Kim Yong-chun

Kim Yong-chun
김영춘
Minister of People's Armed Forces
In office
February 2009 – April 2012
Vice Chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea
In office
9 April 2009 – 13 April 2014
Personal details
Born(1936-03-04)4 March 1936
Pochon County, Kankyōnan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
(now in Ryanggang Province, North Korea)
Died16 August 2018(2018-08-16) (aged 82)
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Alma materKim Il Sung Military University
Frunze Military Academy
Military service
AllegianceNorth Korea North Korea
Branch/service Korean People's Army
Years of service1986–2018
Rank Marshal
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
김영춘
Hancha
Revised RomanizationGim Yeong-chun
McCune–ReischauerKim Yŏngch'un

Kim Yong-chun (4 March 1936 – 16 August 2018) was a North Korean soldier and politician. He was a leader of the North Korean military. He held the North Korean military rank Chasu (Vice Marshal), was Vice Chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea, and was Minister of People's Armed Forces (roughly corresponds to Minister of Defence in other countries).[2][3] He held a minor post within the Workers Party.[3]

  1. ^ 북한軍 실세는 혁명 2세대 70代
  2. ^ <추가>북, 총리에 김영일, 국방위 부위원장에 김영춘 선임 (in Korean) Tongil News
  3. ^ a b "Top 4 N. Korean Military Officials Fall Victim to Shakeup". The Chosun Ilbo. Nov 30, 2012. Retrieved 1 December 2012.