Lee Kangduk, North Gyeongsang Governor Candidate, Appoints Former POSCO Education Foundation Chairman Lee Daegong as Fundraising Chair

Lee Kangduk, a preliminary candidate for the Governor of North Gyeongsang Province from the People Power Party, appointed Lee Daegong, former chairman of the POSCO Education Foundation and a close childhood friend of former President Lee Myungbak (MB), as his fundraising committee chairperson on February 27.

Candidate Lee Kangduk stated, "Former Chairman Lee Daegong was instrumental in building today's POSCO, faithfully fulfilling his duties alongside the late honorary chairman Park Taejoon of POSCO." He added, "I respectfully requested that Mr. Lee serve as the fundraising committee chair from an early stage, and I am grateful that he graciously accepted the role."

Lee Daegong, former chairman of the POSCO Education Foundation (right), is handing over a donation of 20 million won for neighborly help and taking a commemorative photo with Lee Gangdeok, former mayor of Pohang.

Former Chairman Lee is a self-made figure who began his career at POSCO as a regular employee and rose rapidly through the ranks to become chief secretary and then vice president during the time when the late Chairman Park Taejoon founded POSCO and grew it into a leading conglomerate.

Lee Daegong explained that he accepted the request to serve as fundraising committee chair because "Candidate Lee Kangduk led the 'industrial diversification' of Pohang, transforming it from a gray city into a green growth city."

Previously, former President Lee Myungbak had expressed his support for Candidate Lee. On the occasion of Lee's book publication event, former President Lee sent a congratulatory video message. In the video, he remarked, "Mayor Lee (Candidate Lee Kangduk) served as mayor of Pohang for 12 years, transforming my hometown, once a steel city, into a hub for future industries such as secondary batteries, bio, hydrogen, and AI. I am immensely proud and recognize his achievements."

He continued by saying, "Now, as you embark on a new beginning, I hope that Mayor Lee will continue to demonstrate the passion and abilities he has shown for his hometown."

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