Ki Kwang-ho (Korean: 기광호; born 1957) is a politician of North Korea. He is a candidate member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea as well as Minister of Finance[1] in the Cabinet of North Korea. He is the chairman of the Chosun Ice Figure Association.
Ki Kwang-ho | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Finance | |
| 14th term | |
| Assumed office 11 April 2019 – January 2021 | |
| President | Kim Jong Un |
| Premier | Kim Tok-hun Kim Jae-ryong |
| Succeeded by | Ko Jong-bom |
| 13th term | |
| In office 19 February 2015 – 11 April 2019 | |
| Chairman | Kim Jong Un |
| Premier | Pak Pong-ju |
| Preceded by | Choe Kwang-jin |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | North Korean |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Occupation | Politician |
Biography
editAfter serving as Director of the Ministry of Finance and Economy of the Cabinet, he served as the Vice Minister of Finance from May 2011 to February 2015. In February 2015, Ki Kwang-ho was appointed Minister of Finance.[2] 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. In 2019 he was elected to the 14th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly.
References
edit- ^ "In full: promotions and demotions at North Korea's 14th SPA". NK PRO. Korea Risk Group. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ 조, 정훈 (10 April 2016). "北 노동당 정무국 신설, 위원장 김정은 추대". Tongil News (in Korean).
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