Kim Phyong-hae

Kim Phyong-hae (김평해, born 8 October 1941) is a North Korean politician.[1] He was a Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and the director of the Cadres' Affairs Department of the WPK.[2] He is a full member of the 7th Central Committee of the WPK and a full member of the Politburo of the WPK.[3][4] Kim is also a deputy to the 13th Supreme People's Assembly.[5]

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Phyong-hae
김평해
Deputy to the Supreme People's Assembly
Assumed office
1998
Head of the Cadre Affairs Department of the Workers' Party of Korea
In office
28 September 2010 – 31 December 2019
LeaderKim Jong-il
Kim Jong-un
Preceded byKim Kuk-thae
Succeeded byKim Tok-hun
Personal details
Born (1941-10-08) 8 October 1941

Career

Kim was born on 8 October 1941. In 1989, he was appointed Secretary of Organization of the WPK Pyongyang City Committee. In 1994 he was awarded the Order of Kim Il-sung. In 1997 he was appointed Chief Secretary of the North Pyongan provincial committee and chair of the provincial people's committee, serving until 2003. In 1998 he was elected a deputy to the 10th Supreme People's Assembly. He was re-elected in 2003 and 2009. He entered the Politburo as an alternate member in September 2010, following the 3rd Party Conference, and was promoted to full member at the 7th Congress in May 2016. He led the Cadre Department of the party, serving simultaneously as vice-chairman of the Central Committee (the position was called "secretary of the Central Committee" until 2016).[6] He was replaced in December 2019 at a Central Committee plenum.[7]

References
  1. 북한정보포털 | 인물 상세보기 (XLS). nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr (in Korean). Ministry of Unification. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  2. "5th Inter Korea Summit Held". North Korea Leadership Watch. 21 September 2018. Retrieved 24 January 2019.
  3. "Official Report of Seventh Congress of the WPK". Naenara. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  4. "Official Report of First Plenary Meeting of 7th WPK Central Committee Issued". KCNA. 10 May 2016. Retrieved 10 May 2016.
  5. 중앙선거위 최고인민회의 제13기 대의원선거결과에 대하여 (in Korean). KCNA. 11 March 2014. Archived from the original on 25 March 2014.
  6. "Kim Pyong Hae". North Korea Leadership Watch. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  7. "The August Political Bureau Meeting". North Korea Leadership Watch. 14 August 2020. Retrieved 14 August 2020.


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