North Korea Leadership Watch

Research and Analysis on the DPRK Leadership

Pak Myong Chol

updated February 24, 2018; full biographical sketch will be available April 14, 2018

Pak Myong Chol

Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland Presidium Member
Member, WPK Central Committee

Deputy, SPA

 

Career

1964: Pyongyang Physical Culture Institute

1974: Dean, Pyongyang Physical Culture Institute

1976: Appointed, Vice Chair, Physical Culture and Sports Guidance

Commission

1992: Appointed, First Vice Chairman, Physical Culture and Sports Guidance

Commission

1993: Appointed, Chairman, DPRK Olympic Committee

Chairman, East Asia Sports Games Committee

1994: Member, Kim il Sung Funeral Committee

1995: Member, O Jin-u Funeral Committee

1998: Deputy, 10th SPA

Appointed, Minister, Physical Culture and Sports

1999: Appointed, Chair, Physical Culture and Sports Guidance Commission

2003: Appointed, Vice Minister, Post and Telecommunications

2004: Political Education

2005: Re-appointed, Vice Minister, Post and Telecommunications

2007: Appointed, Managing Director and President, Korea Post and Telecommunications

2009:Deputy, 12th SPA

Councilor, NDC

2010: Minister of Physical Culture and Sports

Member, WPK Central Committee

2011: Member, Kim Jong Il Funeral Committee

2014: (April) Deputy, 13th SPA

President, DPRK Central Court

Member, SPA Presidium

2016: Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland Presidium Member

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