Jong Sang-hak

Jong Sang-hak (Korean: 정상학) is a North Korean politician who is serving as member of the 8th Politburo of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Jong Sang-hak
정상학
Member of the WPK Politburo
Personal details
OccupationPolitician

Biography

From 10 January 2021 to June 2022 he served as the head of the Central Auditing Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea.[1] Following the 1st Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee during the 8th WPK Congress he was elected a member of the 8th Politburo.[2] In addition to that, he was elected a director of the Central Committee department.[3] He is considered to be part of a new elite generation, promoted to power by Kim Jong-un.[4]

References
  1. "(수정) 북, 당 정치국·비서 등 선출..규율 전담 당 중앙검사위도 (명단)" (in Korean). 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  2. "Press Release of First Plenary Meeting of 8th Central Committee of WPK Issued". Korean Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021 – via Kim Il Sung – Kim Jong Il Foundation.
  3. Kuri Sravan Kumar (2021-06-01). "The 8th Congress of Workers' Party of Korea. Kim Jong-un's Thoughts and Future of North Korea" (PDF). Institute of Chinese Studies.
  4. "Sectoral Assessment of Kim Jong-un's Decade in Power: The Creation and Stabilization of the Kim Jong-un Regime's Monolithic Rule". International Journal of Korean Unification Studie. 30 (2): 132. 2021. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
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