Kim Song-chol (politician)
Kim Song-chol | |
|---|---|
| Member of the WPK Central Committee | |
| Supreme Leader | Kim Jong-il Kim Jong-un |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | North Korean |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  North Korea |
| Branch/service |  Korean People's Army |
| Rank |  Sangjang (Colonel-general) |
Kim Song-chol (Korean: 김송철; Hancha: 金松哲) is a North Korean politician and officer of the Korean People's Army.
Biography
[edit]He served as deputy to the Supreme People's Assembly. He also served as the commander of 105th Armored Corps based in South Hwanghae Province.[1] Following the 3rd WPK Conference he was elected to the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. He was also elected to the 7th Central Committee in May 2016.[2][3] He was a member of the funeral committee of Kim Jong-il in December 2011.[4] In 2015 he was member of the funeral committee of Ri Ul-sol.[5] In February 2012 he once again became colonel-general after being demoted some time before that.
References
[edit]- ^ "Col. Gen. Kim Song Chol". North Korea Leadership Watch. 1 March 2018.
- ^ "Official Report of Seventh Congress of the WPK". Naenara. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- ^ "Party leadership members elected". The Pyongyang Times. Archived from the original on 2020-09-15.
- ^ "KJI Funeral Rankings comparison" (XLSX). NK News. December 2011. Ranking. Retrieved 7 September 2018.
- ^ "Ri Ul Sol Funeral Committee: Who's On, Who's Not". North Korea Leadership Watch. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
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