Lee Hui-seong
Lee Hui-seong | |
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Minister of Transport | |
In office 21 May 1982 – 15 October 1983 | |
Preceded by | Yoon Ja-jung |
Succeeded by | Son Soo-ik |
Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Army | |
In office 13 December 1979 – 15 December 1981 | |
Preceded by | Jeong Seung-hwa |
Succeeded by | Hwang Young-si |
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency of South Korea | |
In office 30 October 1979 – 12 December 1979 | |
Preceded by | Yoon Il-gyun |
Succeeded by | Yoon Il-gyun |
Personal details | |
Born | 29 December 1924 Goseong County, Keishōnan-dō (South Gyeongsang Province), Korea, Empire of Japan |
Died | 6 June 2022 | (aged 97)
Nationality | South Korean |
Political party | Independent |
Education | Korea National Defense University |
Occupation | Military officer |
Lee Hui-seong (Korean: 이희성; 29 December 1924 – 6 June 2022) was a South Korean military officer and politician. An independent, he served as Chief of Staff of the Republic of Korea Army from 1979 to 1981 and was Minister of Transport from 1982 to 1983.[1]
He died on 6 June 2022, at the age of 97.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "역대 정부부처 장차관 - 건설교통부". Ministry of Land, Instrastructure and Transport (in Korean). Archived from the original on 9 August 2007.
- ^ Shim, Gyu-sang (10 June 2022). "[단독] 5.18 계엄사령관 이희성 사망... 정호용만 남았다". OhmyNews (in Korean). Retrieved 11 June 2022.