Lee Jong-sup

{{short description|South Korean army general}}

{{for|a South Korean weightlifter|Lee Jong-sup (weightlifter)}}

{{family name hatnote|Lee||lang=Korean}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| native_name = {{nobold|이종섭}}

| image = 이종섭 국방부장관.jpg

| caption = Lee in 2022

| birth_place = Yeongcheon, South Korea

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|8|20|df=y}}

| alma_mater = Korea Military Academy
Tennessee State University{{cite web|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20220410003000315 |title=(profile) Defense chief pick boasts expertise in S. Korea-U.S. military alliance |publisher=Yonhap News Agency |date=10 April 2022 |access-date=13 May 2022}}

| awards = File:Legion of Merit ribbon.svg Legion of Merit

| allegiance = {{flag|South Korea}}

| branch = {{army|South Korea}}

| serviceyears = 1984–2019

| rank = 20px Lieutenant general

| signature = Lee Jong-sup signature.svg

| office = South Korean Ambassador to Australia

| termstart = 12 March 2024

| termend = 29 March 2024

| president = Yoon Suk Yeol

| primeminister = Han Duck-soo

| predecessor = Kim Wan-jung

| successor = Sim Seung-seob

| office1 = Minister of National Defense

| termstart1 = 10 May 2022

| termend1 = 7 October 2023

| president1 = Yoon Suk Yeol

| primeminister1 = Han Duck-soo

| predecessor1 = Suh Wook

| successor1 = Shin Won-sik

| office2 = Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff

| termstart2 = 26 September 2017

| termend2 = 22 November 2018

| president2 = Moon Jae-in

| predecessor2 = Lee Bum-rim

| successor2 = Won In-choul

| module = {{Infobox Korean name/auto

|hangul=%이종섭

|hanja=李鐘燮

|child=yes

}}

}}

Lee Jong-sup ({{Korean|hangul=이종섭|hanja=李鐘燮}}; 20 August 1960) is a South Korean retired army lieutenant general and former Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff who served Minister of National Defense, from May 2022 to October 2023.

Ambassador

=Appointment=

On March 12, 2024, he was officially inaugurated as the South Korean ambassador to Australia. Lee Jong-sup said in Korean:{{Cite news |date=March 12, 2024 |title=New envoy to Australia posts greetings on website amid appointment row |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240312050757 |work=The Korea Herald}}

{{blockquote|"Since the establishment of their diplomatic relations in 1961, the two countries have developed friendly and cooperative relations in various fields, including in diplomacy, military, defense, economy, culture and people-to-people exchanges, and have cooperated closely together in upholding peace, stability and prosperity on the Korean Peninsula and in the region."|source=|author=}}

=Resignation=

Lee resigned himself as ambassador to Australia on March 29, 2024, and President Yoon Suk Yeol approved his resignation the same afternoon.{{Cite news |date=March 29, 2024 |title=Lee Jong-sup resigns as envoy to Australia |url=https://www.koreaherald.com/view.php?ud=20240329050453 |work=The Korea Herald}}

References

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{{Yoon Suk Yeol cabinet}}

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Category:1960 births

Category:Living people

Category:People from Yeongcheon

Category:Korea Military Academy alumni

Category:Tennessee State University alumni

Category:Republic of Korea Army personnel

Category:National defense ministers of South Korea

Category:Foreign recipients of the Legion of Merit

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