O Su-yong

In this Korean name, the family name is O.
O Su-yong
Secretary of the North Hamgyong Province WPK Committee
In office
2010–2014
Supreme LeaderKim Jong-il (2010–2011)
Kim Jong-un (2011–2014)
Preceded byHong Sok-hyong
Succeeded byJon Sung-hun
Personal details
Born1944 (age 79–80)
CitizenshipNorth Korean
NationalityKorean
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
O Su-yong
Chosŏn'gŭl
오수용
Hancha
吳羞容
Revised RomanizationO Suyong
McCune–ReischauerO Suyong
[1][2]

O Su-yong (Korean: 오수용; born 1944) is a North Korean politician. He was a Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) and the director of the Economic Affairs Department of the WPK.[2]

Biography

O Su-yong was born in 1944.[2] In 1988, he was appointed to the Electronic Automation Industry Committee under the State Administration Council. In September 1998, he became the Vice Minister of Metals and Machine Building Industry. He was then promoted to Minister of Electronic Industry in December 1999.[2]

In April 2009, he resigned as Minister of Electronic Industry and was appointed a Vice Premier of the cabinet. He resigned as Vice Premier in June 2010 and was appointed Chief Secretary of the North Hamgyong Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) Provincial Committee from July of the same year. He was replaced by Jon Sung-hun in 2014.[2]

In September 2010, O was elected to the Central Committee of the WPK.[2]

See also

References

  1. ^ 오수용(남성). North Korea Information Portal (in Korean). Ministry of Unification. Retrieved 4 December 2020.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "O Su Yong". North Korea Leadership Watch. 27 June 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2019.


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