Lee Jong-sup (; 20 August 1960) is a retired South Korean

army An army (from Old French ''armee'', itself derived from the Latin verb ''armāre'', meaning "to arm", and related to the Latin noun ''arma'', meaning "arms" or "weapons"), ground force or land force is a fighting force that fights primarily on ...

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and former Vice Chairman of the

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who currently serves as

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. He has held that office since May 2022.

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, - {{DEFAULTSORT:Lee, Jong-sup 1960 births Living people People from Yeongcheon Korea Military Academy alumni Tennessee State University alumni Republic of Korea Army personnel National Defense ministers of South Korea Foreign recipients of the Legion of Merit