장·체신부 장관 지낸 이우재 전 의원 별세". Yonhap News Agency (in Korean). 12 July 2024. Retrieved 12 July 2024.

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