Kim Jong-gwan

In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.

Kim Jong-gwan (Template:Lang-ko) is a North Korean politician and military officer who is the Minister of People's Armed Forces since December 2019.

Vice-marshal Kim Jong-gwan
Minister of Defence
Incumbent
Assumed office December 2019
Supreme Leader	Kim Jong-un
Preceded by	No Kwang-chol
Personal details
Born	North Korea
Political party	Workers' Party of Korea
Military service
Allegiance	North Korea
Rank	Ch'asu (Vice Marshal)

Biography

Kim is a General of the Korean People's Army and previously commanded the General Construction Bureau. In May 2016, he was appointed a member of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea at the 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea. In March 2009, he was elected the 12th convocation for the 334th district of the Supreme People's Assembly. He was a member of the Funeral committee of Ri Ul-sol who died in August 2015 and Kim Yong-chun who died in August 2018. In December 2019 he was appointed to the Minister of People's Armed Forces and promoted to General and became also an alternate member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. On February 2021, he was promoted to Chasu (Vice Marshal) during the 8th Central Military Commission of the Workers' Party of Korea.