Jang Chol

Jang Chol
President of the
State Academy of Sciences
14th term
In office
9 April 2014 – Incumbent
PresidentKim Jong-un
PremierKim Tok-hun
Kim Jae-ryong
Succeeded byKim Sung-jin
13th term
In office
9 April 2014 – 11 April 2019
ChairmanKim Jong-un
PremierPak Pong-ju
Preceded byPyon Yong-rip
Personal details
Born1955 (age 68–69)
Pyongyang, North Korea
CitizenshipNorth Korean
NationalityKorean
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
OccupationPolitician, scientist

Jang Chol (Korean: 장철, born 1955) is a North Korean politician and scientist. He served as President of the State Academy of Sciences under the Cabinet of North Korea and a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. He was elected a deputy to the 11th and 12th convocations of the Supreme People's Assembly, North Korea's unicameral parliament.