Lee Jae-myung

Lee Jae-myung (; born 23 October 1963) is a South Korean politician and lawyer. In 2018, he became Governor of Gyeonggi Province. He was Mayor of Seongnam, the tenth largest city in South Korea, from 2010 to 2018. He is a member of the centre-liberal Democratic Party. He became well known during the COVID-19 pandemic for his handling of the virus in Gyeonggi.
In July 2021, Lee announced his candidacy for President of South Korea in the 2022 election. He was seen as the front-runner for the presidency, leading in many polls until late 2021. He lost the election to conservative former prosecutor Yoon Suk-yeol by a small amount of votes in March 2022.