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{{Korean name|[[Lee (Korean name)|Lee]]}}
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[[Daejang|General]] (Ret.) '''Lee Sang-Hee''', [[Republic of Korea Army|ROKA]], was the 32nd Chairman of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff (Republic of Korea)|Joint Chiefs of Staff]] of the [[Military of South Korea|Republic of Korea Armed Forces]] and current [[Republic of Korea]] Minister of National Defense.
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General Lee graduated the Republic of Korea Military Academy in 1970. He graduated the College of Liberal Arts & Science, [[Seoul National University]] in 1974.
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[[Daejang|General]] (Ret.) '''Lee Sang-hee''' (born 1945), [[Republic of Korea Army|ROKA]], was the 32nd Chairman of the [[Joint Chiefs of Staff (Republic of Korea)|Joint Chiefs of Staff]] of the [[Military of South Korea|Republic of Korea Armed Forces]] and the 41st [[Republic of Korea]] Minister of National Defense.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.upiasia.com/Politics/2009/09/03/lee_reshuffles_top_government_posts/3712/|title=Lee reshuffles top government posts|last=Jong-Heon|first=Lee|date=3 September 2009|work=[[UPI]]|accessdate=23 September 2011}}</ref>


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General Lee graduated from the Republic of Korea Military Academy in 1970 and the College of Liberal Arts & Science, [[Seoul National University]] in 1974.

[[File:Army (ROKA) General Lee Sang-hee 육군대장 이상희 (Defense Dept. photo - Chairman Visits U.S. Forces Korea).jpg|left|170px|thumb|General Lee Sang-hee as Chairman of the Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2006.]]
His assignments as a general officer were Chief of Force Planning, ROK Army Headquarters (1995-1996), Commanding General, 30th Infantry Division (Mechanized) (1996-1998), Director General, Policy Planning Bureau, Ministry of National Defense (1998-1999), Commanding General, V Corps (1999-2001), Chief Director, Strategy & Plans, Joint Chiefs of Staff (2001-2002), and Chief Director, Joint Operations Headquarters, Joint Chiefs of Staff (2002-2003).
His assignments as a general officer were Chief of Force Planning, ROK Army Headquarters (1995-1996), Commanding General, 30th Infantry Division (Mechanized) (1996-1998), Director General, Policy Planning Bureau, Ministry of National Defense (1998-1999), Commanding General, V Corps (1999-2001), Chief Director, Strategy & Plans, Joint Chiefs of Staff (2001-2002), and Chief Director, Joint Operations Headquarters, Joint Chiefs of Staff (2002-2003).


He was promoted to 4-star general and assumed command of Third ROK Army in 2003.
He was promoted to 4-star general and assumed command of Third ROK Army in 2003.


In 2005, he served as the 32nd Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff until his retirement in 2006.
In 2005, he was appointed the 32nd Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and served in that position until his retirement from the military in 2006.


In 29 February 2008, he assumed the position of Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense, replacing [[Kim Jang-soo|Kim Jang-Soo]].
On 29 February 2008, he assumed the position of Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense, replacing [[Kim Jang-soo]]. He served at this position until 2009.


== Awards & Medals ==
== Awards and medals ==
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* Presidential Citation

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* Order of National Security "Samil" Medal
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* Presidential Citation
* Order of National Security “Samil” Medal
* Order of National Security "Chonsu" Medal
* Order of National Security “Chonsu” Medal
* Order of National Security "Gukson" Medal
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* Republic of Turkey Armed Forces Merit Award
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* Order of National Security “Gukson” Medal
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* The United States [[Legion of Merit]] (Commander & Officer grade)
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* Republic of Turkey Armed Forces Merit Award
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* The United States Legion of Merit (Commander & Officer grade)


==References==
{{Reflist}}


== External links ==
== External links ==
{{Commons category|Lee Sang-hee}}
* http://www.jcs.mil.kr/main.html - Korean
* https://web.archive.org/web/20071227125004/http://www.jcs.mil.kr/main.html - Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff (Korean)
* https://web.archive.org/web/20070728195739/http://www.mnd.mil.kr/ - Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense (Korean)


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[[Category:Korea Military Academy alumni]]
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[[Category:National defense ministers of South Korea]]

Latest revision as of 08:54, 24 August 2024

For other people named Lee Sang-hee, see Lee Sang-hee (disambiguation).
Lee Sang-hee
이상희
Lee Sang-hee, 41st Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense.
Lee Sang-hee, 41st Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense.
Minister of National Defense
In office
29 February 2008 – 22 September 2009
PresidentLee Myung-bak
Preceded byKim Jang-su
Succeeded byKim Tae-young
In this Korean name, the family name is Lee.
Lee Sang-hee
Hangul
이상희
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Sang-hui
McCune–ReischauerYi Sanghŭi

General (Ret.) Lee Sang-hee (born 1945), ROKA, was the 32nd Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the Republic of Korea Armed Forces and the 41st Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense.[1]

General Lee graduated from the Republic of Korea Military Academy in 1970 and the College of Liberal Arts & Science, Seoul National University in 1974.

General Lee Sang-hee as Chairman of the Korean Joint Chiefs of Staff in 2006.

His assignments as a general officer were Chief of Force Planning, ROK Army Headquarters (1995-1996), Commanding General, 30th Infantry Division (Mechanized) (1996-1998), Director General, Policy Planning Bureau, Ministry of National Defense (1998-1999), Commanding General, V Corps (1999-2001), Chief Director, Strategy & Plans, Joint Chiefs of Staff (2001-2002), and Chief Director, Joint Operations Headquarters, Joint Chiefs of Staff (2002-2003).

He was promoted to 4-star general and assumed command of Third ROK Army in 2003.

In 2005, he was appointed the 32nd Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and served in that position until his retirement from the military in 2006.

On 29 February 2008, he assumed the position of Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense, replacing Kim Jang-soo. He served at this position until 2009.

Awards and medals

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  • Presidential Citation
  • Order of National Security "Samil" Medal
  • Order of National Security "Chonsu" Medal
  • Order of National Security "Gukson" Medal
  • Republic of Turkey Armed Forces Merit Award
  • The United States Legion of Merit (Commander & Officer grade)

References

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  1. ^ Jong-Heon, Lee (3 September 2009). "Lee reshuffles top government posts". UPI. Retrieved 23 September 2011.
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 Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff
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