Kim Yong-chun
Kim Yong-chun | |
|---|---|
| Minister of People's Armed Forces | |
| In office February 2009 – April 2012 | |
| Vice Chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea | |
| In office 9 April 2009 – 13 April 2014 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 March 1936 |
| Died | 16 August 2018 (aged 82) Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Alma mater | Kim Il Sung Military University Frunze Military Academy |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance | North Korea |
| Branch/service | Korean People's Army |
| Years of service | 1986–2018 |
| Rank | Marshal |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김영춘 |
| Hanja | 金永春; 金英春 |
| RR | Gim Yeongchun |
| MR | Kim Yŏngch'un |
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Kim Yong-chun (Korean: 김영춘; 4 March 1936 – 16 August 2018) was a North Korean soldier and politician. He was a leader of the North Korean military. He held the North Korean military rank Chasu (Vice Marshal), was Vice Chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea, and was Minister of People's Armed Forces (roughly corresponds to Minister of Defence in other countries). He held a minor post within the Workers Party.