Lee Sang-hee
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Korean spelling | |
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Hangeul | 이상희 |
Hanja | 李 相 憙 |
Revised Romanization |
I Sang-hui |
McCune- Reischauer |
Yi Sanghŭi |
Lee Sang-hee (* 1945 ) is a retired South Korean politician and general .
Career
Lee Sang-hee graduated from the Military Academy in 1970 and from the College of Liberal Arts & Science at Seoul National University in 1974 . In 1995 he reached the rank of general and worked in various command functions until 2005. In 2003 he was promoted to four-star general. From 2005 to 2006 he served as a total of 32nd Chairman of the General Staff of the South Korean Armed Forces before he finally retired from the military. He was succeeded by Kim Kwan-jin .
On February 29, 2008, he succeeded Kim Jang-soo as Minister of Defense of the Republic of South Korea. He held this office until September 2009, before he was replaced by Kim Tae-young .
Web links
Commons : Lee Sang-hee - Collection of images, videos and audio files
predecessor | Office | successor |
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Kim Jang-soo | 41st Minister of Defense of the Republic of Korea 2008–2009 |
Kim Tae-young |
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lee, Sang-hee |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | South Korean politician and defense minister |
DATE OF BIRTH | 1945 |