Kim Yong-chol
Kim Yong-chol | |
|---|---|
| 김영철 | |
Kim in January 2019 | |
| Head of the United Front Department of the Workers' Party of Korea | |
| In office 2021 – 11 June 2022 | |
| Preceded by | Jang Kum Chol |
| Succeeded by | Ri Son-gwon |
| In office 4 January 2016 – 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Yang-gon |
| Succeeded by | Jang Kum Chol |
| Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea | |
| In office 9 May 2016 – 10 January 2021 | |
| Chairman | Kim Jong Un |
| Preceded by | Hwang Pyong-so |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Director of the Reconnaissance General Bureau | |
| In office 11 February 2009 – 4 January 2016 | |
| Supreme Leader | Kim Jong Il Kim Jong Un |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Pak Yong-sik (Acting) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1946 (age 78–79) Ryanggang Province, Soviet occupied Korea |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Education | Kim Il Sung Military University Red Flag Mangyongdae Revolutionary School |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | North Korea |
| Branch/service | Korean People's Army |
| Rank | General |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김영철 |
| Hanja | 金英徹 |
| RR | Gim Yeongcheol |
| MR | Kim Yŏngch'ŏl |
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Kim Yong-chol (Korean: 김영철; born 1946) is a North Korean general and politician.
From February 2009 to January 2016 he was the director of the Reconnaissance General Bureau, the country's primary intelligence service. From 2016 to 2019, and again from 2021 to 2022, he served as the head of the United Front Department of the Workers' Party of Korea. He also served as the vice chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea for South Korean affairs from 2016 to 2021.