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Lee Ki-ha
이기하
Prime Minister of Yonen
In office
13 May 1946 – 13 May 1966
PresidentPark Jong-sun
Kim Sung-hwan
Cho Yun-hyung
Kim Hyun-joon
Preceded byHimself (Chairman of the Provisional Goverment of Yonen)
Succeeded byAhn Myung-min
Chairman of the Provisional Goverment of Yonen
In office
15 September 1945 – 12 May 1946
Leader of the National Party
In office
18 December 1945 – 8 November 1965
Preceded byPark Jong-ha
Succeeded byAhn Myung-min
In office
22 April 1940 – 10 August 1942
Preceded byKim Won-tae
Succeeded byPark Jong-ha
Member of the National Assembly
In office
13 May 1946 – 13 May 1966
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byLee Ki-eun
ConstituencyYangdong-5th
Personal details
Born(1897-06-10)June 10, 1897
Yangdong, Kingdom of Yonen
DiedOctober 8, 1984(1984-10-08) (aged 87)
Hamdo, Yonen
Resting placeNational Central Mausoleum
Political partyNational
Spouse
(m. 1931)
Children3
Alma materEunkyung University
Waseda University
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Hangul
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Gi-ha
McCune–ReischauerI Ki-ha

Lee Ki-ha (Korean이기하; Hanja李基河; 10 June 1897 - 8 October 1984) was a Yonenese politician, the Chairman of the Provinsional Government of Yonen, and Prime Minister of Yonen from 1946 to 1966.

Lee served as an independent activist during colonial rule, served as Chairman of the Provinsional Government after independence, and served as Yonen's first Prime Minister after his founding. He has achieved high economic growth during his term as prime minister and is still highly regard in his country.