Paek Se-bong (, born 1938
) is a
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 ...
n politician. Paek is a former
member of the National Defence Commission List of members of the National Defence Commission may refer to:
* Members of the 5th National Defence Commission, elected by the 1st Session of the 5th Supreme People's Assembly in 1972.
* Members of the 6th National Defence Commission, elected by ...
of North Korea. He was named to the position in 2003, in a general reshuffling which saw the removal of older members including
Ri Ul-sol
Ri Ul-sol (리을설; 14 September 19217 November 2015) was a North Korean politician and military official. He played an important role in the administrations of Kim Il-sung and Kim Jong-il, achieving the rank of Marshal of the Korean People's ...
and
Kim Chol-man
Kim Chol-man (김철만; 2 November 1920 – 3 December 2018) was a North Korean politician and military official. He was a member of several important committees and organizations, including the 6th Central Military Commission, the 6th Politb ...
. Some have speculated that he is actually
Kim Jong-chol, son of
Kim Jong-il
Kim Jong-il (; ; ; born Yuri Irsenovich Kim;, 16 February 1941 – 17 December 2011) was a North Korean politician who was the second supreme leader of North Korea from 1994 to 2011. He led North Korea from the 1994 death of his father Kim ...
.
Reported
by Terrence Henry, Atlantic Monthly.
See also
*Politics of North Korea
The politics of North Korea (officially the Democratic People's Republic of Korea or DPRK) takes place within the framework of the official state philosophy, Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism. ''Juche'', which is a part of Kimilsungism-Kimjongilism, i ...
References
*Yonhap News Agency. "Who's who, North Korea," pp. 787–812 in
Workers' Party of Korea politicians
Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
1938 births
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