Kim Yong-nam

Kim Yong-nam
김영남
Kim in 2014
President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly
In office
5 September 1998 – 11 April 2019
Leader
Preceded byYang Hyong-sop
Succeeded byChoe Ryong-hae
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
1 December 1983 – 5 September 1998
PremierHong Song-nam
Kang Song-san
Yon Hyong-muk
Ri Kun-mo
Kang Song-san
Ri Jong-ok
Preceded byHo Dam
Succeeded byPaek Nam-sun
Personal details
Born (1928-02-04) 4 February 1928 (age 96)[1]
Heijō, Heian’nan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan
(today Pyongyang, North Korea)
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Alma materTomsk State University
Rostov State University[2][3]
Signature
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
김영남
Hancha
金永南
Revised RomanizationGim Yeong-nam
McCune–ReischauerKim Yŏng-nam

Kim Yong-nam (Korean김영남; born 4 February 1928) is a North Korean retired politician who served as the President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea, from 1998 until 2019.[4] Previously, he served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1983 to 1998.[5] He was elected a member of the Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) in 2010.

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  4. ^ "Blessings, condolences". The Pyongyang Times. January 6, 2007. p. 1.
  5. ^ Dae-woong, Jin (October 4, 2007). "Who's who in North Korea's power elite". The Korea Herald. Retrieved October 5, 2007.[permanent dead link]