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Kim Won-bong | |
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| Minister of State Control | |
| 1st Cabinet of North Korea | |
| In office 9 September 1948 – 8 May 1952 | |
| Premier | Kim Il Sung |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Choe Chang-ik |
| Personal details | |
| Born | c. 1898 Miryang, South Gyeongsang Province, Korean Empire |
| Died | c. 1958 North Korea |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Other political affiliations | Korean National Revolutionary Party |
| Spouse(s) | Park Cha-jeong Choi Dong-Seon |
| Children | Kim Cheol-Geon Kim Joong-Geon Kim Hak-Bong |
| Occupation | Politician, military general |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  Korea |
| Branch/service | Korean Liberation Army |
| Years of service | 1941–1945 |
| Rank | General |
| Battles/wars | World War II |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김원봉 |
| Hanja | |
| Revised Romanization | Kim Wonbong |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Wŏnpong |
| Art name | |
| Hangul | 약산 |
| Hanja | 若山 |
| Revised Romanization | Yaksan |
| McCune–Reischauer | Yaksan |
Kim Won-bong (Korean: 김원봉; 1898 – c.1958) was a Korean independence activist, Korean anarchist, communist, and later statesman for North Korea.
His art name was Yaksan (약산; 若山). He used a variety of pseudonyms during his exile abroad in China, including Ch'oe Rim (최림; 崔林), Yi Ch'ung (이충; 李冲), Chin Kuk-pin (진국빈; 陳國斌), and Ch'ŏn Se-dŏk (천세덕; 千世德).[1]