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Kim Chang-sop

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Kim Chang-sop
김창섭
Vice Minister of theState Security Department
In office
February 2015 – June 2020
Supreme LeaderKim Jong Un
Personal details
BornJanuary 2, 1946
Unsan County,South Pyongan Province
DiedJune 9, 2020 (aged 74)
CitizenshipNorth Korean
NationalityKorean
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Alma materKim Il Sung Higher Party School
OccupationPolitician

Kim Chang-sop(Korean:김창섭;January 2, 1946 – June 9, 2020) was a North Korean politician who served as the Vice minister of theMinistry of State Security.

Early life and education

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Kim Chang-sop was born on January 2, 1946, in theUnsan CountyinSouth Pyongan Province.He joined theKorean People's Armyin July 1963.[1]He was a graduate of theKim Il Sung Higher Party School.

Career

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He was the vice minister of theState Security Departmentand was the head of the Political Department of that agency. He has also been the deputy of theSupreme People's Assemblysince the11th convocationin September 2003.

During the3rd Conferenceof theWorkers' Party of Koreaon September 28, 2010, he was elected as an alternate member of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee, and also for the first time sat in theCentral Committeeitself.

Following thedeathofKim Jong Ilin December 2011, Kim Chang-sop was ranked 26th in the232-member Mourning Committee.[2][3]

Death

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Kim Chang Sop died in June 2020. His death was announced by theKorean Central News Agency.[4]

References

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  1. ^정명진 (2010년 9월 29일). “당대표자회, 40년대 해방전후 차세대 기수 전면 등장”. 통일뉴스. 2011년 10월 4일에 확인함.
  2. ^Clues from Kim Jong-il Funeral List,The Chosun Ilbo, 20 December 2011.
  3. ^Tetsuya Hakoda,All eyes set on Kim Jong Il's funeral committee list,The Asahi Shimbun, 27 December 2011.
  4. ^Korean Central News Agency."Supreme Leader Kim Jong Un Sends Wreath to Bier of Late Kim Chang Sop".