Ri Song-hak | |
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Minister of Machine Building Industry of the Workers' Party of Korea | |
In office April 2020 – 18 January 2021 | |
Leader | Kim Jong Un |
Vice Premier of North Korea | |
Assumed office 18 January 2021 | |
President | Choe Ryong-hae |
Premier | Kim Tok-hun |
Personal details | |
Born | North Korea |
Citizenship | North Korean |
Nationality | Korean |
Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
Ri Song-hak ( Korean: 리성학) is a politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea). He serves as the Vice Premier of North Korea and a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
In April 2020, he was elected as a candidate member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea at the Political Bureau meeting of the Central Committee. [1] Two days later, at the Third Plenary Meeting of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly, he was appointed the Minister of Machine Building Industry, succeeding Choe Il-ryong. [2] In January 2021, he participated as a speaker in the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea's Business Conference at the 8th Party Congress and was elected as a member of the Central Committee. [3] One week later, at the Fourth Plenary Meeting of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly, he stepped down from the Ministry of Machine Building Industry and was appointed the Vice Premier. [4]
In July 2014, he served as a member of the State Funeral Committee upon the death of Jeon Byeong-ho. [5]
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