Kim Chol-won
Kim Chol-won | |
|---|---|
| 김철원 | |
| Member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the WPK | |
| Assumed office 2026 | |
| Prosecutor General of the DPRK | |
| Assumed office 2023 | |
| Preceded by | U Sang-chol |
| Personal details | |
| Party | Workers' Party of Korea |
Kim Chol-won (Korean: 김철원) is a North Korean politician and government official who is serving as member of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea.
Biography
[edit]On December 28, 2023, at the expanded 9th Plenary Meeting of the 8th Central Committee, he was appointed Director of the Supreme Public Prosecutors Office.
On July 22, 2024, he held talks with Igor Krasnov, the Prosecutor General of Russia, who was visiting North Korea.[1][2] He was elected as an alternate member of the 8th politburo at the 11th Enlarged Plenary Meeting of the 8th WPK Central Committee in December 2024[3], marking the return of the head of the public prosecutors' office to the Politburo.
On February 7, 2026, he attended the 27th Meeting of the 8th Politburo of the 8th Central Committee.[4]
On February 19, he attended the 9th Congress of the WPK and was elected to its presidium. On February 22, 2026 he was re-elected as a member of the 9th Central Committee at the 9th Congress.[5][6] On February 23, at the enlarged 1st Plenary Meeting of the 9th Central Committee, he was retained as an alternate member of the 9th Politburo[7] and appointed as a member of the 9th Central Auditing Commission.[8] During the 2026 parliamentary election he was elected a member of the 15th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly[9][10] and on March 23 2026, he attended the 1st Session of the 15th Supreme People's Assembly, where he was appointed as a member of the 15th convocation of the State Affairs Commission and retained as the Prosecutor General of the Central Public Prosecutors Office.[11]
References
[edit]- ↑ Sokolin, Anton (2024-07-23). "Russian and North Korean prosecutors sign deal on law enforcement cooperation". NK News. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- ↑ "Russian, North Korean prosecutors general sign cooperation agreement in Pyongyang". TASS. 2024-07-22. Retrieved 2026-10-01.
- ↑ "Report on Enlarged Meeting of Eleventh Plenary Meeting of Eighth Central Committee of WPK". Korean Central News Agency. 29 December 2024 – via KCNA Watch.
- ↑ "27th Politburo Meeting of Eighth C.C., WPK Held". Korean Central News Agency. 8 February 2026 – via KCNA Watch.
- ↑ 조선로동당 제9차대회 공보. Korean Central News Agency (in Korean (North Korea)). 23 February 2026. Retrieved 2026-07-22 – via KCNA Watch.
- ↑ "Press Release of Ninth WPK Congress". Korean Central News Agency (in Korean (North Korea)). 23 February 2026. Retrieved 2026-07-22 – via KCNA Watch.
- ↑ "Press Release of First Plenary Meeting of Ninth Central Committee of WPK". Korean Central News Agency. 24 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via KCNA Watch.
- ↑ "Press Release of First Plenary Meeting of Ninth Central Committee of WPK". Korean Central News Agency. 24 February 2026. Retrieved 24 February 2026 – via KCNA Watch.
- ↑ "조선민주주의인민공화국 최고인민회의 제１５기 대의원선거를 위한 중앙선거위원회 공보조선민주주의인민공화국 최고인민회의 제１５기 대의원선거결과에 대하여" [Publication of the Central Election Commission for the Election of Delegates to the 15th Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea: On the Results of the Election of Delegates to the 15th Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea]. Rodong Sinmun. 17 March 2026. Retrieved 17 March 2026.
- ↑ "Press Release of Central Election Committee On Returns of Election for Deputies to 15th SPA of DPRK". Korean Central News Agency. 17 March 2026. Archived from the original on 18 March 2026. Retrieved 16 March 2026.
- ↑ "제목=김정은 北국무위원장 재추대…최고인민회의 상임위원장에 조용원". 저자=연합뉴스. 2026-03-23.