Lee Sang-don (born December 4, 1951Introduction in Korean) is a South Korean legal scholar and a conservative liberal political activist. His liberal philosophy was influenced by American conservatism and neoconservatism, but he is critical of South Korean conservatism. He currently works as a professor at Chung-Ang University. He is a conservative pundit well known for expressing criticisms towards the Lee Myung-bak government. He received criticisms from a group of pro-Lee Myung-bak lawmakers for participating in the restructure of the Saenuri Party (formally Grand National Party) in the past due to his distance with Lee Myung-bak.
He was a member of the National Assembly member of the People's Party, a liberal political party led by Ahn Cheol-soo.
Early life Sang-don was born in Busan. He graduated in Seoul National University with a B.A. and M.A. in law and later received his PhD from Tulane University in law.
Remarks
On Lee Myung-bak He is critical against the real estate cover-ups made by the South Korean president, Lee Myung-bak, in Naegok-dong, Seocho-gu, Seoul. He had expressed concerns through his blog how Lee Myung-bak's political associates could potentially drag down the Lee Myung-bak government and his affiliated Saenuri Party (then Grand National Party) after the next presidential election due to Lee's extensive history of political corruptions.
On the Supreme Prosecutors' Office He proposed an extensive restructure of the Supreme Prosecutors' Office of the Republic of Korea as the organization itself covers up the corruptions generated by officials in the Lee Myung-bak government.
Incidents On April 4, 2012, Lee abruptly left a live political debate program shown in tvN Asia that generated controversies.
Works Lee, Sang-don, 세계의 트렌드를 읽는 100권의 책, 기파랑 (2006), Lee, Sang-don, 비판적 환경주의자, 브레인북스 (2006), Lee, Sang-don, 위기에 처한 대한민국, 경덕출판사 (2007), Lee, Sang-don, 조용한 혁명, 뷰스 (2011),
See also Liberalism in South Korea William F. Buckley Jr. Neoconservatism
References
External links Official Website Naver Profile