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Lee So-hee
이소희
Member of the National Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
January 12, 2026 (2026-01-12)
Preceded byIhn Yo-han
ConstituencyProportional representation
Personal details
Born (1986-11-15) November 15, 1986 (age 39)
PartyPeople Power Party (2022–2024; 2024–)
Other political
affiliations
People Future Party (2024)

Lee So-hee (Korean: 이소희, born 15 November 1986) is a South Korean politician and lawyer.[1]

Early life

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She is a native of Dain-myeon, Uiseong-gun, North Gyeongsang Province.[2] At the age of 15, while attending middle school, she suffered lower-body paralysis due to a medical accident during surgery for scoliosis.[3][4] After passing the qualification exams for middle and high school, she earned a bachelor's degree in law from Ewha Womans University, followed by a master's degree in law from Kyungpook National University Law School and a doctorate in law from Yonsei University Law School.[5]

Early Career

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After passing the bar examination, she worked as a senior investigator at the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation from 2017 to 2021.[6][7] Subsequently, she opened a law office in Sejong and practised law.[8]

During South Korea's 2022 South Korean presidential election, she served as an advisor for youth and women's affairs in the campaign of People Power Party candidate Yoon Suk-yeol[9], and subsequently served as a proportional representation member of the 4th Sejong City Council (representing the People Power Party) from July 2022 to March 2024.[10][11][12] Later, for the 2024 South Korean legislative election held in April 2024, she was nominated as a proportional representation candidate number nineteen for the People Future Party.[13] On 12 January 2026, she succeeded to the proportional representation seat that had become vacant following the resignation of National Assembly member Ihn Yo-han.[14]

Education

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History

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From 2017 until 2021, she served as a senior investigator at the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation.[15][16]

Later, she became an attorney at the Yeomin Law Firm.[15]

During the 2022 South Korean presidential election, she served as a special advisor for Youth and Women's Affairs to Yoon Suk-yeol's People Power Party campaign.[11]

She served as a member of the 4th Sejong Special Self-Governing City Council.[17] However, she resigned from the role in March 2024.[12] During her time on the council, she served as the chair of Educational Safety Committee.[18]

In August 2022, she was appointed as a member of the People Power Party emergency response committee.[19] In September 2022, she expressed her intention to resign from the committee.[20]

In October 2023, she was appointed to the People Power Party innovation committee.[21] The committee existed for sixty days and dissolved on 24 December 2023.[21]

In 2025, she was appointed to the Special Committee for Party Reorganisation for the People Power Party.[22]

Ahead of the 2025 South Korean presidential election, she participated in the Clean Primary Subcommittee of the People Power Party.[23]

On 12 January 2026, following the resignation of Ihn Yo-han, she became a first term proportional representation member of the 22nd National Assembly succeeding Ihn.[24][25]

Following her succession into the National Assembly, she was appointed to the Culture, Sports and Tourism Committee for the rest of the first half of the 22nd National Assembly.[26] At the start of the second half of the 22nd National Assembly, she was appointed as a member of the Health and Welfare Committee.[26][27]

Authored works

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  • Autobiography: Even Though I Cannot Walk, I Rise Every Day (2024, Yemun)[28]

Election results

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Year Election Term Office Constituency Party Votes Vote share Rank Result Notes
2022 Local elections 4th City council member Sejong Special Self-Governing City People Power Party 71,729 48.50% No 1 Elected First term; 8th local elected term
2024 Legislative election 22nd Member of the National Assembly Proportional representation People Future Party 10,395,264 36.67% No 19 Elected First term; succeeded Ihn Yo-han

