Kim Song-chol (politician)

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Kim Song-chol
Member of the WPK Central Committee
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)

Kim Song-chol (김송철) is a North Korean politician and officer of the Korean People's Army.

Biography[edit]

He served as deputy to the Supreme People's Assembly. He also served as the commander of 105th Armored Corps based in South Hwanghae Province.[1] Following the 3rd WPK Conference he was elected to the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. He was also elected to the 7th Central Committee in May 2016.[2][3] He was a member of the funeral committee of Kim Jong-il in December 2011.[4] In 2015 he was member of the funeral committee of Ri Ul-sol.[5] In February 2012 he once again became colonel-general after being demoted some time before that.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Col. Gen. Kim Song Chol". North Korea Leadership Watch. 1 March 2018.
  2. ^ "Official Report of Seventh Congress of the WPK". Naenara. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Party leadership members elected". The Pyongyang Times. Archived from the original on 2020-09-15.
  4. ^ "KJI Funeral Rankings comparison" (XLSX). NK News. December 2011. Ranking. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
  5. ^ "Ri Ul Sol Funeral Committee: Who's On, Who's Not". North Korea Leadership Watch. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2018.