Ri Yong-ju ( ko, 리용주) is an Admiral and politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (
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 ...
) and a candidate member of the
Central Committee
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of the
Workers' Party of Korea. He was member of the
12th convocation of the
Supreme People's Assembly
The Supreme People's Assembly (SPA; ) is the unicameral legislature of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly known as North Korea. It consists of one deputy from each of the DPRK's 687 constituencies, elected to five-year ...
. He is currently the commander of the
Korean People's Navy
The Korean People's Army Naval Force (KPANF; Korean: 조선인민군 해군; Hanja: 朝鮮人民軍 海軍; ''Chosŏn-inmingun Haegun''; ) or the Korean People's Navy (KPN), is the naval service branch of the Korean People's Army, which contain ...
.
Biography
After being promoted to Lieutenant General, he served as a delegate to the 12th Supreme People's Assembly in March 2009 as representative of the 548th
electoral district
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. He served as a candidate member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, and in March 2014, as representative of the
13th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly for the District 449. In December 2011 he participated at the funeral committee which
organized the funeral of Kim Jong-il.
김정일 국방위원장 사망 "특급열차서 과로로" 정부 '비상체제'...이명박 대통령 모든 일정 취소
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In April 2015, he succeeded Kim Myong-sik as the Navy commander. In August, he was promoted to admiral, and in April 2016, he became a member of the Central Committee of the Korean Workers' Party.
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Photo of Ri Yong-ju
Members of the Supreme People's Assembly
North Korean generals
Workers' Party of Korea politicians
Admirals
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Korean People's Navy officers
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