Ri Yong-sik

Ri Yong-sik (리영식) is a North Korean politician and agitator.

In this Korean name, the family name is Ri.
Ri Yong-sik
Member of the Central Committee of the WPK
In office
May 2016 – Incumbent
Supreme LeaderKim Jong-un
Chief editor of Rodong Sinmun
Personal details
CitizenshipNorth Korean
NationalityKorean
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea

Biography

In 2014 he was appointed to be the Chief editor of Rodong Sinmun, the mouthpiece of the Workers' Party of Korea,[1] replacing Kim Pyong-ho. In 2016, following the decision of the 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea he was elected to the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.[2][3]

References
  1. "Rodong Sinmun gets new Editor-In-Chief, possibly President". NK News.
  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.


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