Kim Jong-gwan explained

Honorific Prefix:Vice Marshal
Kim Jong-gwan
Office:Minister of Defence
Term Start:December 2019
Term End:29 September 2021
1Namedata:Kim Jong Un
Predecessor:No Kwang-chol
Successor:Ri Yong-gil
Birth Place:North Korea
Branch:Korean People's Army
Rank: Vice Marshal
Party:Workers' Party of Korea

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.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 北, 당 중앙위원 128명, 후보위원 106명 발표. 10 May 2016.
  2. http://repo.kinu.or.kr/bitstream/2015.oak/1365/1/0001391352.pdf 최고인민회의 대의원 선거 결과 분석
  3. Web site: 북 인민무력성 총고문 김영춘 원수 사망. August 17, 2018. 통일뉴스.
  4. Web site: 北 김정관 인민무력상 임명, 김정은 집권 후 벌써 8번째. January 22, 2020. JoongAng Ilbo.