Kim Won-bong

Kim Won-bong
Minister of State Control
1st Cabinet of North Korea
In office
9 September 1948  8 May 1952
PremierKim Il Sung
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded byChoe Chang-ik
Personal details
Bornc. 1898
Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province, Korean Empire
Diedc. 1958
North Korea
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Other political
affiliations
Korean National Revolutionary Party
Spouse(s)Park Cha-jeong
Choi Dong-Seon
ChildrenKim Cheol-Geon
Kim Joong-Geon
Kim Hak-Bong
OccupationPolitician, military general
Military service
Allegiance Korea
Branch/serviceKorean Liberation Army
Years of service1941–1945
RankGeneral
Battles/warsWorld War II
Korean name
Hangul
김원봉
Hanja
金元鳳
RRGim Wonbong
MRKim Wŏnbong
Art name
Hangul
약산
Hanja
若山
RRYaksan
MRYaksan

Kim Won-bong (Korean: 김원봉; Hanja: 金元鳳; 1898 – c.1958) was a Korean independence activist, Korean anarchist, communist, and later statesman for North Korea.

His art name was Yaksan (약산; 若山). He used a variety of pseudonyms during his exile abroad in China, including Ch'oe Rim (최림; 崔林), Yi Ch'ung (이충; 李冲), Chin Kuk-pin (진국빈; 陳國斌), and Ch'ŏn Se-dŏk (천세덕; 千世德).