Ju Chol-gyu | |
|---|---|
| Vice Premier of North Korea | |
| President | Kim Jong Un |
| Personal details | |
| Born | North Korea |
| Citizenship | North Korean |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 주철규 |
| Revised Romanization | Ju Cheolgyu |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chu Ch'ŏlkyu |
Ju Chol-gyu (Korean: 주철규) is a North Korean politician. He is a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and a candidate (alternate) member of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea. He is currently the Deputy Prime Minister of the Cabinet and Chairman of the Agricultural Commission.
Biography
During the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea held from 5 to 12 January 2021, he was elected a member of the Central Committee.[1] and a member of the 8th Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea.[2] On 17 January 2021, at the 4th plenary session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly,[3] he was appointed to the Minister of Agriculture[4] and then the chairman of the South Hwanghae Province Rural Accounts Committee in 2020. At the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea held in January 2021, he was elected as a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, and at the 4th meeting of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly held subsequently, he was elected as the Deputy Prime Minister and Chairman of the Agricultural Committee. Later, he attended the second plenary session of the 8th Workers' Party of Korea held in early February and guided the Agricultural Subcommittee Conference, and was in charge of discussions with Kim Gwang-nam and Ma Jong-seon at the expanded meeting of the Cabinet Plenary Meeting on the 25th of the same month.[5] In May 2022, at the time of Hyon Chol-hae's death, he served as a member of the National Funeral Committee. In March 2023 he participated in expanded meeting on the 1st of the 7th plenary session of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea to prepare rural development strategies and economic revitalization plans where he made a speech.[6] On 26 December 2022 he participated in event to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the North Korean constitution.[7]
References
- ^ "The 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea". Open Nuclear Network. 2021-02-09. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ "북한 정치국 후보위원 이름 올린 양승호 내각부총리" (in Korean). News1Korea. 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ "주철규(남성)" (in Korean). Ministry of Unification. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ "Members of the DPRK Cabinet Appointed". KCNA Watch. 18 January 2021.
- ^ "북, 내각 전원회의 확대회의..'경제사업에 통일적 지도체계 확립" (in Korean). tongilnews. 2021-02-26. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ 이상현 (2023-03-03). "北 전원회의 끝나자 간부들 "죄책감에 머리 못 들어"…반성문" (in Korean). Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
- ^ "DPRK Constitution Turns 50". NK Leadership Watch. 2022-12-28. Retrieved 2023-06-15.
This page was last edited on 1 April 2024, at 12:44