Jo Yong-won
Jo Yong-won (조용원) is a North Korean politician and a deputy chief of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK)'s Secretariat of General Secretary Kim Jong-un. He was a vice director of the WPK Organization and Guidance Department (OGD).[3][2] Jo was also a full member of the 7th Central Committee of the WPK since it was elected at the 7th Congress of the WPK in May 2016.[4][1] Jo has been a member of the Presidium of the Politburo, and a secretary of the Secretariat of the WPK since it was elected at the 8th WPK Central Committee in January 2021.
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| Member of the Presidium of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea | |
| Assumed office 10 January 2021 | |
| General Secretary | Kim Jong-un |
| Secretary of the Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea | |
| Assumed office 10 January 2021 | |
| General Secretary | Kim Jong-un |
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| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Jo Yong-won | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | |
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| Revised Romanization | Jo Yongwon |
| McCune–Reischauer | Cho Yo’ng-wo’n |
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Jo is a confidant of the country's leader, Kim Jong-un, and accompanies him often on guidance tours, mostly in relation to economy.[3] In 2016 he was the most frequent member of Kim's entourage.[5] Jo is believed to be Kim Jong-un's Personal Action Officer within the OGD.[6] According to Oliver Hotham of NK News, Jo, "once described as a 'rising star' of DPRK politics remains one of the country's most important officials". Jo is often featured in North Korean media; in 2018 his name was mentioned more often than that of any other official except Kim Jong-un.[3] The United States Department of the Treasury has sanctioned Jo for his involvement in the censorship activities of the OGD.[3][7]
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References
- 조용원(남성). nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr (in Korean). Ministry of Unification. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- "KJU and RSJ Visits Food and Bag Factories in Wo'nsan". North Korea Leadership Watch. 27 July 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- Hotham, Oliver (7 January 2019). "Jo Yong Won was Kim Jong Un's most prominent official in 2018, data reveals". NK News. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- "Official Report of Seventh Congress of the WPK". Naenara. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
- Kim Soo-yeon (27 October 2016). "Jo Yong-won most frequent attendee of N.K. leader's on-site inspections". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
- Collins, Robert. "North Korea's ORGANIZATION AND GUIDANCE DEPARTMENT" (PDF). hrnk.org. Retrieved 27 July 2020.
- Macdonald, Hamish (11 January 2017). "U.S. sanctions Kim Jong Un's sister for censorship activities". NK News. Retrieved 7 March 2019.