| Lee Ju-yeol | |
| Native Name Lang: | ko |
| Office: | 25th Governor of the Bank of Korea |
| Appointed: | Park Geun-hye |
| Term Start: | 1 April 2014 |
| Term End: | 31 March 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Kim Choong-soo |
| Successor: | Rhee Chang-yong |
| Birth Date: | 1952 7, df=y |
| Birth Place: | Jeongseon, Gangwon Province, South Korea |
| Nationality: | South Korean |
| Alma Mater: | Yonsei University Pennsylvania State University |
| Signature: | Lee Ju-yeol (이주열) Signature in Hangul(201503).png |
Lee Ju-yeol (; born 24 July 1952) is a South Korean economist and technocrat served as the 25th Governor of the Bank of Korea, the South Korean central bank, from 2014 to 2022.[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.[7]
Lee is married and has a son and a daughter.[4]