Park Jae-kyung
| Park Jae-kyung | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 박재경 |
| Born |
June 10, 1933 North Hamgyong Province in Korea under Japanese rule |
| Occupation | Politician, Korean People’s Army General, Vice Minister in the Ministry of People's Armed Forces, Delegate of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly |
Park Jae-kyung (Chosŏn'gŭl: 박재경; born 10 June 1933), is a politician and soldier in the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK), commonly referred to as North Korea.[1] A general in the North Korean People’s Army, Park is a Vice Minister in the Ministry of People's Armed Forces as well as a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. Park is also a delegate of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly.
Early life and education
Park was born in North Hamgyong Province while Korea was under Japanese Rule and attended the Kim Il-Sung Political and Military College.[2]
Military and political career
In February 1985, assumed the role of Brigadier General of the Korean People's Army, and was made Head of the Propaganda Department of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army.[2] In 1989, Park took on the role of Political Commissar of the 4th Corps of the Korean People's Army, and in January 1993 was promoted to Major General. Through the December by-elections of the same year, Park was elected as an official of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.[2]
In June 1994, Park was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant General.[3] In September of the same year, he was appointed as General Director of the Propaganda Department under the General Political Bureau.[2] In August 1995 he was re-elected as an official of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. Park was promoted to General of the Korean People's Army in February 1997.[3]
From 2007 onwards, Park has been a Vice Minister in the Ministry of People's Armed Forces and in September 2010 was appointed as a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.[2]
Park served as a delegate of the 10th and 11th Supreme People's Assembly and since April 2009 has been a delegate of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly.[3]
Over the years, Park has been a member of the State Funeral Committee for the deaths of Kim Il-Sung, O Jin-u, Yon Hyong-muk, Pak Song-chol, Jo Myong-rok and Kim Jong-il.[2]
Blue House Raid
Park was one of thirty-one men handpicked for the Blue House raid (also known as the January 21 Incident in South Korea), an assassination attempt on the life of South Korean President Park Chung-hee.[4] Park was one of only two survivors of the failed mission, the other being Kim Shin-Jo, and was the only one to return to the North.[5]
References
- ↑ "One of NK’s richest men said to serve in assembly hall". The Korea Times. Retrieved 14 April 2016.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 북한자료센터,주요인물 - 박재경. Ministry of Unification (in Korean). Retrieved 11 April 2016.
- ↑ Kim, Kisam (19 September 2013). Kim Dae-jung and the Quest for the Nobel: How the President of South Korea Bought the Peace Prize and Financed Kim Jong-il's Nuclear Program. New York: Palgrave Macmillan. p. 101. ISBN 978-1-349-46954-3.
- ↑ 1·21 청와대 습격사건 생포자 김신조 전격 증언. Shin Dong-A (in Korean). Retrieved 11 April 2016.