See also

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References

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  1. ↑ 기자, 박효준 (2026-01-16). "22대 국회 막내 이소희의 선서…"대변하되 가두지 않는 정치"[주간 여의도 Who?]". 서울신문 (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  2. ↑ "[속보] 국민의힘 인요한 의원 전격 사퇴… 비례대표 의석, '의성 다인 출신' 이소희 변호사 승계 예정".
  3. ↑ 이은지 (2024-11-26). "[잠시만요] 이소희 변호사 "무기력한 순간들은 도전하면 매번 생기는 것, 뭐든 하세요"". YTN (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  4. ↑ "'의료사고 이력 공개' 공론화 물꼬…이소희 의원 "환자 알 권리 보장해야"".
  5. 1 2 3 4 "이소희 국회의원 프로필 I 국민의힘 비례대표 승계". 새로운 세상 (in Korean). 2025-12-11. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  6. ↑ 기자, 오주영 (2022-10-07). "[세종IN]'열정 인생' 세종시의회 이소희 의원, "사회적 약자의 버팀목 되겠다"". 중도일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  7. ↑ 이상규 (2025-12-11). ""화장실 찾다 멘붕"…'인요한 승계' 국회의원 된 137만 조회수 이소희 누구". 매일경제 (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  8. ↑ "세종시의원 지낸 '이소희 변호사', 국회의원직 승계". Daum | 중도일보. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  9. ↑ 파이낸셜뉴스 (2022-12-29). "이소희 세종시의원, 국민의힘 선거관리위원 임명". 파이낸셜뉴스 (in Korean (South Korea)). Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  10. ↑ 이데일리 (2025-12-10). ""휠체어 타는 변호사" 이소희 누구?…인요한 의원직 승계". 이데일리 (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  11. 1 2 조선비즈 (2026-02-11). "[인터뷰] 이소희 의원 "여성·청년·장애인 대변하되 틀에 갇히지 않겠다"". 조선비즈 (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  12. 1 2 "이소희 與 비례대표 세종시의원 사퇴로 빈 의석 홍나영 씨 승계".
  13. ↑ "이소희 전 세종시의원, 국민의미래 비례 19번 안착". Daum | 대전일보. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  14. ↑ 파이낸셜뉴스 (2026-01-12). "이소희, '인요한 사퇴' 비례직 공식 승계…중앙선관위 결정". 파이낸셜뉴스 (in Korean (South Korea)). Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  15. 1 2 "세종특별자치시의회, 세종시민의꿈 실천하는희망의회". 세종특별자치시의회 (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  16. ↑ ""휠체어 타는 변호사" 이소희 누구?…인요한 의원직 승계". Daum | 이데일리. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  17. ↑ "세종시의회, 화합과 협치 기념식수 표지석 제막식". se-cu.com. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  18. ↑ "제79회 제4차 교육안전위원회(2022.11.21 월요일) : 세종특별자치시의회". council.sejong.go.kr. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  19. ↑ "비상대책위원회의 주요내용 [보도자료]". 국민의힘 (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  20. ↑ "주호영·권성동 등 與 비대위 전원 사퇴…새 비대위 꾸린다". 국민일보 (in Korean). 2022-09-05. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  21. 1 2 파이낸셜뉴스 (2023-10-26). "이소희 세종시의원, 국민의힘 혁신위원 발탁…"절박한 마음으로 수락"". 파이낸셜뉴스 (in Korean (South Korea)). Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  22. ↑ 이현정. "이양수 의원 조강특위 위원장 임명". 강원일보 (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  23. ↑ "국힘, 5월3일 최종후보 선출키로…"명부 유출시 엄중 처벌"". 2025-04-09.
  24. ↑ "대한민국국회". www.assembly.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  25. ↑ "'의원직 사퇴' 인요한 "계엄, 이유 있는 줄…밝혀진 일들 치욕"".
  26. 1 2 "국회의원 상세 - 국회의원 정책자료". ampos.nanet.go.kr. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  27. ↑ "후반기 국회 보건복지위원회 위원 틀 잡혔다". Daum | 약사공론. Retrieved 2026-09-18.
  28. ↑ 저, 이소희. 걷지 못해도 나는 날마다 일어선다 | 이소희 | 예문 - 예스24 (in Korean).
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