Kang Yong-sop

Kang Yong Sop (Korean: 강영섭, Korean pronunciation: [kaŋ.jʌŋ.sʌp̚]; October 15, 1931 – January 21, 2012)[2] was a North Korean politician, second son of deputy prime minister Kang Ryang-uk and Song Sok-jong. He served as chair of the Korean Christian Federation (KCF) and vice-president of the Korean Council of Religionists. He was also vice-president of the North Korean branch of the Pan-Korean Alliance for Reunification (PKAR), delegate to 12th Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) and member of the SPA Presidium, and director of the Pyongyang Theological Academy.

Kang Yong-sop
강영섭 (康永燮)
BornOctober 15, 1931
Pyongyang
DiedJanuary 21, 2012 (aged 81)[1]
Pyongyang
NationalityNorth Korea
EducationLeningrad University
Occupationpolitician, chair of Korean Christian Federation, vice-president of Korean Council of Religionists, vice-chair of North Korean branch of the Pan-Korean Alliance for Reunification, delegate to 12th SPA and member of SPA Presidium, director of Pyongyang Theological Academy
Parent(s)Kang Ryang-uk

Career

In January 1969, Kang was appointed to deputy bureau manager in the Cabinet administrative bureau. He became ambassador to Romania in 1969, and to Malta in 1971.[3]

Kang served as chair of the central committee of the Korean Christian Federation (KCF) starting in February 1989, vice-president of the Korean Council of Religionists starting in May 1989, and chair of the KCF central committee in May 1990. He served as a member of the unification policy committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) starting in May 1990, and as a member of the central committee of the North Korean branch of the Pan-Korean Alliance for Reunification (PKAR). In March 1991, he was appointed to the directorship of the Pyongyang Theological Academy.

Starting in July 1991, he served as vice-president of the DPRK-Japan Friendship Association, and as a member of the central committee of the Democratic Front for the Reunification of the Fatherland. He became vice-chair of the PKAR in August 1993, and served as deputy chair of the North Korean committee for implementation of the June 15th North–South Joint Declaration.[4] He died in Pyongyang of a heart attack on January 21, 2012.[2]

After being elected to the 9th Supreme People's Assembly in April 1990, Kang served in the 10th (1998), 11th (2003), and 12th (2009) sessions of the SPA as delegate and member of the SPA Presidium. He was a member of the national mourning committees for the deaths of Kim Il-sung in 1994, Ri In-mo in 2007, and Pak Song-chol in 2008.

Awards

Kang was awarded the Order of Kim Il-sung in March 2002, and the National Reunification Prize in September 2003.

References
  1. "North Korean Christian leader Kang Young-sup dies". Presbyterian Church USA. 2012-01-23. Retrieved 2014-03-24.
  2. Sang Hyeon Baek (2012-01-24). "강영섭 조선그리스도교연맹 위원장 사망… 김정은 시대 北교회 이끌 차세대 주자는?". Kukmin Ilbo. Retrieved 2012-01-26.
  3. "Who's Who in North Korea". Korea Annual 2004. Seoul: Yonhap News Agency. p. 793. ISBN 8974330709.
  4. "통일부 북한자료센터 주요 인물 정보". Ministry of Unification Information Center on North Korea. Retrieved 2012-01-11.
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