Choe Yong-rim

In this Korean name, the family name is Choe.
Choe Yong-rim
최영림
11th Premier of North Korea
In office
7 June 2010 – 1 April 2013
ChairmanKim Jong-il
Kim Jong-un
Preceded byKim Yong-il
Succeeded byPak Pong-ju
Personal details
Born (1930-11-20) 20 November 1930 (age 94)[1]
Ryanggang, Korea, Empire of Japan
(now North Korea)[2][a]
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Alma materKim Il-sung University
Moscow State University
Korean name
Hangul
최영림
Hanja
崔永林 or 崔英林
Revised RomanizationChoe Yeongrim
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Yŏngnim

Choe Yong-rim (Korean: 최영림,[3][2][4][5][6] born 20 November 1930)[7] is a North Korean politician who served as the Premier of North Korea from June 2010 to April 2013[8] and was a member of the 6th Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea.[9] He has been described by The New York Times as a "KWP insider" and a "friend of Kim Jong-Il's family."[10] He is honorary vice-president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's parliament.

  1. ^ Choe Yong Rim Elected PM Archived 17 May 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Korean Central News Agency, 7 June 2010.
  2. ^ a b 최영림 Archived 22 July 2011 at the Wayback Machine at 북한정보 자료센터. Korea Institute for National Unification. (Korean)
    Includes a list of posts (1956 to October 2008).
  3. ^ 在中国人民志愿军入朝参战56周年之际 Archived 13 May 2019 at the Wayback Machine Naenara, 26 October 2006 (Mandarin)
  4. ^ Korea Knowledge Portal Archived 9 February 2013 at the Wayback Machine (Korean)
  5. ^ “김국태등 5인방이 ‘核’”. Archived 7 April 2022 at the Wayback Machine 문화일보 (Korean)
  6. ^ dongA.com 인물정보 Archived 13 June 2010 at the Wayback Machine (Korean)
  7. ^ Profile of Choe Yong-rim
  8. ^ North Korea in leadership reshuffle. BBC News, 7 June 2011
  9. ^ "Profiles of Presidium and Members of Political Bureau" Archived 2 April 2015 at the Wayback Machine, KCNA, 29 September 2010.
  10. ^ Choe, Sang-hun (7 June 2010). "N. Korea Reshuffle Seen as Part of Succession Plan". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 June 2010.


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