Kang Chol-gu explained

Office:Minister of Shipbuilding
Convocation:14th term
Term Start:11 April 2019
Term End:Incumbent
Premier:Kim Tok-hun
Kim Jae-ryong
Predecessor:Post established
Nationality:Korean
Citizenship:North Korean
Party:Workers' Party of Korea

Kang Chol-gu is (Korean: 강철구) a politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). He is also a candidate member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea as well as Minister of Shipbuilding Industry[1] in the Cabinet of North Korea.

Biography

In 2019, he was appointed to head the Ministry of Shipping and Industry in the Cabinet of North Korea headed by Premier, Kim Jae-ryong. In April 2019, it was elected as a candidate for the Central Committee of the Workers 'Party of Korea at the 4th Plenum of the 7th Party of the Workers' Party.[2] In March 2019, he was elected to the 14th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly representing district 521.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: In full: promotions and demotions at North Korea’s 14th SPA . Korea Risk Group . NK PRO . 12 April 2019 . 17 April 2019 .
  2. http://nk.chosun.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=173253 “北노동당 '국가지도기관구성안' 확정...박봉주 총리 교체 가능성”. 《조선일보》. 2019년 4월 11일. 2019년 4월 16일에 확인함.
  3. http://www.tongilnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=128110 “북 김정은, 최고인민회의 대의원 처음 빠져”. 《통일뉴스》. 2019년 3월 12일. 2019년 4월 16일에 확인함.