Choe Ryong-hae

Vice Marshal
Choe Ryong-hae
Vice Marshal Choe Ryong-hae
최룡해
	Choe in 2019
Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 April 2019
Leader	Kim Jong Un
Preceded by	Kim Yong-nam
First Vice President of the; State Affairs Commission
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 April 2019
President	Kim Jong Un
Vice President of the; State Affairs Commission
	In office; 29 June 2016 – 11 April 2019
President	Kim Jong Un
Preceded by	Position established
Director of the; Organization and Guidance Department
	In office; October 2017 – 10 April 2019
Chairman	Kim Jong Un
Preceded by	Kim Jong Un
Succeeded by	Ri Man-gon
Vice Chairman of the; Central Military Commission
	In office; 11 April 2012 – April 2014
Chairman	Kim Jong Un
Preceded by	Ri Yong-ho & Kim Jong Un
Succeeded by	Hwang Pyong-so
Vice Chairman of the; National Defence Commission
	In office; 9 April 2014 – 25 September 2014
Chairman	Kim Jong Un
Preceded by	Jang Song-thaek
Succeeded by	Ri Yong-mu &; O Kuk-ryol
Director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army
	In office; 12 April 2012 – 26 April 2014
Supreme Commander	Kim Jong Un
Preceded by	Jo Myong-rok
Succeeded by	Hwang Pyong-so
Personal details
Born	15 January 1950; Sinchon County, South Hwanghae, North Korea
Political party	Workers' Party of Korea
Children	3
Parent	Choe Hyon (father);
Alma mater	Kim Il Sung University
Military service
Allegiance	North Korea
Branch/service	Korean People's Army
Rank	Ch'asu (Vice Marshal)
Korean name
Hangul	최룡해
Hanja	崔龍海
RR	Choe Ryonghae
MR	Ch'oe Ryonghae
	Central institution membership 2016-present: Member, Presidium of the Political Bureau of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea ; 1986-present: Full Member, 6th, 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea ; 2010–2012: Alternate Member, Political Bureau of the 6th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea ; 2010–2016: Member, Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea ; 2012-present: Full Member, Political Bureau of the 6th, 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea ; 2016-present: Member, Executive Policy Bureau of the Workers' Party of Korea;

Choe Ryong-hae (Korean: 최룡해; born 15 January 1950) is a North Korean politician and military officer who currently serves as Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly and First Vice President of the State Affairs Commission, holding both positions since April 2019.

He is also a member of the Presidium of the Politburo and Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). He also served as Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un's military second-in-command, currently being third top-ranking official in North Korea after Kim Jong Un and premier Pak Thae-song.