Ri Song-hak explained

Ri Song-hak
Office2:Minister of Machine Building Industry of the Workers' Party of Korea
Leader2:Kim Jong Un
Term Start2:April 2020
Term End2:18 January 2021
Office3:Vice Premier of North Korea
Premier3:Kim Tok-hun
President3:Choe Ryong-hae
Term Start3:18 January 2021
Birth Place:North Korea
Nationality:Korean
Citizenship:North Korean

Ri Song-hak is a politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). He serves as the Vice Premier of North Korea and a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Career

In April 2020, he was elected as a candidate member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea at the Political Bureau meeting of the Central Committee.[1] Two days later, at the Third Plenary Meeting of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly, he was appointed the Minister of Machine Building Industry, succeeding Choe Il-ryong.[2] In January 2021, he participated as a speaker in the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea's Business Conference at the 8th Party Congress and was elected as a member of the Central Committee.[3] One week later, at the Fourth Plenary Meeting of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly, he stepped down from the Ministry of Machine Building Industry and was appointed the Vice Premier.[4]

Other notes

In July 2014, he served as a member of the State Funeral Committee upon the death of Jeon Byeong-ho.[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: 2020-04-12 . 북한 노동당 정치국회의 개최, 코로나19 결정서 채택 . 통일뉴스 . 2023-11-13.
  2. News: 2020-04-13 . 북한 노동당 정치국회의 개최, 코로나19 결정서 채택 . 통일뉴스 . 2023-11-13.
  3. News: 2021-01-10 . 북, 당 중앙위 사업총화 결정서 지도기관 선출뒤로 미뤄 . 통일뉴스 . 2023-11-13.
  4. News: 2021-01-18 . 북, 최고인민회의 개최..8차 당대회 후속조치 결정 . 통일뉴스 . 2023-11-13.
  5. News: 2014-07-09 . 北 전병호 무장장비관 명예관장, 7일 사망 . 통일뉴스 . 2023-11-13.