Kang Ki-sop

Kang Ki-sop
Died 2017
Nationality North Korea
Occupation politician, alternate member of WPK Central Committee

Kang Ki-sop was a North Korean politician. He was the Director of North Korea's General Administration of Civil Aviation, and was an alternate member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. He died in January 2017.[1][2]

Career

He was appointed Director-General of the General Civil Aviation Administration in 2010. In September 2010, he was elected an alternate member of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea.

In April 2009, he became a delegate to the 12th session of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA). He was also a delegate to the 13th session of the SPA in 2014.[3]

Kang served as a member of the national mourning committee upon the death of Kim Jong-il in December 2011.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "N.K. leader visits funeral altar to mourn aviation body's head". Yonhap News. 23 January 2017.
  2. ↑ O'Connor, Tom (January 24, 2017). "North Korea News: Kim Jong Un Shows Human Side, Mourns Head Of 'Worst Airline In The World'". International Business Times. Archived from the original on January 25, 2017. Retrieved January 25, 2017. Kim, who last month entered his sixth year of power as the world's youngest head of state, attended the ceremony in honor of Kang Ki Sop, director of North Korea's General Administration of Civil Aviation, to share his condolences. The leader, who was reportedly accompanied by top North Korean officials Hwang Pyong So, Choe Ryong Hae and Ri Myong Su, reportedly placed a wreath at the coffin's side and stroked the face of the deceased Kang, whom state-run news warmly praised.
  3. ↑ "중앙선거위 최고인민회의 제13기 대의원선거결과에 대하여". KCNA. 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  4. ↑ "김정일 국방위원장 사망 "특급열차서 과로로" 정부 '비상체제'...이명박 대통령 모든 일정 취소". Ohmynews. Retrieved 2012-07-16.
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