Kang Kwan-ju (born 5 July 1930), or Kang Chu Il, is a North Korean politician. He is head of department 225 of the
Cabinet of North Korea
The Cabinet of Democratic People's Republic of Korea () is the supreme administrative organ of North Korea. The Cabinet's official newspaper is '' Minju Choson''.
History
In North Korea's first constitution, adopted in 1948, the executive po ...
, and an alternative member of the
6th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
The 6th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea was elected by the 6th Congress on 14 October 1980, and remained in session until the election of the 7th Central Committee on 9 May 2016. The Central Committee composition was replenished ...
. He is the vice-chair of the
Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland
The Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of Korea (CPRK; ) was a North Korean state agency aimed at promoting Korean reunification. The committee was tasked with relations with South Korea, which could not be handled through official chann ...
.
Career
He was born on 5 July 1930 in
Taedong County
Taedong County is a Administrative divisions of North Korea, ''kun'' (county) in South Pyongan Province, South P'yŏngan province, North Korea.
Administrative divisions
Taedong County is divided into 1 ''Administrative divisions of North Korea, ...
,
South Pyongan Province
South Pyongan Province (; ) is a province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the southern half of the former Pyongan Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, then became a province of North Korea. Its capital is Pyo ...
, in
Korea under Japanese rule
From 1910 to 1945, Korea was ruled by the Empire of Japan under the name Chōsen (), the Japanese reading of "Joseon".
Japan first took Korea into its sphere of influence during the late 1800s. Both Korea (Joseon) and Japan had been under polic ...
. He graduated from
Kim Il Sung University
Kim Il Sung University () is a public university in Taesong, Pyongyang, North Korea. It was founded on 1 October 1946 and was the first tertiary education institution established in post-war North Korea.
The 15-hectare campus, along with the m ...
in 1960 and subsequently from the Kim Il Sung Higher Party School.
[ He served as a researcher for the Physical Education Science Research Center starting in 1961, and as the vice-manager of the Mankyongdae Art Company public relations division and section chief of the WPK Cultural Department. In May 1975, he was appointed office manager of the Society For Cultural Relations With Foreign Countries, and in 1986 he became deputy chief of the WPK Organizational Bureau.
After being appointed to the WPK central committee and to the position deputy chief for relations with Chochongryon in the WPK United Front Department in March 1988, in March 1989 Kang became first deputy chief of the WPK United Front Department, and in August 1990 he became a deputy member of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland. He was appointed advisor to the ]Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble
The Pochonbo Electronic Ensemble (PEE) is an orchestra from North Korea (DPRK). It is famous for its performances of revolutionary and folk songs, as well as some covers of pop songs in the west, including " Brother Louie" by Modern Talking and " ...
in September 1991, and as head of the WPK United Front Department in January 1993.
In February 1997, he was made head of the WPK external relations department (previously the Social and Cultural Department), and he is currently serving as head of Department 225.Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea
The Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea is the Central committee, highest organ between National meetings of the Workers' Party of Korea, national meetings of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), the ruling party of North Korea. Accor ...
.Kim Il Sung
Kim Il Sung (born Kim Song Ju; 15 April 1912 – 8 July 1994) was a North Korean politician and the founder of North Korea, which he led as its first Supreme Leader (North Korean title), supreme leader from North Korea#Founding, its establishm ...
in 1994, O Chin-u
O Jin-u (; March 8, 1917 – February 25, 1995) was a North Korean general and politician. He was a close associate of Kim Il Sung. O served under Kim in the Northeast Anti-Japanese United Army, and then as commander of Kim's bodyguard. He was ...
in 1995, Park Song-chol in 2008, Kim Jung-rin
Kim Jung-rin () (7 December 1923 – 28 April 2010) was a North Korean politician who was an alternate member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea, as well as a member of the Politburo and party secretary." ...
in 2010, and Kim Jong Il
Kim Jong Il (born Yuri Kim; 16 February 1941 or 1942 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second Supreme Leader (North Korean title), supreme leader of North Korea from Death and state funeral of Kim Il Sung, the de ...
in 2011.
Delegate to Supreme People's Assembly
In April 1990, he was elected to the 9th session of the Supreme People's Assembly
The Supreme People's Assembly (SPA; ) is the legislature of North Korea. It is ostensibly the highest organ of state power and the only branch of government in North Korea, with all state organs subservient to it under the principle of unified ...
, and subsequently also served in the 10th (1998) and 11th (2003) assemblies.
Awards
In April 1992, Kang received the Order of Kim Il Sung
The Order of Kim Il Sung () is the highest order of North Korea, along with the Order of Kim Jong Il, and only second to one honorary title, the Hero of Labour.
The order, named after the country's first leader Kim Il Sung, was instituted in ...
.
References
External links
Korea Institute for National Unification biographical information for key North Korean figures, 2010
(Korean)
{{DEFAULTSORT:Kang, Kwan-ju
1930 births
Living people
People from South Pyongan Province
North Korean politicians