Kim Wan-su (born 10 May 1939) is the Vice Chairman of the Supreme People’s Assembly (SPA) of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK,

North Korea North Korea, officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the northern half of the Korea, Korean Peninsula and shares borders with China and Russia to the north, at the Yalu River, Y ...

). He was demoted from his positions as President of the Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea and as

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by the SPA in September 2009, five months after his appointment. He was also the deputy finance minister and became the president of the Central Bank of the DPRK in October 2004 when former President Jong Song-thaek (정성택) was dismissed (according to Radio Pyongyang). He attended the annual central bank governors meeting of the

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(BIS) in

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, in June 2004 and June 2005. At the 2005 meeting, he met Bank of Japan Governor

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at the evening reception and exchanged brief words. Fukui told reporters: "I met him briefly at the reception. A substantial number of non-BIS members including North Korea are attending the meeting and it's a good thing."

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Living people Chairmen of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly Finance ministers of North Korea Government ministers of North Korea 1939 births North Korean bankers President of the Central Bank of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea {{NorthKorea-politician-stub