Choe Yong-gon (vice-premier)

Choe Yong-gon (Korean: 최영건; 11 December 1951 – May 2015) was one of the vice-premiers of North Korea and deputy minister of construction and building material industries. He appears to have disappeared from public life after December 2014.[2] In August 2015, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported that, according to a "source who demanded anonymity",[3] he is believed to have been executed in May 2015[4] after opposing the policies of North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un on forestry.[5] He was 63.[5]

Not to be confused with Choe Yong-gon (army commander).
This is a Korean name; the family name is Choe.
Choe Yong-gon
최영건
Vice Premier of North Korea
In office
2014–2015
PremierPak Pong-ju
LeaderKim Jong-un
Personal details
Born11 December 1951[1]
DiedMay 2015 (aged 63)
Cause of deathExecution
CitizenshipNorth Korean
Known forNorth Korean politician
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
최영건
Hancha
崔英健
Revised RomanizationChoe Yeong-geon
McCune–ReischauerCh'oe Yŏng-gŏn

References
  1. 최영건(남성) (in Korean). Ministry of Unification. Retrieved 24 July 2019.
  2. Paul French (13 August 2015). "What one more execution means in North Korea". Reuters.
  3. Power, John. "Did Kim Jong-un Execute Another Minister?". The Diplomat. Retrieved 27 August 2017.
  4. "North Korea vice-premier Choe Yong-gon 'executed'". BBC News. 14 August 2015.
  5. Parry, Lloyd (2017-02-04). "North Korea's head of secret police sacked". Retrieved 2017-02-04.


This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.