Pak Jong-nam ( ko, 박정남) is a

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n politician. He is a member of the

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of the

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of the

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and Chairman of the Kangwon Province Provincial Party Committee.

Biography

In March 1996, he took over as the WPK Committee of

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, and in July 2001 was appointed secretary of Kangwon Province WPK Committee. In May 2013, he became the party secretary in Kangwon Province succeeding . In May 2016, at the

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he was appointed a member of the Central Committee.“北 시·도 당 책임비서, 시·도 당 위원장으로 변경”. 《노컷뉴스》. 2016년 5월 16일. 2018년 8월 31일에 원본 문서에서 보존된 문서. 2018년 8월 31일에 확인함
/ref> In June 2016 he was elected chairman of the Party Committee of Kangwon Province.

References

Kangwon Province (North Korea) Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Members of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea {{NorthKorea-politician-stub