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Choe Kyong-song

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Choe Kyong-song
Member of the Central Military Commission of the WPK
Supreme LeaderKim Jong-il
Kim Jong-un
Personal details
CitizenshipNorth Korean
NationalityKorean
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Military service
Allegiance North Korea
Branch/service Korean People's Army
Rank Sangjang (Colonel-general)

Choe Kyong-song (Korean: 최경성) is a North Korean politician and colonel-general of the Korean People's Army.[1] He was member of the 6th convocation of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and since 2010 member of its Central Military Commission.

Biography

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In April 2010, he was promoted to the rank of general-colonel. During the 3rd Conference of the Workers' Party of Korea on September 28, 2010, he was elected a member of the Central Military Commission of the WPK and as member of the Central Committee.

In 2010, he a was member of the funeral commission of Jo Myong-rok. After Kim Jong-il's death in December 2011, Choe Kyong-song was in 73rd place in the 232-person Funeral Committee.[1] He was also a member of the funeral committee of Ri Ul-sol.[2] In February 2012 he was awarded the Order of Kim Jong-il.

References

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  1. ^ a b "KJI Funeral Rankings comparison" (XLSX). NK News. December 2011. Ranking. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Ri Ul Sol Funeral Committee: Who's On, Who's Not". North Korea Leadership Watch. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2018.