Tae Yong-ho
Tae Yong-ho Secretary General | |
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Tae testifying at the U.S. Capitol in November 2017 | |
| Secretary General of the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council | |
| Assumed office 22 July 2024 | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 30 May 2020 – 23 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Jong-gu |
| Succeeded by | Suh Myung-ok |
| Constituency | Seoul, Gangnam A |
| North Korean Deputy Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1 June 2006 – 15 August 2016 | |
| Supreme Leader | Kim Jong Il Kim Jong Un |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1962 Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Other names | Tae Ku-min |
| Citizenship | South Korea North Korea (1962–2016) |
| Political party | Independent (since 2024) |
| Other political affiliations | Workers' Party of Korea (before 2016) People Power Party (2020–2024) |
| Spouse | O Hye-son |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater | Beijing Foreign Studies University, Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies |
| Known for | Defection |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 태영호 |
| Hanja | 太永浩 |
| RR | Tae Yeongho |
| MR | T'ae Yŏngho |
| Pseudonym | |
| Hangul | 태구민 |
| Hanja | 太救民 |
| RR | Tae Gumin |
| MR | T'ae Kumin |
Tae Yong-ho (Korean: 태영호; pronounced [tʰɛ.jʌŋ.ɦo]; born 25 July 1962), also known by his pseudonym Tae Ku-min (태구민), is a North Korean-born South Korean politician and former diplomat who served as a member of the National Assembly for the Gangnam district of Seoul. After studying abroad in Beijing, China, for a decade, he became North Korea's deputy ambassador to the United Kingdom, prior to defecting with his family to South Korea in 2016. In August 2016, the South Korean government confirmed that Tae and his family were under their protection.
Tae was elected to the National Assembly in the 2020 South Korean legislative election as a member of the People Power Party.