Kim Yo-jong
Deputy Department Director of the Publicity and Information Department of the Workers' Party of Korea
Kim Yo-jong (Korean: 김여정, born 26 September 1987)[1][2] is a North Korean politician. She is the youngest daughter of former supreme leader Kim Jong-il. Her brother is Kim Jong-un, the current supreme leader.
Kim Yo-jong | |
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김여정 | |
Deputy Department Director of the Publicity and Information Department | |
Assumed office 28 November 2014 | |
General Secretary | Kim Jong-un |
Director |
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Preceded by | Ri Jae-il |
Personal details | |
Born | Pyongyang, North Korea | 26 September 1987
Nationality | North Korean |
Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
Spouse(s) |
Choe Song (m. 2014) |
Children | 2 (alleged) |
Parents |
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Relatives | Kim family |
Alma mater | Kim Il-sung University |
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Korean name | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 김여정 |
Hancha | |
Revised Romanization | Gim Yeojeong |
McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yŏjŏng |
She is an alternate member of the Politburo (Political Bureau) and vice director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).
References
change- ↑ 통일부, 김여정 '1988년생' 공식 판단…작년엔 '연도미상' 표기. MK News (in Korean). 27 December 2018. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ↑ "Kim Yo Jong". North Korea Leadership Watch. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019. Retrieved 18 December 2013.