Lee Gae-ho (; born 23 June 1959) is a South Korean politician who previously served as Minister of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs under President Moon Jae-in. He is also a three-term parliamentarian representing a district previously held by former Prime Minister Lee Nak-yeon.
After passing the state exam in 1980 and before running for by-election in 2014, he has spent most of his career at South Jeolla (Jeonnam) Province government.
In the 2020 general election, his victory was the first out of 253 constituencies to be confirmed by the electoral commission. In 2020 he was elected as the chair of National Assembly's Agriculture, Food, Rural Affairs, Oceans and Fisheries Committee responsible for scrutinising Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs, Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries and related agencies.
He holds a bachelor's degree in management from Chonnam National University.
On 15 April 2021, Lee was tested positive for COVID-19. He became the 1st incumbent MP tested positive for COVID-19.
Electoral history ElectionYearDistrictParty affiliationVotesPercentage of votesResults2014 By-election2014Jeonnam Damyang-Hampyong-Yeonggwang-JangseongNPAD40,17081.31%Won20th National Assembly General Election2016Jeonnam Damyang-Hampyong-Yeonggwang-JangseongDemocratic Party48,37149.84%Won21st National Assembly General Election2020Jeonnam Damyang-Hampyong-Yeonggwang-JangseongDemocratic Party86,31581.95%Won22nd National Assembly General Election2024Jeonnam Damyang-Hampyong-Yeonggwang-JangseongDemocratic Party61,04256.46%Won
Awards Order of Service Merit by the government of South Korea (2003)
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