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Kwak Chang-sik () is a North Korean politician who is serving as member of the 8th Politburo of the 8th Central Committee of the
Workers' Party of Korea The Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), also called the Korean Workers' Party (KWP), is the sole ruling party of North Korea. Founded in 1949 from a merger between the Workers' Party of North Korea and the Workers' Party of South Korea, the WPK is ...
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Biography

In March 2019, he was elected as a delegate to the 14th Supreme People's Assembly. On April 10, 2019, at the 4th Plenary Meeting of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, he was elected as a candidate member of the Party Central Committee and was appointed as the commander of the
Supreme Guard Command Supreme Guard Command () (also known as Unit 963, the Escort Bureau, Guard Command, Bodyguard Command, SGC, Guard Bureau and the General Guard Bureau) is the protective security unit tasked with the protection of North Korea's ruling Kim dynasty ...
, succeeding Yun Jong-rin. In December 2019, he attended the 3rd enlarged meeting of the 7th Central Military Commission of the Party and the 5th Plenary Session of the
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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 ...
, and was promoted to a full member of the Central Committee. In August 2020, he attended the 6th Plenary Session of the
7th Seventh is the ordinal form of the number seven. Seventh may refer to: * Seventh Amendment to the United States Constitution * A fraction (mathematics), , equal to one of seven equal parts Film and television *"The Seventh", a second-season ep ...
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 ...
. In October 2020, he led the Supreme guard command column and attended the
military parade A military parade is a formation of military personnels whose movement is restricted by close-order manoeuvering known as Drill team, drilling or marching. Large military parades are today held on major holidays and military events around the ...
marking the 75th anniversary of the founding of the party. In January 2021, he was re-elected as a member of the Central Committee at the 8th Party Congress. In February 2021, he attended the 8th 2nd Plenary Session of the Workers' Party of Korea. He appeared at the
military parade A military parade is a formation of military personnels whose movement is restricted by close-order manoeuvering known as Drill team, drilling or marching. Large military parades are today held on major holidays and military events around the ...
on April 25, 2022, leading the Supreme Guard Command column. In May 2022, he served as a member of the funeral committee of
Hyon Chol-hae Hyon Chol-hae (; 13 August 1934 – 19 May 2022) was a North Korean military officer and politician who was closely tied to the ruling Kim family. He served as Kim Il Sung's bodyguard during the Korean War and reported directly to Kim Jong Il ...
. He appeared leading the Supreme Guard Command column at the military parade marking the anniversary of the
Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War The Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War (Victory Day) is a national holiday in North Korea celebrated on July 27 to mark the signing of the Korean Armistice Agreement which brought a cease fire to the Fatherland Liberation War ( ...
July 27, 2023.


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