Kim Jong-ju

Kim Jong-ju
Minister of Communications
In office
9 September 1948 – 3 March 1953
1st Cabinet of North Korea
PremierKim Il Sung
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded byPak Il-u
Personal details
Born(1903-12-09)December 9, 1903
Nyongbyon County, Heianhoku-dō (North Pyongan Province), Korea, Empire of Japan
Died1978
CitizenshipNorth Korean
NationalityKorean
Political partyChondoist Chongu Party
Alma materDongje University

Kim Jong-ju (Korean: 김정주, 金廷柱; born April 16, 1903) was a North Korean communist and activist in the Korean independence movement. Following the establishment of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea he became the first Minister of Communications in the Cabinet of North Korea.