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'''Jong Kyong-thaek''' ({{lang|ko|정경택}}, born between 1 January 1961 and 31 December 1963<ref name=designations>{{Cite web |title=North Korea Designations |publisher=United States Department of the Treasury |date=10 December 2018 |access-date=23 March 2019 |url= https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20181210.aspx }}</ref>) is a [[North Korea]]n politician. He is the [[Minister of State Security (North Korea)|Minister of State Security]], a member of the [[Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea]] (WPK), an alternate member of the [[Politburo of the WPK]], and a member of the [[State Affairs Commission of North Korea]].
'''Jong Kyong-thaek''' ({{lang|ko|정경택}}, born between 1 January 1961 and 31 December 1963<ref name=designations>{{Cite web |title=North Korea Designations |publisher=United States Department of the Treasury |date=10 December 2018 |access-date=23 March 2019 |url= https://www.treasury.gov/resource-center/sanctions/OFAC-Enforcement/Pages/20181210.aspx }}</ref>) is a [[North Korea]]n politician. He is the [[Minister of State Security (North Korea)|Minister of State Security]], a member of the [[Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea]] (WPK), an alternate member of the [[Politburo of the WPK]], and a member of the [[State Affairs Commission of North Korea]].

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==Family Background==
Jong's father was Chong Jun Taek,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.newsis.com/view/?id=NISX20171125_0000158582|title="북한 비밀경찰 수장 국가보위상에 정경택 취임" 아사히|last=|first=|date=|website=Newsis|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=}}</ref> an intellectual at the core of North Korea's early industrialization efforts under Kim Il Sung and who served as the DPRK's Deputy Premier from 1956 to 1961.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1973/01/13/archives/chong-jun-taek-dies-at-61-north-korea-vice-premier.html|title=Chong Jun Taek Dies at 61; North Korea Vice Premier|last=|first=|date=January 13, 1973|work=New York Times|access-date=}}</ref> Chong headed national industrial planning between 1945 and 1950, and joined Kim Il Sung's new Military Affairs Commission with the outbreak of the Korean War.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cia.gov/library/readingroom/document/cia-rdp80-00809a000600330105-8|title=CHINESE MAY AID NORTH KOREANS {{!}} CIA FOIA (foia.cia.gov)|website=www.cia.gov|access-date=2019-09-19}}</ref> After the war he headed North Korea's chemical industry. Chong Jun Taek had an economics university named after him in Kangwon in 1960.<ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=uhmxCwAAQBAJ&pg=PA334&lpg=PA334&dq=%22Chong+Jun+Taek%22&source=bl&ots=8Jig5jaB2h&sig=ACfU3U283pW-E4E2C8kHzxhQ0E9ycNDa3g&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwijgJq9ztzkAhVTXMAKHYwJCVgQ6AEwB3oECAUQAQ#v=onepage&q=%22Chong%20Jun%20Taek%22&f=false|title=World List of Universities / Liste Mondiale des Universites|last=Universities|first=International Association of|date=2016-01-01|publisher=Springer|isbn=9781349120376|language=en}}</ref> He died in 1973 when his son was 10 or 12 years old.


==Career==
==Career==

Revision as of 10:09, 19 September 2019

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Jong Kyong-thaek
Chosŏn'gŭl
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Revised RomanizationJeong Gyeongtaek
McCune–ReischauerCho’ng Kyo’ng-t’aek
[1][2]

Jong Kyong-thaek (정경택, born between 1 January 1961 and 31 December 1963[3]) is a North Korean politician. He is the Minister of State Security, a member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), an alternate member of the Politburo of the WPK, and a member of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea.


Family Background

Jong's father was Chong Jun Taek,[4] an intellectual at the core of North Korea's early industrialization efforts under Kim Il Sung and who served as the DPRK's Deputy Premier from 1956 to 1961.[5] Chong headed national industrial planning between 1945 and 1950, and joined Kim Il Sung's new Military Affairs Commission with the outbreak of the Korean War.[6] After the war he headed North Korea's chemical industry. Chong Jun Taek had an economics university named after him in Kangwon in 1960.[7] He died in 1973 when his son was 10 or 12 years old.

