| Kang Ha-guk | |||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 25 April 1952 | ||||||||||
| Occupation: | Politician | ||||||||||
| Office: | Minister of Public Health | ||||||||||
| Term Start: | April 2013 | ||||||||||
| Term End: | 2017 | ||||||||||
| Convocation: | 14th term | ||||||||||
| President: | Kim Jong Un | ||||||||||
| Premier: | Kim Tok-hun Kim Jae-ryong | ||||||||||
| Predecessor: | Choe Chang-sik | ||||||||||
| Successor: | Jang Jun-sang | ||||||||||
| Citizenship: | North Korean | ||||||||||
| Party: | Workers' Party of Korea | ||||||||||
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Kang Ha-guk (Korean: 강하국, born 25 April 1952[1]) was the Minister of Public Health of North Korea from 2013 to 2017, when he was replaced by Jang Jun-sang. He was appointed on April 9, 2014.[2] As of January 2014, he was also reportedly director of the Central Committee of the Korea-China Friendship Association.[3] He was among the dignitaries who greeted Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao during his state visit to Pyongyang in July 2013.