Choe Chun Sik (, born 12 October 1954) was the leader of the North Korean

Second Academy of Natural Sciences The Academy of National Defense Science (), formerly Second Academy of Natural Sciences (), is a North Korean organization involved in the North Korean missile program, including the Hwasong-14. It is based in Pyongyang, and currently headed by Co ...

. He received the title of

Hero of the Republic Hero of the Republic () is a North Korean honorific title. It was created on 30 June 1950 as Hero of the Korean People's Republic (). It was the first title created in the country. Despite having been created just five days after the Korean War ...

in 2012 for his work on

Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 Kwangmyŏngsŏng-3 () was a North Korean Earth observation satellite which, according to the DPRK, was for weather forecast purposes, and whose launch was widely portrayed in the West to be a veiled ballistic missile test. The satellite was l ...

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Government ministers of North Korea Living people Defence ministers of North Korea 1954 births Heroes of the Republic (North Korea) {{NorthKorea-politician-stub