Senior Vice Chair Lee Hae-chan of The Peaceful Unification Advisory Council (PUAC) died on the 25th in Vietnam. He was 74.
Senior Vice Chair Lee Hae-chan of the PUAC fell into critical condition on a business trip to Vietnam on the 23rd and was hospitalized at a local hospital, dying two days later. On the 23rd, he showed symptoms of weakening respiration, received CPR, and was transported to the emergency room. He was diagnosed with a myocardial infarction and underwent a stent procedure followed by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) treatment, but did not regain consciousness and died at 2:48 p.m. that day.
Political adviser Cho Jung-sik, dispatched urgently by President Lee Jae-myung, and Democratic Party of Korea lawmakers Kim Tae-nyeon, Lee Hae-sik, Lee Jae-jung, and Choi Min-hee kept vigil at Tam Anh General Hospital in downtown Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. The PUAC said, "We are discussing the transport of the body to Korea and funeral procedures with the bereaved family and related agencies."
The deceased served seven terms as a National Assembly member; was prime minister under the Roh Moo-hyun administration; chaired the Democratic Party of Korea during the Moon Jae-in administration; and served as senior vice chair of the PUAC under the Lee Jae-myung administration.