Pak Yong-sik

Pak Yong-sik
Chosŏn'gŭl 박영식
Revised Romanization Bak Yeongsik
McCune–Reischauer Pak Yŏngsik
This is a Korean name; the family name is Pak.

Pak Yong-sik is a senior North Korean military officer and Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) politician, currently serving as the country's defence minister.

Pak Yong-sik was appointed vice-director of the Political Department of the Korean People's Army sometimes before January 2015,[1][2] having previously served as an official of the Ministry of People's Security.[3] He was promoted to general in April 2015,[4] and shortly thereafter he took over the post of minister of the People's Armed Forces after his predecessor, Hyon Yong-chol, was executed for insubordination. His promotion was publicly revealed only in July.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Kim Jong Un Visits Ku'msusan". North Korea Leadership Watch. 2 January 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  2. ↑ "Pyongyang may have named new defense chief". The Korea Times. 15 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  3. ↑ "Special Investigative Committee Formed Under National Defense Commission". North Korea Leadership Watch. 4 July 2014. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  4. ↑ "Kim Jong-un may have appointed new defense chief". Yonhap News Agency. 5 June 2015. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
  5. ↑ "Seoul: North Korea media confirms purging of defense chief". Yahoo News, AP. Retrieved 13 July 2015.
Political offices
Preceded by
Hyon Yong-chol		 Minister of People's Armed Forces
2015–present 		Incumbent
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