Mun Kyong-dok
Mun Kyong-dok (Korean: 문경덕; born October 12, 1957) is a politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). As of 2011, he is the youngest member of the Political Bureau, and a candidate member of it.
Mun Kyong-dok | |
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문경덕 | |
Chairman of WPK Pyongyang Provincial Committee | |
In office 2010–2014 | |
Supreme Leader | Kim Jong-un |
Preceded by | Choe Yong-rim |
Succeeded by | Kim Su-gil |
Chairman of WPK North Pyongan Provincial Committee | |
In office 2018–Incumbent | |
Supreme Leader | Kim Jong-un |
Preceded by | Kim Nung-o |
Personal details | |
Born | Taesong-guyok, Pyongyang | 12 October 1957
Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
Alma mater | Kim Il-sung University |
Biography
Born in 1957 in Taesong-guyok, Pyongyang. In October 1973, he joined the military, graduated from Kim Il-sung University, and became a political economy expert. In Between 2010-2014, he was appointed to the Pyongyang Party Committee secretary, Vice-Chairman of the Central Committee of the Sarocheong Committee, Director of the Second Committee, and Vice-Chairman of the Party Central Committee.[1] He was member of the funeral committee following the death of Jo Myong-rok in November 2010, death of Kim Jong-il in December 2011, Kim Kuk-thae in December 2013 and Kim Yong-chun and Kim Chol-man in 2018 and Hwang Sun-hui in 2020. In 2019 he was elected to the 14th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly representing 280th electoral district (Kujang).[2]
References
- 정명진 (2010년 9월 29일). “당대표자회, 40년대 해방전후 차세대 기수 전면 등장”. 통일뉴스. 2011년 10월 4일에 확인함.
- Jo Jung-hoon (12 March 2019). 북 김정은, 최고인민회의 대의원 처음 빠져: (추가) 북 언론, 687명 대의원 명단 발표...당 부위원장들 포함 (명단). Tongil News (in Korean). Retrieved 18 March 2019.