So Hong-chan

So Hong-chan
Personal details
Born (1957-12-30) 30 December 1957 (age 66)
Kangwon Province, North Korea
CitizenshipNorth Korean
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
OccupationMilitary officer, politician
Military service
Allegiance North Korea
Branch/service Korean People's Army
Rank General

So Hong-chan (Korean: 서홍찬) is a soldier and politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. He is a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and its central military commission.

Biography

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In April 2009, he was elected to the 12th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly.[1] In November of the same year, he was the first Vice-Minister of the People's Armed Forces, and in November 2015, he served as a member of the funeral committee at the funeral of Ri Ul-sol.[citation needed] In May 2016, the 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea was elected as a member of the Party Central Committee. On April 15, 2017, he was promoted to the army general of the Korean People's Army through Command No. 00136 of the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces of North Korea.[2]

References

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  1. ^ 북한정보포털 : 인물관계도. nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 25 May 2020.
  2. ^ 북한정보포털 |. nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr (in Korean). Retrieved 26 April 2020.