Pak Song Bong
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Pak Song-bong | |
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| 박송봉 | |
| WPK Central Committee member | |
| Chairman | Kim Il-sung |
| Personal details | |
| Born | September 20, 1931 North Korea |
| Died | February 20, 2001 |
| Resting place | Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery |
| Citizenship | North Korean |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Education | Mangyongdae Revolutionary School |
| Occupation | Politician |
Pak Song-bong (Korean: 박송봉) (born September 20, 1931 - died February 20, 2001) was a North Korean politician.
Biography
Born September 20, 1931 as the son of Pak-Gil, a political member of the Yangil Battalion, an anti-Japanese partisan group. His borth parents were both murdered in 1936. After liberation of Korea, he went to study in Romania in 1951, graduating from Mangyongdae Revolutionary School.[1] After graduating from college, he obtained a qualification as a power engineer. After returning to North Korea in 1957, he worked at the Organization and Guidance Department, the Science Education Department, and the Machinery Industry Department.
In October 1981, he was by-elected as a candidate member of the Central Committee and in June 1983 as a member of the Central Committee at the 6th 7th plenary sessions.[2] On April 13, 1985, he was awarded[3] the Order of Kim Il-sung on the 40th anniversary of liberation and the 40th anniversary of the founding of the Party. In June 1986 he was appointed First Deputy Director of the Ministry of Science and Education.[4] In September 1987 he visited the USSR. In October 1988 was appointed First Deputy Director of the Ministry of Armaments and Industry.[5] In May 1989 he visited East Germany in October 1988 and Italy. In April 1992, he became a double recipient of the Order of Kim Il-sung in Commemoration of 80th birthday of Kim Il-sung.
In July 1994, he served as a member of the funeral commission following the death of Kim Il-sung,[4] and in February 1995, he served as a member of the funeral commission of O Jin-u. He died on February 20, 2001 at the age of 69 and was buried in the Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery.[6] In the opening remarks of the 7th Party Congress in May 2016, Kim Jong-un referred to him as one of 'loyal revolutionary comrades who devotedly fought for the strengthening development of the Workers' Party of Korea and the victory of the socialist cause'.[7]
References
- ^ "박송봉 노동당 군수공업부 제1부부장". Tongnil News. 2000-10-18.
- ^ Information Analysis Bureau of the Ministry of Unification, a collection of key figures in North Korea 2000 (Seoul: Ministry of Unification, 2000).
- ^ "北신문, 간부기강 다잡기 "허리띠 풀지 말고 더 많은 일 하라"". Hankyung.com. 2022-09-17.
- ^ a b "박송봉(남성)". NK INFO.
- ^ "北 미사일연구개발 두뇌는 제2자연과학원". Daily NK. 2009-04-06.
- ^ "올해 사망한 북한 유명인사". Tongnil News. 2001-05-25.
- ^ Kim Jong Un Makes Opening Address at Seventh Congress of WPK