Kim Pyong-ho

Kim Pyong-ho
Chief Editor of Rodong Sinmun
LeaderKim Jong Un
Personal details
BornNorth Korea
CitizenshipNorth Korean
NationalityKorean
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
OccupationPolitician
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
김병호
Hancha
Revised RomanizationKim Byeongho
McCune–ReischauerKim Pyŏngho

Kim Pyong-ho (Korean: 김병호) (born in 1960) is a North Korean politician. He is a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and the chief editor of the party's organ, Rodong Sinmun.

Biography

He served as vice president of Korean Central News Agency, and was appointed president on February 22, 2010.[1] At the 3rd Conference of the Workers' Party of Korea held in September 2010, he was elected as a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. Through the decision of the 2nd plenary session of the 7th Central Committee of the Party held in October 2017, he was appointed chief editor of Rodong Sinmun.[2]

As president of KCNA, he helped reached a deal with the Associated Press to open the wire service's Pyongyang bureau in 2012. The bureau is located in KCNA's headquarters building.[3][4]

In February 2012, he was awarded the Order of Kim Jong Il.[5] Following the death of Kim Jong Il's in December 2011, he served as a member of his funeral commission.[6]

References

  1. ^ "北중앙통신 사장에 김병호 임명(2/22, 조선중앙통신)". kinu.or.kr. 2023-01-19.
  2. ^ "북, 당 제7기 제2차전원회의서 대대적 당조직 개편 단행". tongnilnews. 2023-01-19. Archived from the original on 2018-06-12.
  3. ^ "AP opens full news bureau in North Korea". Associated Press. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  4. ^ "NORTH KOREA NEWSLETTER NO. 165 (July 7, 2011)". Yonhap News Agency. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  5. ^ "北, 김정일훈장, 김정일상 등 수여". tongnilnews.com. 2012-02-14. Retrieved 2023-02-10.
  6. ^ "KJI Funeral Rankings comparison" (XLSX). NK News. December 2011. Ranking. Retrieved 7 September 2018.