Choe Yong-rim

In this Korean name, the family name is Choe.
Choe Yong-rim
최영림
11th Premier of North Korea
In office
7 June 2010 – 1 April 2013
ChairmanKim Jong Il
Kim Jong Un
Preceded byKim Yong-il
Succeeded byPak Pong-ju
Personal details
Born (1930-11-20) 20 November 1930
Ryanggang, Korea, Empire of Japan
(now Kyŏnghŭng County, Ryanggang Province, North Korea)
PartyWorkers' Party of Korea
EducationMangyongdae Revolutionary School
Alma materKim Il Sung University
Moscow State University
Korean name
Hangul
최영림
Hanja
崔永林; 崔英林
RRChoe Yeongrim
MRCh'oe Yŏngnim

Choe Yong-rim (Korean: 최영림, born 20 November 1930) is a North Korean politician who served as the Premier of North Korea from June 2010 to April 2013 and was a member of the 6th Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea. He has been described by The New York Times as a "KWP insider" and a "friend of Kim Jong Il's family." He was also honorary vice-president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's parliament.


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