Tae Yong-ho Secretary General | |
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.png) Tae testifying at the U.S. Capitol in November 2017 | |
| Secretary General of the Peaceful Unification Advisory Council | |
| Assumed office 22 July 2024 | |
| Member of the National Assembly | |
| In office 30 May 2020 – 23 May 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Lee Jong-gu |
| Succeeded by | Suh Myung-ok |
| Constituency | Seoul, Gangnam A |
| North Korean Deputy Ambassador to the United Kingdom | |
| In office 1 June 2006 – 15 August 2016 | |
| Supreme Leader | Kim Jong Il Kim Jong Un |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 25 July 1962 Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Other names | Tae Ku-min |
| Citizenship | South Korea North Korea (1962–2016) |
| Political party | Independent (2024–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Workers' Party of Korea (before 2016) People Power Party (2020–2024) |
| Spouse | O Hye-son |
| Children | 2 sons |
| Alma mater | Beijing Foreign Studies University,[1] Pyongyang University of Foreign Studies |
| Known for | Defection |
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| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 태영호 |
| Hanja | 太永浩[2] |
| Revised Romanization | Tae Yeongho |
| McCune–Reischauer | T'ae Yŏngho |
| Pseudonym | |
| Hangul | 태구민 |
| Hanja | 太救民 |
| Revised Romanization | Tae Gumin |
| McCune–Reischauer | T'ae Kumin |
Tae Yong-ho[a] (Korean: 태영호,[3] Korean pronunciation: [tʰɛ.jʌŋ.ɦo]; born 25 July 1962), also known by his pseudonym Tae Ku-min (태구민), is a North Korean-born South Korean politician and former diplomat who served as a member of the National Assembly for the Gangnam district of Seoul. After studying abroad in Beijing, China, for a decade, he became North Korea's deputy ambassador to the United Kingdom, prior to defecting with his family to South Korea in 2016.[4][5] In August 2016, the South Korean government confirmed that Tae and his family were under their protection.[5]
Tae was elected to the National Assembly in the 2020 South Korean legislative election as a member of the People Power Party.
- ^ "Foreign Policy Association".
- ^ "朝公使太永浩投诚或由韩英情报机构联手促成". chinese.yonhapnews.co.kr (in Chinese). Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ @uni_kr (17 August 2016). "태영호 공사는" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ "North Korea's deputy ambassador defects in London: reports". Reuters. 17 August 2016.
- ^ a b "North Korea diplomat defects to South". BBC News. 17 August 2016. Retrieved 17 August 2016.
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