Jong_Sang-hak

Jong Sang-hak

Jong Sang-hak

North Korean politician

Jong Sang-hak (Korean: 정상학) is a North Korean politician who is serving as member of the 8th Politburo of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

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Biography

From 10 January 2021 to June 2022 he served as the head of the Central Auditing Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea.[1] Following the 1st Plenary Session of the 8th Central Committee during the 8th WPK Congress he was elected a member of the 8th Politburo.[2] In addition to that, he was elected a director of the Central Committee department.[3] He is considered to be part of a new elite generation, promoted to power by Kim Jong-un.[4]

References

  1. [1]
    "(수정) 북, 당 정치국·비서 등 선출..규율 전담 당 중앙검사위도 (명단)" (in Korean). 2021-01-11. Retrieved 2021-01-15.
  2. [2]
    "Press Release of First Plenary Meeting of 8th Central Committee of WPK Issued". Korean Central News Agency. Archived from the original on 10 June 2021. Retrieved 10 June 2021 – via Kim Il Sung – Kim Jong Il Foundation.
  3. [3]
    Kuri Sravan Kumar (2021-06-01). "The 8th Congress of Workers' Party of Korea. Kim Jong-un's Thoughts and Future of North Korea" (PDF). Institute of Chinese Studies.
  4. [4]
    "Sectoral Assessment of Kim Jong-un's Decade in Power: The Creation and Stabilization of the Kim Jong-un Regime's Monolithic Rule". International Journal of Korean Unification Studie. 30 (2): 132. 2021. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
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