Kim Kwang-chol
Kim Kwang-chol (Korean: 김광철) is a politician from the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). He is serving as Minister of Posts and Telecommunications in the Cabinet of North Korea since 2015 and is a candidate for the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. He was the deputy to the 13th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly.
Kim Kwang-chol | |
|---|---|
김광철 | |
| Minister of Post and Telecommunications of North Korea | |
| Assumed office 2015 | |
| Supreme Leader | Kim Jong-un |
| Preceded by | Sim Chol-ho |
| Personal details | |
| Citizenship | North Korean |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
Biography
Prior to being Minister of Posts and Telecommunications he worked as director of the Pyongyang People's Committee Telephone Bureau, Taecheon Power Plant Director, Pyongyang Telephone Office Director, and Chesinseong Gaecheon City Post Office. In 2015, he was appointed as the Minister of Posts and replaced Sim Chol-ho. In May 2016, the 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea was elected as a candidate for the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.[1]