Kim Yong-hwan (politician) explained

Occupation:Politician
Office:Chief Secretary of the Pyongyang City Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
Term Start:February 2020
Term End:2023
Predecessor:Kim Nung-o
Successor:Kim Su-gil
Office1:Chief Secretary of the Ryanggang Province Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
Term Start1:December 2019
Term End1:February 2020
1Namedata1:Kim Jong-un
Predecessor1:Lee Sang-won
Successor1:Ri Tae-il
Nationality:Korean
Citizenship:North Korean
Party:Workers' Party of Korea

Kim Yong-hwan (Korean: 김영환) is a politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). He is a member of the Party Censorship Committee and Chairman of the Pyongyang Party Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Biography

In February 1997, he was appointed first vice-chairman of the Central Court of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. In May 2016, at the 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea he was elected as a member of the WPK Inspection Commission.[1] After being appointed chairman of the Ryanggang Province Party Committee in December 2019, he was elected chairman of the Pyongyang Party Party Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea at the Political Bureau expanded meeting on February 29, 2020.[2]

Notes and References

  1. http://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/4591096 “北, 당 중앙위원 128명, 후보위원 106명 발표”. 《노컷뉴스》. 2016년 5월 10일. 2018년 9월 4일에 확인함.
  2. https://www.yna.co.kr/view/AKR20200301048600504 “김정은 '최고권력' 조직지도부장 해임 파격…기강잡기 칼 빼들다”. 《연합뉴스》. 2020년 3월 1일. 2020년 3월 1일에 확인함.