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North Korean politician (born late 1960s)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Nung-o
김능오
Chairman of WPK North Pyongyang Provincial Committee
In office
2016–2018
Supreme LeaderKim Jong-un
Preceded byRi Man-gon
Succeeded byMun Kyong-dok
Chairman of WPK Pyongyang Provincial Committee
In office
2018–2020
Preceded byKim Su-gil
Succeeded byKim Yong-hwan
Personal details
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Alma materKim Il-sung University
Kim Nung-o
Chosŏn'gŭl김능오
Hancha金能五
Revised RomanizationGim Neungo
McCune–ReischauerKim Nŭngo

Kim Nung-o (김능오, born in the late 1960s) is a North Korean politician. He is the chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) Party Committee of Pyongyang. Kim is also a full member of the Central Committee of the WPK and an alternate member of its Politburo.

Career

Kim Nung-o was born in the late 1960s. He was educated at Kim Il-sung University.

Kim has worked at various departments of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK), being a vice director of the Finance and Accounting Department in 2013. He was first mentioned by North Korean media on 1 November 2014 when he was accompanying Kim Jong-un on a guidance tour of Pyongyang International Airport. Kim Nung-o became the chief secretary of the Party Committee of North Pyongan Province in December 2015, replacing Ri Man-gon. He subsequently become the chairman of the Party Committee. He now serves as the chairman of the Party Committee of the capital Pyongyang.

Kim became a full member of the Central Committee and an alternate member of the Politburo of the WPK at the 7th Congress of the WPK in May 2016. In January 2019, Kim gave a speech at a mass rally at Kim Il-sung Square in Pyongyang, praising Kim Jong-un's New Year Address and urging inhabitants of the city to increase efforts to attain a self-reliant socialist economy.

See also

References

  1. 김능오(남성). nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr (in Korean). Ministry of Unification. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Kim Nung O". North Korea Leadership Watch. 28 February 2018. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  3. Grisafi, John G. (8 December 2014). "November: Military and diplomatic focus, status of Kim's family". NK News. Archived from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  4. ^ "North Koreans vow to fulfill tasks Kim Jong Un cited in New Year statement". Kyodo News. 4 January 2019. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
  5. "Pyongyang citizens rally in support of Supreme Leader's address". The Pyongyang Times. KCNA. Retrieved 21 March 2019.
Party political offices
Preceded byRi Man-gon Chairman of WPK North Pyongyan Provincial Committee
2016-2018 		Succeeded byMun Kyong-dok
Preceded byKim Su-gil Chairman of WPK Pyongyang Provincial Committee
2018–2020 		Succeeded byKim Yong-hwan
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