Kang Jong-gwan ( ko, 강종관, born 1959) is a
North Korea
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n politician. He is also a candidate for the
Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party Korea. He is member of the
14th convocation of the
Supreme People's Assembly
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and also serves as
Minister of Land and Maritime Transportation in the
Cabinet of North Korea
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.
Biography
In 2003, he became the administrator of
Sinuiju Port and member of the People's Assembly of
North Pyongan Province
North Pyongan Province (Phyŏnganbukto; , also spelled North P'yŏngan), is a western province of North Korea. The province was formed in 1896 from the northern half of the former P'yŏng'an Province, remained a province of Korea until 1945, th ...
.
In 2007, he served as the head of department at the
Ministry of Land, Transport and Maritime Affairs, and in December 2007 served as the chairman of the development section of
Haeju Port in the West Coast Special Zone. In May 2012, he was appointed to the
Land and Maritime Transport Minister, replacing
Ra Tong-hui.
。2012年5月晉升升為該部門的部長
In May 2016, at the
7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea was elected as a candidate member of the
7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
References
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Members of the Supreme People's Assembly
Government ministers of North Korea
1959 births
Living people
Members of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea