Kang Hyong-bong

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Kang Hyong-bong
강형봉
NationalityNorth Korea
Occupation(s)politician, alternate member of WPK Central Committee

Kang Hyong-bong (born May 20, 1957) [1] is a North Korean politician. He is an alternate member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, and a delegate to the Supreme People's Assembly. [1]

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Career

Kang served as general manager of the Tukjang Youth Coal Mine starting in 2003, and since January 2007, has served as an official in the Ministry of Power and Coal Industries. In September 2010, he was elected an alternate member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

In August 2003, he also served as a delegate in the 11th Supreme People's Assembly. Since December 2012, he is the Chairman of the People's Committee of South Pyongan Province.

Kang served as a member of the national mourning committee upon the death of Kim Jong Il in December 2011. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 강형봉. North Korean Information Portal (in Korean). Ministry of Unification. Retrieved 2014-03-22.
  2. 김정일 국방위원장 사망 "특급열차서 과로로" 정부 '비상체제'...이명박 대통령 모든 일정 취소. Ohmynews . Retrieved 2012-07-16.