Choe Kyong-chol (Korean: 최경철) is a North Korean politician. He is a candidate (alternate) member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and Minister of Health in the North Korean cabinet. He has served as vice president of the Pyongyang Medical University.
Choe Kyong-chol | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Health of North Korea | |
| Assumed office 17 January 2021 | |
| President | Kim Jong Un |
| Personal details | |
| Born | North Korea |
| Citizenship | North Korean |
| Nationality | Korean |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 최경철 |
| Revised Romanization | Choe Gyeongcheol |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Kyŏngch'ŏl |
Biography
editHe is the vice president of the Pyongyang Medical University. At the 4th Plenary Meeting[1] of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea held on April 10, 2019, he was elected as a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea,[2] and was elected as a candidate (alternate) member of the 8th Central Committee during the 8th Congress, which was held from January 5, 2021.[3][4] He was appointed Minister of Health at the 4th Session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly held on January 17 of the same year[5] He has overseen large portions of the COVID-19 pandemic in North Korea, in which the government has claimed great success.[6] He led the Ministry of Health Workers and Worker-Peasant Red Guards Column at the military parade to celebrate the 73rd anniversary of the founding of the country on September 9, 2021. In November 2022 he gave the opening speech in the National Science and Technology Presentation and Exhibition-2022.[7]
References
edit- ^ "Report on 4th Plenary Meeting of 7th Central Committee of WPK". Korean Central News Agency. 11 April 2019. Archived from the original on 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2021-02-06 – via KCNA Watch.
- ^ 이승현 (2019-04-11). "(수정) 北, 당 정치국 위원·후보위원 등 보선...명단 발표" (in Korean). Tongilnews. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ "Sixth-Day Sitting of 8th WPK Congress Held". Korean Central News Agency. 11 January 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2021-01-12 – via KCNA Watch.
- ^ 이승현 (2021-01-11). "북, 8차 당대회서 김정은 위원장 당 총비서로 추대" (in Korean). tongilnews. Retrieved 2023-06-16.
- ^ "Members of DPRK Cabinet Appointed". KCNA Watch. 18 January 2021.
- ^ "Covid-19: North Korea claims to have recovered from outbreak". BBC News. 2022-08-05. Retrieved 2023-02-09.
- ^ "한반도의 오늘] 北, 잇따라 방역 과학기술발표회 개최…코로나 방역 승리 선전용" (in Korean). National Fire Agency. 2022-11-23. Retrieved 2023-06-16.