[1] He was re-nominated for the governorship by President Moon Jae-in and the nomination was confirmed by the National Assembly, thus renewing his governorship to March 2022[2] and becoming the first central bank Governor to be appointed for a second term throughout the history of the nation.

He also serves as the Alternate Governor representing South Korea on the IMF Board.

[3] Lee received his BA in Business Management from Yonsei University in 1977 and MA in Economics from Pennsylvania State University in 1988.

[4] He first worked at the Bank of Korea in 1977[5] and served as Senior Deputy Governor from 2009 to 2012.

[6] After finishing his term as Governor of the Bank of Korea, he retired to work as an Economics professor at Yonsei University.