Lee Jong-sup

이종섭South Korean Ambassador to AustraliaIn office
12 March 2024 – 29 March 2024PresidentYoon Suk YeolPrime MinisterHan Duck-sooPreceded byKim Wan-jungMinister of National DefenseIn office
10 May 2022 – 7 October 2023PresidentYoon Suk YeolPrime MinisterHan Duck-sooPreceded bySuh WookSucceeded byShin Won-sikVice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of StaffIn office
26 September 2017 – 22 November 2018PresidentMoon Jae-inPreceded byLee Bum-rimSucceeded byWon In-choul Personal detailsBorn (1960-08-20) 20 August 1960 (age 64)
Yeongcheon, North Gyeongsang, South KoreaAlma materKorea Military Academy
Tennessee State University^[1]Awards Legion of MeritSignatureMilitary serviceAllegiance South KoreaBranch/service Republic of Korea ArmyYears of service1984–2019Rank Lieutenant general

Lee Jong-sup (Korean: 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.

On March 12, 2024, he was officially inaugurated as the South Korean ambassador to Australia. Lee Jong-sup said in Korean:^[2]

"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."

Lee resigned himself as ambassador to Australia on March 29, 2024, and President Yoon Suk Yeol approved his resignation the same afternoon.^[3]

Military offices
Preceded by Lee Bum-rim	Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff 2017–2018	Succeeded by Won In-choul
Political offices
Preceded by Suh Wook	Minister of National Defense 2022–7 October 2023	Succeeded by Shin Won-sik