Park Su-il
Park Su-il 박수일 | |
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Chief of the General Staff | |
In office 28 December 2022 – 10 August 2023 | |
Preceded by | Ri Thae-sop |
Succeeded by | Ri Yong-gil |
Personal details | |
Citizenship | North Korean |
Nationality | Korean |
Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
Military service | |
Allegiance | ![]() |
Branch/service | Korean People's Army Ground Force |
Park Su-ilis a North Korean politician and military officer of theKorean People's Army.He is a member of theCentral Committeeof theWorkers' Party of Koreaand a delegate to theSupreme People's Assembly,North Korea'sunicameralparliament.He had served asChief of the General Staff Department of the Korean People's Armyfrom 28 December 2022 to 10 August 2023.
Biography
[edit]In 2014, he was elected to the13 convocationof theSupreme People's Assembly,representing the 137th electoral district (Phyongchonkang).[1]He was also elected to the14th convocationof the Supreme People's Assembly, representing the 183rd electoral district (Roktusan).[2]Following the7th Congressof theWorkers' Party of Korea,he was elected to the7th Central Committee of the Party.[3][4]He served as the commander of a military unit on the border with China. In September 2018 he was appointed to the head of the General Staff Operations Bureau.[5]
Park was appointedChief of the General Staffon 28 December 2022.[6]On 10 August 2023, Park was "dismissed", and his position was taken over by GeneralRi Yong-gil.[7][8]
References
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- ^"Kim Jong Un sacks military chief, orders war preparations – DW – 08/10/2023".dw.com.Retrieved10 August2023.
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