Kim Kwang-chol

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Kwang-chol (Korean: 김광철) is a politician from North Korea. He has served as Minister of Posts and Telecommunications in the Cabinet of North Korea since 2015 and is a candidate for the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. He was the deputy to the 13th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly.

Kim Kwang-chol
김광철
Minister of Posts and Telecommunications
14th term
In office 11 April 2019 – 18 January 2021
President	Kim Jong Un
Premier	Kim Tok-hun Kim Jae-ryong
Succeeded by	Ju Yong-il
13th term
In office 2015 – 11 April 2019
Chairman	Kim Jong Un
Premier	Pak Pong-ju
Preceded by	Sim Chol-ho
Personal details
Citizenship	North Korean
Political party	Workers' Party of Korea

Biography

Prior to being Minister of Posts and Telecommunications he worked as director of the Pyongyang People's Committee Telephone Bureau, Taecheon Power Plant Director, Pyongyang Telephone Office Director, and Chesinseong Gaecheon City Post Office. In 2015, he was appointed as the Minister of Posts and replaced Sim Chol-ho. 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.