Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (North Korea) explained

Agency Name:	Ministry of Post and Telecommunications
Formed:	April 8
Headquarters:	Central District, Pyongyang^[1]
Chief1 Name:	Kim Kwang-chol
Chief1 Position:	Minister
Parent Agency:	Cabinet of North Korea
Child1 Agency:	North Korean postal service

Hangul:	체신성
Rr:	Chesinseong
Mr:	Ch'e*sinsŏng
Context:	north

The Ministry of Post and Telecommunications is a government ministry in North Korea which is responsible for the North Korean postal service, telephone system, and media such as television and print press. Additionally, the ministry is responsible for mint stamps. In 2010, the ministry participated in a cyber-attack on South Korea using an IP address leased from China.^[2] The ministry is a member of the Asia-Pacific Telecommunity.^[3]

The current minister is Kim Kwang-chol.^[4] He was preceded by Sim Chol-ho, who was appointed to the post in February 2012.^[5] Sim was reported executed in a February 2016 article.^[6]

Former ministers

• Kim Jong-ju

September 2, 1948 ~   ?

• Pak Il-u

March 1953 - November 28, 1955

• Chang-Hum Kim: November 29, 1955 ~ September 19, 1957
• Jun jun Ko September 20, 1957 ~ April 24, 1958 Choi Hyun April 24, 1958 ~ October 22, 1962
• Park Young-soon October 23, 1962 ~ December 16, 1967 Park Young-soon December 16, 1967 ~ December 27, 1967
• Kim Young-chae December 15, 1977 – 1980 Kim Young-chae 1980 ~ April 4, 1982, April 5, 1982 ~ December 28, 1986, December 29, 1986 ~
• Changho Kim May 24, 1990 ~
• Blind hag Lee Geum-bum September 5, 2000 ~ 2002
• Lee Geum-beom 2002 ~ September 2, 2003, September 3, 2003 ~ July 2005
• Ryu Yong-sop (2005 英 燮) July 2005 ~ January 2009
• Sim Chol-ho

February 2012 ~ 2015

• Kim Kwang-chol

2015 ~ Present

See also

• Cabinet of North Korea
• North Korean postal service
• Telecommunications in North Korea

Notes and References

1. Book: Martino. John. Worldwide Government Directory with Intergovernmental Organizations 2013. 2013. Sage Reference. Los Angeles. 978-1-4522-9937-2. 889.
2. News: Cyberattacks Traced To North Korea. Associated Press. 15 April 2013. 30 October 2009.
3. Web site: APT Members . apt.int . 22 February 2019 . 24 February 2019 .
4. Web site: Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Korea, North - NDE . Central Intelligence Agency . 19 January 2017 . 8 May 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131004233413/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/KN.html . dead . October 4, 2013 .
5. Web site: Minister Ryu Yong-sop Named as Chief of Party Chapter in Jagang. Yonhap news agency. 15 April 2013.
6. News: North Korea executions under Kim Jong Un. Petras. George. 2017-02-10. USA TODAY. en. 2017-02-04.