Birth Date: | 10 November 1965 |
Birth Place: | Iksan, North Jeolla, South Korea |
Alma Mater: | Seoul National University (LLB) Korea University (MBA) |
Party: | Independent |
Office: | Minister of the Interior and Safety |
President: | Yoon Suk Yeol |
Primeminister: | Han Duck-soo |
Termstart: | 12 May 2022 |
Predecessor: | Jeon Hae-cheol |
Allegiance: | South Korea |
Branch: | Republic of Korea Air Force |
Serviceyears: | 1989–1992 |
Unit: | Military advocate |
Rank: | Captain (Korean: Daewi) |
Lee Sang-min (born November 1965) is a South Korean lawyer and a former judge. He is currently Minister of the Interior and Safety in the Cabinet of Yoon Suk-yeol.[1]
After the 2022 Seoul Halloween crowd crush, he offered an official apology to the victims.[2] On 9 February 2023, he was impeached by the National Assembly over the disaster, and was succeeded by his deputy Han Chang-seob in an acting capacity.[3] On 25 July 2023, the Constitutional Court of Korea rejected his impeachment, with a unanimous conclusion.[4]