Kim Kwang-chol explained

Kim Kwang-chol
Native Name:김광철
Native Name Lang:ko
Office:Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
Convocation:14th term
Term Start:11 April 2019
Term End:18 January 2021
President:Kim Jong-un
Premier:Kim Tok-hun
Kim Jae-ryong
Successor:Ju Yong-il
Convocation1:13th term
Term Start1:2015
Term End1:11 April 2019
Predecessor1:Sim Chol-ho
1Blankname1:Chairman
1Namedata1:Kim Jong-un
2Blankname1:Premier
2Namedata1:Pak Pong-ju
Party:Workers' Party of Korea
Nationality:Korean
Citizenship:North Korean

Kim Kwang-chol (Korean: 김광철) is a politician from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). He has served as Minister of Posts and Telecommunications in the Cabinet of North Korea since 2015 and is a candidate for the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. He was the deputy to the 13th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly.

Biography

Prior to being Minister of Posts and Telecommunications he worked as director of the Pyongyang People's Committee Telephone Bureau, Taecheon Power Plant Director, Pyongyang Telephone Office Director, and Chesinseong Gaecheon City Post Office. In 2015, he was appointed as the Minister of Posts and replaced Sim Chol-ho. In May 2016, the 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea was elected as a candidate for the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.[1]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.tongilnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=116571 “北 노동당 정무국 신설, 위원장 김정은 추대”. 《통일뉴스》. 2016년 5월 11일. 2018년 9월 13일에 확인함.