Hyon Yong-chol

Vice Marshal Hyon Yong-chol
Minister of Defence
In office June 12, 2014 – April 2015
Supreme Leader	Kim Jong Un
Preceded by	Jang Jong-nam
Succeeded by	Pak Yong-sik
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission
In office July 26, 2012 – May 24, 2013
Supreme Leader	Kim Jong Un
Preceded by	Choe Ryong-hae Ri Yong-ho
Succeeded by	Choe Ryong-hae
Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army
In office July 26, 2012 – May 24, 2013
Supreme Leader	Kim Jong Un
Preceded by	Ri Yong-ho
Succeeded by	Kim Kyok-sik
Defence Minister	Kim Jong-gak Kim Kyok-sik Jang Jong-nam
Personal details
Born	Hyon Yong-chol (1949-01-11)January 11, 1949 Kyŏngsŏng County (modern Ŏrang County), North Hamgyong Province, North Korea
Died	April 30, 2015(2015-04-30) (aged 66) (rumored) North Korea
Military service
Allegiance	North Korea
Branch/service	Korean People's Army
Rank	Vice Marshal (reportedly demoted to General in November 2012)

Hyon Yong-chol (Korean: 현영철; January 11, 1949 – rumored April 30, 2015) was a North Korean general and Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) politician. He served as Minister of Defence from 2014 to 2015. In 2015, he was reportedly removed from his post.^[1]