Ri Yong-ju

Ri Yong-ju (Korean: 리용주) is an Admiral and politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea) and a candidate member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. He was member of the 12th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly. He is currently the commander of the Korean People's Navy.[1]

In this Korean name, the family name is Ri.
Fleet Admiral
Ri Yong-ju
Commander of the Korean People's Army Naval Force
In office
April 2015 – Unknown
Supreme CommanderKim Jong-un
Preceded byKim Myong-sik
Succeeded byKim Myong-sik
Personal details
BornJapanese Korea
CitizenshipNorth Korean
NationalityKorean
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
OccupationMilitary officer, politician
Military service
Allegiance North Korea
Branch/service Korean People's Army
Rank Fleet Admiral

Biography

After being promoted to Lieutenant General, he served as a delegate to the 12th Supreme People's Assembly in March 2009 as representative of the 548th electoral district. He served as a candidate member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, and in March 2014, as representative of the 13th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly for the District 449. In December 2011 he participated at the funeral committee which organized the funeral of Kim Jong-il.[2]

In April 2015, he succeeded Kim Myong-sik as the Navy commander. In August, he was promoted to admiral, and in April 2016, he became a member of the Central Committee of the Korean Workers' Party.

References
  1. “北 리용주 해군사령관, 대장으로 승진”. 2018년 8월 14일에 확인함.
  2. 김정일 국방위원장 사망 "특급열차서 과로로" 정부 '비상체제'...이명박 대통령 모든 일정 취소


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