O Jin-u

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O Jin-u
오진우
First Vice Chairmen of the National Defence Commission
In office 1993–1995
Leader	Kim Il Sung Kim Jong Il
Preceded by	Kim Jong Il
Succeeded by	Jo Myong-rok
Vice Chairmen of the National Defence Commission
In office 1972–1993
Leader	Kim Il Sung Kim Jong Il
Succeeded by	Ri Yong-mu
Member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea
In office 1980–1995
Leader	Kim Il Sung Kim Jong Il
Minister of People's Armed Forces
In office May 1976 – February 25, 1995
Leader	Kim Il Sung Kim Jong Il
Preceded by	Choe Hyon
Succeeded by	Choe Kwang
Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army
In office December 1968 – September 1979
Leader	Kim Il-sung
Preceded by	Choe Kwang
Succeeded by	O Kuk-ryol
In office February 1988 – February 1995
Preceded by	O Kuk-ryol
Succeeded by	Choe Kwang
Director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army
In office 1967–1968
Leader	Kim Il Sung Kim Jong Il
In office 1979–1995
Succeeded by	Jo Myong-rok
Commander of the Supreme Guard Command
In office 1945–1946
Leader	Kim Il Sung
Personal details
Born	(1917-03-08)March 8, 1917 Kankyōnan-dō (South Hamgyong Province), Korea, Empire of Japan
Died	February 25, 1995(1995-02-25) (aged 77) Pyongyang, North Korea
Political party	Workers' Party of Korea
Children	O Il-hun O Il-jong O Il-su
Awards	Hero of the Republic (twice) Order of Kim Il Sung (3 times) Order of the National Flag (18 times)
Military service
Allegiance	North Korea
Branch/service	Korean People's Army
Years of service	1933–1995
Rank	Marshal of the Korean People's Army
Commands	766th Independent Infantry Regiment (North Korea) 43rd Division (North Korea) 3rd Division (North Korea) 1st Army Group
Battles/wars	See battles Korean independence movement Battle of Pochonbo World War II Pacific War Korean War Operation Pokpoong Battle of Pusan Perimeter Battle of P'ohang-dong Battle of Gangneung Battle of Uljin-Pyeonghae Battle of Yeongdeok-Ganggu Battle of Hyeongsan River Korean DMZ Conflict
Korean name
Hangul	오진우
Hanja	吳振宇
Revised Romanization	O Jinu
McCune–Reischauer	O Chinu

O Jin-u (Korean: 오진우; March 8, 1917 – February 25, 1995) was a North Korean general and politician. He was a close associate of Kim Il Sung. O served under Kim in the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, and then as commander of Kim's bodyguard. He was a founding officer of the Korean People's Army (KPA), fought in the Korean War, and was a Vice-Chairman of the National Defence Commission from 1972 until dying in 1995. He was considered to be the most powerful person in North Korea after Kim Il Sung and Kim Jong Il, a hardliner, and a strong supporter of North Korea's nuclear program.