Kim Song-nam (politician)

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Song-nam
Supreme LeaderKim Jong Un
Personal details
Born1953 (age 71–72)
North Pyongan Province, North Korea
CitizenshipNorth Korean
NationalityKorean
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
김성남
Hancha
金成男
Revised RomanizationGim Seongnam
McCune–ReischauerKim Sŏngnam

Kim Song-nam (Korean: 김성남; born 1953) is a North Korean politician who serves as candidate-member of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Biography

Kim was born in North Pyongan Province in 1953. He joined the International Department of the Workers' Party of Korea in the 1980s and acted as an interpreter during visits to China by President Kim Il Sung and General Secretary Kim Jong Ilas well as during meetings with Chinese officials.[1] In January 2010, he was appointed vice director of International Affairs Department of the Workers' Party of Korea.[2] In May 2016, at the 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, he was elected as a candidate member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.[3] In October 2017, at the 2nd Plenary Meeting of the 7th Workers' Party of Korea, he was elected as a full member of the Party Central Committee. He is the head of the Party's International Department, replacing Kim Hyong-jun and a candidate member of the Politburo.

References

  1. ^ 金総書記の中国語通訳、国際部キム・ソンナム氏が担当] 聯合ニュース=date=2010-02-08 (in Japanese). Yonhap. Retrieved 9 January 2023.
  2. ^ 北, 당국제부장에 김영일 외무성 부상 임명 統一ニュース. Tongil News (in Korean). 2010-01-15. Retrieved 2023-01-09.
  3. ^ "Seventh Congress of WPK Closes". Uriminzokkiri. 10 May 2016. Archived from the original on 11 October 2020. Retrieved 10 May 2016.


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