Draft:Lee family (South Korea)



Family of Lee Byung-chul
CountrySouth Korea
FoundedMarch 1, 1938; 86 years ago
FounderLee Byung-chul
Members
Connected membersHong Ra-hee

Lee Byung-chul, the founder and former chairman of the South Korean conglomerate Samsung,[1] the country largest chaebol,[2] has family members who are prominent in business, political, cultural and social institution.[3] Since 2022, Samsung chairman is Lee Jae-yong.[4]

History

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Samsung c. 1930

In 1938 during the Korea under Japanese rule,[5] Lee Byung-chul started Samsung as a trading company in Daegu, South Korea.[6]

Immediate family

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Lee Kun-hee

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Lee Kun-hee (9 January 1942 – 25 October 2020) was a South Korean businessman who served as the chairman of Samsung from 1987 to 2008 and from 2010 to his death in 2020. Lee helped turned his father Lee Byung-chul small trade business into one of the world's biggest tech firms, and diversifying in some areas such as insurance and shipping.[7]

Family tree

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Family tree of Lee Byung-chul

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Partial Lee family tree[8]
Lee Byung-chul
1910–1987
Park Du-eul [ko]
1907–2000
Hong Ra-hee
born 1945
Lee Kun-hee
1942–2020
Lee Myung-hee
born 1943
Lee Yoon-hyung
1979–2005
Lee Jae-yong
born 1968
Lee Boo-jin
born 1970

Other relatives

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Samsung Group, Shinsegae Group, CJ Group, JoongAng Ilbo, Hansol, and others.[9]

References

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  1. ^ Daily, The Chosun (2024-01-21). "Lee Byung-chul". The Chosun Daily. Retrieved 2024-07-03.
  2. ^ "Can South Korea's untouchable chaebols change?". CNBC. 2024-02-23. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
  3. ^ "The chaebols: Samsung and LG's 50-year 'star wars'". CNET. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
  4. ^ "Samsung's leadership tested as its technology dominance withers". koreajoongangdaily.joins.com. 2024-10-27. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
  5. ^ "The chaebols: Samsung and LG's 50-year 'star wars'". CNET. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
  6. ^ "The History of Samsung (1938-Present)". Lifewire. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
  7. ^ "Samsung Group titan Lee Kun-hee dies aged 78". 2020-10-25. Retrieved 2024-12-24.
  8. ^ Herald, Korea (2016-07-20). "[DECODED: SAMSUNG] The titan that began with Lee Byung-chull". The Korea Herald. Retrieved 2024-07-04.
  9. ^ "Half of South Korea's conglomerate heirs marry within chaebol community". Hankyoreh (in Korean). Retrieved 2024-12-24.