Ri Chol-bong (Korean: 리철봉, died December 25, 2009) was a North Korean politician who served in various party and state posts, among them as Minister of Social Security.
Ri Chol-bong | |
|---|---|
| 최부일 | |
| Minister of People's Security | |
| In office 1984–1985 | |
| Supreme Leader | Kim Il Sung |
| Kangwon WPK Secretary | |
| In office 2006–2009 | |
| Personal details | |
| Died | 25 December 2009 |
| Citizenship | North Korean |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Education | Mangyongdae Revolutionary School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  North Korea |
| Branch/service |  Korean People's Army |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 리철봉 |
| Revised Romanization | Rhee Cheolbong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Rhee Ch'ŏlbong |
Biography
editHe entered the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School after liberation of Korea. In 1950, when the Korean War broke out, he enlisted in the military and remained in the military afterwards, reaching the rank of major general in 1970. In November 1970, he was elected as a candidate member of the Central Committee at the 5th Party Congress.[1] Since the 80s, he served as vice department director of the WPK Central Committee, minister of City Administration and director of the Political Bureau of the Ministry of Railways.[2] In 1984-1985 he served as Minister of Social Security. In the 1998 North Korean parliamentary election, he won a seat in the Supreme People's Assembly serving as a member the presidium of the 10th Supreme People's Assembly.[3] In October 2006 he was appointed as secretary of the Kangwon Province WPK committee. According to KCNA he died in a car accident.[4]
References
edit- ^ Political and Social Analysis Division, Unification Policy Bureau, Ministry of Unification, Key Figures in North Korea 2008 (Seoul: Ministry of Unification, 2008)]
- ^ "Ri Chol-bong". NK Leadership Watch. 2015-12-30. Retrieved 2022-12-24.
- ^ 전현준 (March 2009). 북한의 제12기 최고인민회의 대의원 선거 결과 분석 (PDF) (in Korean). Korea Institute for National Unification. 부록: 제10기, 11기, 12기 대의원 명단. Retrieved 8 August 2018.
{{cite book}}:|script-work=ignored (help) - ^ "A look at past car accidents involving N. Korean officials". APNews. 2015-12-30. Retrieved 2022-12-24.