Lee Cheol-woo (Korean: 이철우; born 15 August 1955), also spelled Lee Cheol-uoo, is a South Korean politician and the Governor of North Gyeongsang Province since 2018.

[1] A member of the People Power Party, he was a member of the National Assembly of South Korea and was the vice-governor of North Gyeongsang Province from December 2005 to January 2008.

Lee was born in Gimcheon, Gyeongsangbuk-do, and attended the Kyungpook National University where he majored in mathematics education.

[citation needed] Lee served as a member and manager of the National Intelligence Service for more than 20 years before becoming vice-governor.

He spent almost 5 years as a teacher in various middle schools before joining the NIS.