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Jo Kyong-chol

Jo Kyong-chol

North Korean politician (born c. 1944/1945)

In this Korean name, the family name is Jo.

Jo Kyong-chol (Korean: 조경철) is a North Korean politician and officer who is serving as the commander of the Military Security Command[1][2] and a member of the WPK Central Military Commission.[3]

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Biography

He is assumed to be born in 1944 or 1945. In 2009 he was elected as a member of the 12th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly.[4] He participated in the purges of officials, among them of Jang Song-thaek in 2013. In June 2022 he was promoted to a member of the Central Military Commission. He is under sanctions of the U.S. Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control.[5] In 2015 he was ranked 47 in the funeral committee of Jon Pyong-ho[6] and following the death of Kim Jong Il a member of his funeral committee.[7][8][9]

References

  1. [1]
    "Organizational Chart of North Korean leadership". Unikorea.go.kr. 2018. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  2. [2]
    "House of Cards - Leadership Dynamics under Kim Jong-un" (PDF). Committee for Human Rights in North Korea. 2015. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  3. [3]
    "Central Military Commission Signals Growing Strength in Peninsula's Latest Crisis". 38 North. 7 October 2015. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
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    "[Annotated full list of elected MP's]" (XLS). North Korean Economy Watch. Retrieved 2018-06-24.
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    "North Korea Designations; Transnational Criminal Organizations Designations Removals". Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  6. [6]
    "Jon Pyong Ho (1926–2014)". North Korea Leadership Watch. 8 July 2014. Retrieved 2018-08-31.
  7. [7]
    Clues from Kim Jong-il Funeral List, The Chosun Ilbo, 20 December 2011.
  8. [8]
    Tetsuya Hakoda, All eyes set on Kim Jong Il's funeral committee list, The Asahi Shimbun, 27 December 2011.
  9. [9]
    "KJI Funeral Rankings comparison" (XLSX). NK News. December 2011. Ranking. Retrieved 2018-09-07.


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