Choe Ryong-hae

Chairman of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea

Choe Ryong-hae[a] (born 15 January 1950) is a North Korean politician and military officer. In April 2019, he became the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly and First Vice President of the State Affairs Commission.[2] He was considered the head of state of North Korea before the country's constitution was changed to give the position to the President of the State Affairs Commission, Kim Jong Un. Choe is also a member of the Presidium of the Politburo and Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). He second-in-command of the militay.[3] Choe is the third top-ranking official in North Korea after Kim Jong Un and premier Kim Tok-hun.[4]


Choe Ryong-hae
최룡해
Choe in October 2019
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
Assumed office
11 April 2019
LeaderKim Jong Un
Preceded byKim Yong-nam
First Vice President of the
State Affairs Commission
Assumed office
11 April 2019
PresidentKim Jong Un
Vice President of the
State Affairs Commission
In office
29 June 2016 – 11 April 2019
PresidentKim Jong Un
Preceded byPosition established
Director of the
Organization and Guidance Department
In office
October 2017 – 10 April 2019
ChairmanKim Jong Un
Preceded byKim Jong Un
Succeeded byRi Man-gon
Vice Chairman of the
Central Military Commission
In office
11 April 2012 – April 2014
ChairmanKim Jong Un
Preceded byRi Yong-ho & Kim Jong Un
Succeeded byHwang Pyong-so
Vice Chairman of the
National Defence Commission
In office
9 April 2014 – 25 September 2014
ChairmanKim Jong Un
Preceded byJang Song-thaek
Succeeded byRi Yong-mu &
O Kuk-ryol
Director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army
In office
12 April 2012 – 26 April 2014
Supreme CommanderKim Jong Un
Preceded byJo Myong-rok
Succeeded byHwang Pyong-so
Personal details
Born (1950-01-15) 15 January 1950 (age 74)
Sinchon County, South Hwanghae Province, North Korea
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Children3
FatherChoe Hyon
Alma materKim Il Sung University
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
최룡해
Hancha
崔龍海[1]
Revised RomanizationChoe Ryonghae
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Ryonghae
Central institution membership
  • 2016-present: Member, Presidium of the Political Bureau of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
  • 1986-present: Full Member, 6th, 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
  • 2010-2012: Alternate Member, Political Bureau of the 6th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
  • 2010-2016: Member, Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea
  • 2012-present: Full Member, Political Bureau of the 6th, 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
  • 2016-present: Member, Executive Policy Bureau of the Workers' Party of Korea
  1. Chosŏn'gŭl: 최룡해

References

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  1. 최룡해(남성). 북한정보포털 (in Korean). 통일부. Retrieved 6 March 2021.
  2. "N.K. leader re-elected as chairman of State Affairs Commission". Yonhap News Agency. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 21 June 2020.
  3. "Treasury Sanctions North Korean Officials and Entities in Response to the Regime's Serious Human Rights Abuses and Censorship". U.S. Department of the Treasury.
  4. "North Korea's premier now ranks as top official. Is he Kim Jong Un's successor?". NK PRO. 2022-08-01. Retrieved 2022-08-27.