Choe Sang-gon explained

Choe Sang-gon
Office:Minister of Higher Education
Convocation:14th term
Term Start:11 April 2019
Term End:18 January 2021
President:Kim Jong Un
Premier:Kim Tok-hun
Kim Jae-ryong
Predecessor:Thae Hyong-chol
Successor:Ri Kuk-chol
Office1:President of Kim Il Sung University
Convocation1:14th term
Term Start1:11 April 2019
Term End1:18 January 2021
President1:Kim Jong Un
Premier1:Kim Tok-hun
Kim Jae-ryong
Predecessor1:Thae Hyong-chol
Successor1:Ri Kuk-chol
Birth Date:28 April 1953
Birth Place:South Hamgyong Province, North Korea
Nationality:Korean
Citizenship:North Korean
Party:Workers' Party of Korea
Residence:Pyongyang, North Korea

Choe Sang-gon (born 28 April 1953) is a politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. He is a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and was also a member of the 13th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly. He serves as Minister of Higher Education in the Cabinet of North Korea and the President of Kim Il Sung University.[1]

Biography

Choe was born on 28 April 1953 in South Hamgyong Province.[2]

In 2008, he received a Ph.D. from the National Degree Conferment Ceremony, and was appointed Vice Chairman and then Chairman of the National Science and Technology Committee in August 2012 as a successor to . In 2014, he served as deputy to the 13th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly, and in May 2016 he became a member of the 7th convocation of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.[1]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: In full: promotions and demotions at North Korea's 14th SPA . Korea Risk Group . NK PRO . 12 April 2019 . 17 April 2019 .
  2. Web site: ko:최상건(남성). ko:북한정보포털. 통일부. 6 March 2021 . https://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr/nkp/theme/viewPeople.do?nkpmno=18717 . ko .