Kwon Yong-jin explained

Honorific Prefix:General
Kwon Yong-jin
Office:Director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army
Term Start:January 2021
Term End:2022
Predecessor:Kim Su-gil
Successor:Jong Kyong-thaek
Leader:Kim Jong Un
Birth Date:Unknown
Birth Place:Pyongyang, North Korea
Party:Workers' Party of Korea
Rank:Army General

Kwon Yong-jin (Korean: 권영진/權英進[1]) is a North Korean politician and military officer who currently serves as the director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army since January 2021.

Biography

Kwon Yong-jin was the director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army (KPA). He served in this post since he replaced Kim Su-gil in January 2021 until 2022. On 24 February 2021 Kwon Yong-jin alongside Minister of People's Armed Forces Kim Jong-Gwan were both promoted to the rank of Vice Marshal.[2] [3]

According to a KCTV video from February 6, 2022, Kwon became a General, an apparent demotion from his previous rank as a Vice Marshal.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 권영진 (權英進)KWON Young Jin . 2022-10-17 . ko.
  2. Web site: 이 . 원주. 2021-01-11. (4th LD) N. Korea crowns leader Kim Jong-un as party's general secretary. 2021-06-24. Yonhap News Agency. en.
  3. Web site: CMC Meeting Held North Korea Leadership Watch. 2021-06-24. www.nkleadershipwatch.org.