Lee to Lead Committee for Asian Games
Former Korea Sports Council (KSC) President Lee Yeon-taek is to head the organizing committee for the 2014 Asian Games in Incheon.
The body will hold a general meeting on Monday in Songdo City, Incheon, and install him in the vacancy, created by the resignation of former head Kim Jung-gil in May 2008. Committee Chairman Ahn Sang-soo, the Incheon mayor, has been acting leader.
Lee will steward the organization until November 2011.
The 72-year-old, who has led the KSC twice, from 2002 to 2005 and from 2008 to 2009, was the minister for government administration and labor in 1990 to 1991 and 1992 to 1993.
He also headed the Seoul Olympic Sports Promotion Foundation (SOSFO) from 1998 to 2000.
Lee, a native of North Jeolla Province, was a co-chairman with Korea Football Association (KFA) president Chung Mong-joon for the 2002 World Cup Organizing Committee.