Ro Tu-chol

In this Korean name, the family name is Ro.
Ro Tu-chol
로두철
Chairman of the
State Planning Commission
14th term
In office
11 April 2019 – 11 January 2020
ChairmanKim Jong Un
PremierKim Jae-ryong
Succeeded byKim Il-chol
13th term
In office
9 April 2014 – 11 April 2019
ChairmanKim Jong Un
PremierPak Pong-ju
12th term
In office
9 April 2009 – 9 April 2014
ChairmanKim Jong Un
PremierPak Pong-ju
Choe Yong-rim
Kim Yong-il
Preceded byKim Kwang-rin
Personal details
Born (1950-10-02) 2 October 1950 (age 74)
Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea

Ro Tu-chol (로두철, born 2 October 1950[1]) is a Vice Premier of North Korea's cabinet and the Chairman of the State Planning Commission.[2][3] During Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev's three-day visit to Pyongyang in May 2014, Ro negotiated on North Korea's behalf and signed a mutual cooperation agreement with Moscow.[2]

  1. ^ 로두철(남성). nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr (in Korean). Ministry of Unification. Retrieved 23 March 2019.
  2. ^ a b Panda, Ankit (May 2, 2014). "Russia and North Korea Boost Bilateral Ties". The Diplomat.
  3. ^ "Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Korea, North - NDE". Central Intelligence Agency. 19 January 2017. Archived from the original on October 4, 2013. Retrieved 8 May 2018.