Ryu Mi-yong

Ryu Mi-yong (14 February[lower-alpha 1] 1921 – 23 November 2016[1]) was the chairwoman of the North Korean Chondoist Chongu Party.[2] She was a standing committee member of the 10th Supreme People's Assembly.[2] She was known as a defector from South Korea to the North.[2] She and her husband Choe Deok-sin defected to the North in 1986.[3][2] In 2000, she led a delegation of defectors to the South on an officially sanctioned reunion with family they left behind.[4][2] Ryu died of lung cancer in November 2016.[5] Ryu's son, Choe In-guk, reportedly defected to North Korea in July 2019.[5]

Ryu Mi-yong
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	류미영
Hancha	柳美英
Revised Romanization	Ryu Mi-yeong
McCune–Reischauer	Ryu Miyŏng

Ryu had received the Order of Kim Il-sung, Order of Kim Jong-il and National Reunification Prize.[6]

On her funeral committee were:[7]

1. Yang Hyong-sop
2. Kim Yong-chol
3. Kim Yong-dae
4. Jon Yong-nam
5. Ju Yong-gil
6. Ri Myong-gil
7. Kim Jong-sung
8. Ri Song-won
9. Pak Myong-chol
10. Ri Kil-song
11. Yun Jong-ho

Notes

1. 7 January According to the Lunar Calendar

References

1. "S. Korea allows son of late N.K. official to visit Pyongyang". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
2. "Ryu Mi-yong -- Representitive(sic) of Chongdogyo in North Korean". High Beam Research. 16 August 2000. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 10 October 2012.
3. Korea Times
4. The Daily Telegraph
5. Shim, Elizabeth (7 July 2019). "South Korean man defects to North Korea, Pyongyang says". UPI. Archived from the original on 7 July 2019.
6. "Birthday Spread to Ryu Mi Yong". Naenara. KCNA. 15 February 2016. Retrieved 15 February 2016.
7. "Ryu Mi Yong (1921-2016)". North Korea Leadership Watch. 24 November 2016. Retrieved 30 August 2018.