Lee Bum Suk (foreign minister)

Lee Bum Suk (Korean: 이범석; RR: I Beom-seok; 1925–1983) was the Foreign Minister of South Korea from 1982 until his death in 1983. He was among the victims of the Rangoon bombing in Myanmar.

Lee Bum Suk
Foreign Minister of South Korea
In office
2 June 1982  9 October 1983
Personal details
BornSeptember 14, 1925
Keijō, Keiki-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
(now Seoul, South Korea)
DiedOctober 9, 1983(1983-10-09) (aged 58)
Rangoon, Burma
Resting placeSeoul National Cemetery
NationalitySouth Korean
SpouseLee Jeong-suk
Children5
Korean name
Hangul
이범석
Hanja
Revised RomanizationI Beom-seok
McCune–ReischauerYi Pŏmsŏk
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