Chang Yun-pil () (10 July 1916 - 9 December 1985) was a North Korean politician who served as a member of the

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, the North's

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Biography

He became a member of the Political Security Department in 1946. During the Korean War, he was appointed vice-chairman of the South Pyongan Provincial People's Committee. After the end of the war, in June 1956, he was appointed as Chairman of the People's Committee of

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. In August 1957, he was elected as a delegate to the 2nd Supreme People's Assembly and a member of the Budget Deliberation Committee at the first meeting of the 2nd Supreme People's Assembly. In July 1961, he was appointed as People's Chairman of

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, and in September 1961, he was elected as a candidate (alternate) member of the 4th Central Committee at the 4th Party Congress. In October 1962, he was re-elected as a deputy and member of the budget deliberation committee of the

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. In October 1971, he served as a member of the funeral commission of Pak Mun-gyu, and in December 1972 he served as a member of the funeral commission of Ri Kyong-sok (). In the

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he was elected to the

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. In January 1982, he was re-elected as a delegate to the 7th Supreme People's Assembly and again as a member of the budget deliberation committee. In November 1984, he served as a member of Kim Man-gum. On April 13, 1985, he received the Order of Kim Il Sung on the 40th anniversary of liberation and the 40th anniversary of the founding of the

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. He died at 10:30 on December 9, 1985.

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