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General Kwon Yong-jin

Director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army
In office January 2021 – 2022
Leader	Kim Jong Un
Preceded by	Kim Su-gil
Succeeded by	Jong Kyong-thaek

Personal details
Born	Unknown Pyongyang, North Korea
Political party	Workers' Party of Korea
Military service
Allegiance	North Korea
Branch/service	Korean People's Army
Rank	Army General

Kwon Yong-jin (Korean: 권영진; Hanja: 權英進^[1]) is a North Korean politician and military officer who currently serves as the director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army since January 2021.

Biography

Kwon Yong-jin was the director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army (KPA). He served in this post since he replaced Kim Su-gil in January 2021 until 2022. On 24 February 2021 Kwon Yong-jin alongside Minister of People's Armed Forces Kim Jong-Gwan were both promoted to the rank of Vice Marshal.^[2]^[3]

According to a KCTV video from February 6, 2022, Kwon became a General, an apparent demotion from his previous rank as a Vice Marshal.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b 권영진 (權英進)KWON Young Jin (in Korean). Retrieved 17 October 2022.
^ 이, 원주 (11 January 2021). "(4th LD) N. Korea crowns leader Kim Jong-un as party's general secretary". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^ "CMC Meeting Held | North Korea Leadership Watch". www.nkleadershipwatch.org. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

v t e Commanders of the Korean People's Army
Commanders-in-Chief	Choe Yong-gon (1948–50) Kim Il Sung (1950–91) Kim Jong Il (1991–2011) Kim Jong Un (2011–present)
Ministry of Defence	Choe Yong-gon (1948–57) Kim Kwang-hyop (1957–62) Kim Chang-bong (1962–68) Choe Hyon (1968–76) O Jin-u (1976–95) Choe Kwang (1995–97) Kim Il-chol (1997–2009) Kim Yong-chun (2009–12) Kim Jong-gak (2012) Kim Kyok-sik (2012–13) Jang Jong-nam (2013–14) Hyon Yong-chol (2014–15) Unknown (2015) Pak Yong-sik (2015–18) No Kwang-chol (2018–19) Kim Jong-gwan (2019–21) Ri Yong-gil (2021–22) Kang Sun-nam (2022–24) No Kwang-chol (2024–present)
Chiefs of the General Staff	Kang Kon (1948–50) Nam Il (1950–53) Kim Kwang-hyop (1953–57) Lee Kwon-mu (1957–59) Kim Chang-bong (1959–62) Choe Kwang (1962–68) O Jin-u (1968–79) O Kuk-ryol (1979–88) Choe Kwang (1988–95) Kim Yong-chun (1995–2007) Kim Kyok-sik (2007–09) Ri Yong-ho (2009–12) Hyon Yong-chol (2012–13) Kim Kyok-sik (2013) Ri Yong-gil (2013–16) Ri Myong-su (2016–18) Ri Yong-gil (2018–19) Pak Jong-chon (2019–21) Rim Kwang-il (2021–22) Ri Thae-sop (2022) Park Su-il (2022–23) Ri Yong-gil (2023–present)
Italics indicate interim officeholder

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