Jong Kyong-thaek | |
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Director of the KPA General Political Bureau | |
Assumed office 2022 | |
Preceded by | Kwon Yong-jin |
Minister of State Security | |
In office 2018–2022 | |
Supreme Leader | Kim Jong-un |
Preceded by | Kim Won-hong |
Succeeded by | Ri Chang-dae |
Personal details | |
Born | between 1 January 1961 and 31 December 1963 Chagang Province, North Korea |
Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
Military service | |
Allegiance | North Korea |
Rank | Colonel general |
Jong Kyong-thaek | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 정경택 |
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Hancha | 鄭京澤 |
Revised Romanization | Jeong Gyeongtaek |
McCune–Reischauer | Chŏng Kyŏngt'aek |
Jong Kyong-thaek (Korean: 정경택, born between 1 January 1961 and 31 December 1963[1]) is a North Korean politician. He served as the Minister of State Security from 2018 to 2022, a member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), an alternate member of the Politburo of the WPK, and a member of the State Affairs Commission of North Korea.