Lee Jong-Kyu

General Information
Lee Jong-Kyu is a Dranian politician (Grand National Party and current Minister of Infrastructure and Transport. He is the only member of the cabinet belonging to the Kyo minority.

Life
Lee was born in Soyolango in 3198 as the son of a wealthy family. He attended a private school from which he graduated in 3216. Afterwards, he studied economics in Iglesia Mayor and took over his father's company (a supply company) as CEO in 3218. In April 3223, he was elected mayor of his hometown, and was re-elected two times in 3227 and 3231. After resigning from that position, Lee expanded his company and opened new branches in other countries, such as Hulstria and Rildanor. By 3240, he had become one of the most successful businesspersons in the nation.

In 3243, he joined the Grand National Party, which was led by Larissa LeCoultre, who Lee had been working with for several when she was a hotel manager. Lee became GNP Spokesman for Infrastructure. In 3246, the GNP won the elections clearly, and he won a seat in Parliament as representative of his home city. On 1 January 3247 he was officially inaugurated as the new Minister for Infrastructure and Transport. As minister, Lee was responsible for the vastest privatization project Dranland had ever seen: All infrastructue, such as railways, highways and power grids were completely sold out to private investors. Together with Hans Kaltenberg, Lee was considered the mastermind behind these projects.

Political Views
On economic issues, Lee is an firm capitalist. He believes that the state should neither own any kind of infrastructure, business, industry or media nor provide social security or welfare to its citizens. In exchange, he advocates a minimal income tax of less than 10% and an even lower corporate tax. He has also called for the total abolishment of sales taxes in order to boost consumption. Unlike many GNP representatives, Lee is a social conservative, being opposed to abortion and gay marriage. However, he also stated that he opposed banning any of these and instead called for the regions to decide about these issues.

Ethnical background and Controversies
As one of the few major politicians on a federal level, Lee is a representing the Kyo minority, which makes up around 11% of Dranlands population. He follows the religious faith of Buddhism and is a strong advocate of Kyo traditions. Lee caused a controversy when he claimed that the federal government had neglected the wishes of the Kyo people for years and accused the Dranian and Christian majority population of "racism and ignorance against ethnical and religious minorities and their culture". He is very popular among the Kyo minority, which helped his party to win their support in large numbers. In the elections of 3250, more than 60% of Kyo voted for the GNP.

Lee also has connections to leaders of the Welsh community, which he considers a "disadvantaged and often discriminated minority just like the Kyo".