Jo Myong-rok
Jo Myong-rok | |
|---|---|
Jo in October 2000 | |
| First Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission | |
| In office 1998 – November 2010 | |
| Chairman | Kim Jong Il |
| Preceded by | O Jin-u |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 12 July 1928 |
| Died | 6 November 2010 (aged 82) Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | North Korea |
| Branch/service | Korean People's Army |
| Years of service | 1950–2010 |
| Rank | Ch'asu (Vice Marshal) |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 조명록 |
| Hanja | 趙明祿 |
| RR | Jo Myeongrok |
| MR | Cho Myŏngnok |
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Jo Myong-rok (Korean: 조명록 12 July 1928 – 6 November 2010) was a North Korean military officer who held the military rank Chasu (Vice Marshal). In 1998, he was appointed first vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea, Director of the Korean People's Army General Political Bureau. Previously, he was the commander of the air defence forces.