Hwang Pyong-so

Hwang Pyong-so
황병서
Hwang in October 2014
Vice Chairman of the
Central Military Commission
In office
11 April 2012 – 10 January 2021
Supreme LeaderKim Jong Un
Preceded byChoe Ryong-hae
Director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army
In office
26 April 2014 – 9 February 2018
Supreme LeaderKim Jong Un
Preceded byChoe Ryong-hae
Succeeded byKim Jong-gak
Vice Chairman of the
State Affairs Commission
In office
29 June 2016 – 9 February 2018
Supreme LeaderKim Jong Un
Preceded byOffice established
Succeeded byChoe Ryong-hae
Vice Chairman of the
National Defence Commission
In office
9 April 2014 – 29 June 2016
Supreme LeaderKim Jong Un
Preceded byChoe Ryong-hae
Succeeded byCommission abolished
Personal details
Born1946 (age 77–78)
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Military service
Allegiance North Korea
Branch/service Korean People's Army
Rank Ch'asu
(Vice Marshal)
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
황병서
Hancha
Revised RomanizationHwang Byeongseo
McCune–ReischauerHwang Pyŏngsŏ

Hwang Pyong-so (born c. 1946 or 1949)[5][6][7] is a North Korean general and politician who held the rank of Vice Marshal (Korean: 차수, Ch'asu) in the Korean People's Army (KPA). He was a member of the Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea and the top-ranking vice-chairman of the State Affairs Commission.

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