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Jon Jae-son

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In this Korean name, the family name is Jon.
Jon Jae-son
Supreme LeaderKim Jong Il
Personal details
BornKorea, Empire of Japan
CitizenshipNorth Korean
NationalityKorean
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Alma materKim Il Sung Military University
Military service
Allegiance North Korea
Branch/service Korean People's Army
Rank Ch'asu (Vice Marshal)

Jon Jae-son (Korean: 전재선/全載善[1] or 全在善[2]; born 1940) is an army general and politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. He is Vice Marshal of the Korean People's Army.

Biography

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Born in 1940 during the Japanese colonial rule, he graduated from Kim Il Sung Military University. In August 1981, he served as Deputy Chief of General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army, and was promoted to the commander V Corps in 1985.[3]

In February 1986, at the 11th plenum meeting of the 6th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, he was elected as a candidate member for the Central Committee of the Party. In April 1992, he was promoted to Captain of the People's Army, and in February 1994, he served as the General of the People's Army. In 1997 he was promoted to the rank of Vice Marshal. In September 2010, he was dismissed as a party commissioner.[4]

References

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  1. ^ 전재선 (全載善) KBS
  2. ^ [북한 김정일위원장, 군부대 사흘째 시찰
  3. ^ 전재선(全載善) 북한지역정보넷
  4. ^ “통일부 북한자료센터 주요 인물 정보”. 통일부 북한자료센터. 2012년 1월 2일에 확인함.


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