Career

Jong's appears to have made his career with the Korean People's Army. He first surfaced as a public figure in November 2015, when he was listed on the funeral committee for Ri Ul-sol, the Korean People's Army General and elder Manchurian guerrilla veteran.[8] In early 2017, Kim Won-hong was removed from the role of Minister of State Security (also known was the Director of the State Security Department, SSD).[9][10] Kim had apparently been punished following a party inspection.[11] The appointment of Jong Kyong-thaek as Minister came at the same time as Choe Ryong-hae was appointed director of the Organization and Guidance Department (OGD) which works closely with the SSD. According to North Korea Leadership Watch, "Choe's appointment along with the appointment of Jong Kyong Thaek at State Security are no accident... Choe and Jong's new positions represent a kind of house cleaning to avoid some of the problems that have affected State Security during the last 18 months. Choe and Jong's appointments are also intended to usher in 3rd generation DPRK cadres in the internal security services."[9]

In this capacity, Jong directs both censorship and counter-intelligence.[12][13] For instance, during Kim Jong-un's trip to the 2018 North Korea–United States Singapore Summit, Jong "supervised the collection, consolidation and analysis of myriad intelligence reports from around the DPRK derived from eavesdropping and SSD's pyramid-like human intelligence networks. Col. Gen. Jong probably supervised the mobilization of additional electronic capabilities and personnel to monitor the DPRK's defense industry."[2]

Since October 2017, Jong has been a member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and an alternate member of the Politburo of the WPK.[1] At the sixth session of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly on 11 April 2018, Jong also took Kim Won-hong's seat in the State Affairs Commission of North Korea.[14] Jong's military rank is colonel general.[2] He resides in Pyongyang.[3]

On 10 December 2018, the Office of Foreign Assets Control of the United States Department of the Treasury imposed sanctions on Jong and two other top North Korean leaders, citing abuses and Jong's role in the government of North Korea and the WPK,[12] a step criticised by the Rodong Sinmun.[15]

Jong was part of a high-level welcoming delegation for Chinese President Xi Jinping and Peng Liyuan, greeting them both at the Kumsusan Palace of the Sun square and attending an artistic performance with them in Pyongyang on 10 June 2019.[16]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "정경택(남성)". nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr (in Korean). Ministry of Unification. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b c "OGD (The Road Song) and The Ghost of Sejanus". North Korea Leadership Watch. 24 June 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  3. ^ a b "North Korea Designations". United States Department of the Treasury. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  4. ^ ""북한 비밀경찰 수장 국가보위상에 정경택 취임" 아사히". Newsis.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  5. ^ "Chong Jun Taek Dies at 61; North Korea Vice Premier". New York Times. January 13, 1973.
  6. ^ "CHINESE MAY AID NORTH KOREANS | CIA FOIA (foia.cia.gov)". www.cia.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  7. ^ Universities, International Association of (2016-01-01). World List of Universities / Liste Mondiale des Universites. Springer. ISBN 9781349120376.
  8. ^ "통일뉴스". www.tongilnews.com. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  9. ^ a b "Choe Ryong Hae to OGD? [revised 13 JAN 2018] |". North Korea Leadership Watch. 13 January 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  10. ^ "Has Kim Won Hong Sung his Swan Song?". 38 North. 2017-02-14. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  11. ^ Kim Soo-yeon (11 January 2018). "N. Korean official Choe Ryong-hae apparently leading ruling party's key department". Yonhap. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  12. ^ a b "Treasury Sanctions North Korean Officials and Entities in Response to the Regime's Serious Human Rights Abuses and Censorship". United States Department of the Treasury. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  13. ^ "US imposes sanctions on three top North Korean officials". The Guardian. AFP. 10 December 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  14. ^ "6th Session of the 13th SPA Held". North Korea Leadership Watch. 14 April 2018. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  15. ^ Ryall, Julian (2018-12-11). "US sanctions top North Korean officials over human rights abuses". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2019-09-19.
  16. ^ Cathcart, Adam (2019-09-19). "Xi Jinping greets Jong Kyong-thaek (정경택/郑京泽), DPRK Minister of State Security, in Pyongyang on 20 June 2019. Jong is also a Politburo member who (along w/ Choe Ryong-hae) had been targetted by US Treasury Department #sanctions 6 months prior. https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2018/12/11/us-sanctions-top-north-korean-officials-human-rights-abuses/ …pic.twitter.com/VmLZqi60AS". @adamcathcart. Retrieved 2019-09-19. {{cite web}}: External link in |title= (help); no-break space character in |title= at position 349 (help)
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