Choe Hwi | |
|---|---|
| Member of the North Korean Parliament for Subok | |
| Chairman of the State Physical Culture and Sports Guidance Commission | |
| Assumed office December 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Choe Ryong-hae |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 1, 1954 Nampo, South Pyongan Province, North Korea |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Education | Red Flag Mangyongdae Revolutionary School |
| Alma mater | Kim Il-sung University |
| Choe Hwi | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 최휘 |
|---|---|
| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Hwi |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch’oe Hwi |
| [1][2] | |
Choe Hwi (최휘, born 1954) is a North Korean politician. He is a Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and the chairman of the State Physical Culture and Sports Guidance Commission. Choe's portfolio as the Vice Chairman of the party covers workers' and social organizations affairs. Choe is also an alternate member of the Politburo of the WPK, member of the Central Committee of the WPK, and a deputy to the Supreme People's Assembly.
Choe was a relatively low-profile politician working in the cultural field and the Kim Il-sung Socialist Youth League until about 2013 or 2014. With his ascension to the post of senior deputy director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department (PAD) in 2013, he became seen as a potential successor to propaganda chief Kim Ki-nam. After becoming the chairman of the State Physical Culture and Sports Guidance Commission in 2017, Choe has been seen as rising to the power elite of the country.