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General (Ret.) Lee Sang-Hee, 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.

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

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.

In 29 February 2008, he assumed the position of Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense, replacing Kim Jang-Soo.

Awards & Medals

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)

External links

http://www.jcs.mil.kr/main.html - Republic of Korea Joint Chiefs of Staff (Korean)
http://www.mnd.mil.kr - Republic of Korea Ministry of National Defense (Korean)

Military offices
Preceded by Kim Jong-Hwan	Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff & Chief Director of the Joint Defense Headquarters 2005-2006	Succeeded by Kim Kwan-Jin
Preceded by Kim Jang-Soo	Republic of Korea Minister of National Defense 2008-2009	Succeeded by Kim Tae-Young

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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.
+[[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 the 41st [[Republic of Korea]] Minister of National Defense.
 General Lee graduated from the Republic of Korea Military Academy in 1970 and the College of Liberal Arts & Science, [[Seoul National University]] in 1974.