Kim Jong-gwan
Vice Marshal Kim Jong-gwan | |
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Minister of Defence | |
In office December 2019 – 29 September 2021 | |
Supreme Leader | Kim Jong Un |
Preceded by | No Kwang-chol |
Succeeded by | Ri Yong-gil |
Personal details | |
Born | North Korea |
Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | Korean People's Army |
Rank | ![]() |
Kim Jong-gwan (Korean: 김정관/金正官) is a North Korean politician and military officer who served as Minister of People's Armed Forces from December 2019 to September 2021.
Biography
Kim is a General of the Korean People's Army and previously commanded the General Construction Bureau. In May 2016, he was appointed a member of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea at the 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea.[1] In March 2009, he was elected the 12th convocation for the 334th district of the Supreme People's Assembly.[2] He was a member of the Funeral committee of Ri Ul-sol who died in August 2015 and Kim Yong-chun who died in August 2018.[3] In December 2019 he was appointed to the Minister of People's Armed Forces and promoted to General[4] and became also an alternate member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
References
- ^ "北, 당 중앙위원 128명, 후보위원 106명 발표". 10 May 2016.
- ^ 최고인민회의 대의원 선거 결과 분석
- ^ "북 인민무력성 총고문 김영춘 원수 사망". 통일뉴스. August 17, 2018.
- ^ "北 김정관 인민무력상 임명, 김정은 집권 후 벌써 8번째". JoongAng Ilbo. January 22, 2020.
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Preceded by | Minister of People's Armed Forces December 2019–2021 | Succeeded by |
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- Choe Yong-gon (1948–50)
- Kim Il Sung (1950–91)
- Kim Jong Il (1991–2011)
- Kim Jong Un (2011–present)
![Emblem of the Korean People's Army](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/Emblem_of_the_Korean_People%27s_Army.svg/80px-Emblem_of_the_Korean_People%27s_Army.svg.png)
- Choe Yong-gon (1948–57)
- Kim Kwang-hyop (1957–62)
- Kim Chang-bong (1962–68)
- Choe Hyon (1968–76)
- O Jin-u (1976–95)
- Choe Kwang (1995–97)
- Kim Il-chol (1997–2009)
- Kim Yong-chun (2009–12)
- Kim Jong-gak (2012)
- Kim Kyok-sik (2012–13)
- Jang Jong-nam (2013–14)
- Hyon Yong-chol (2014–15)
- Unknown (2015)
- Pak Yong-sik (2015–18)
- No Kwang-chol (2018–19)
- Kim Jong-gwan (2019–21)
- Ri Yong-gil (2021–22)
- Kang Sun-nam (2023–present)
- Kang Kon (1948–50)
- Nam Il (1950–53)
- Kim Kwang-hyop (1953–57)
- Lee Kwon-mu (1957–59)
- Kim Chang-bong (1959–62)
- Choe Kwang (1962–68)
- O Jin-u (1968–79)
- O Kuk-ryol (1979–88)
- Choe Kwang (1988–95)
- Kim Yong-chun (1995–2007)
- Kim Kyok-sik (2007–09)
- Ri Yong-ho (2009–12)
- Hyon Yong-chol (2012–13)
- Kim Kyok-sik (2013)
- Ri Yong-gil (2013–16)
- Ri Myong-su (2016–18)
- Ri Yong-gil (2018–19)
- Pak Jong-chon (2019–21)
- Rim Kwang-il (2021–22)
- Ri Thae-sop (2022)
- Park Su-il (2022–23)
- Ri Yong-gil (2023–present)