Hwang Pyong-so | |
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황병서 | |
Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission | |
In office 11 April 2012 – 10 January 2021 | |
Supreme Leader | Kim Jong Un |
Preceded by | Choe Ryong-hae |
Director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army | |
In office 26 April 2014 – 9 February 2018 | |
Supreme Leader | Kim Jong Un |
Preceded by | Choe Ryong-hae |
Succeeded by | Kim Jong-gak |
Vice Chairman of the State Affairs Commission | |
In office 29 June 2016 – 9 February 2018 | |
Supreme Leader | Kim Jong Un |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Choe Ryong-hae |
Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission | |
In office 9 April 2014 – 29 June 2016 | |
Supreme Leader | Kim Jong Un |
Preceded by | Choe Ryong-hae |
Succeeded by | Commission abolished |
Personal details | |
Born | 1946 (age 77–78) |
Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
Military service | |
Allegiance | North Korea |
Branch/service | Korean People's Army |
Rank | Ch'asu (Vice Marshal) |
Korean name | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 황병서 |
Hancha | |
Revised Romanization | Hwang Byeongseo |
McCune–Reischauer | Hwang Pyŏngsŏ |
Hwang Pyong-so (born c. 1946 or 1949)[5][6][7] is a North Korean general and politician who held the rank of Vice Marshal (Korean: 차수, Ch'asu) in the Korean People's Army (KPA). He was a member of the Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea and the top-ranking vice-chairman of the State Affairs Commission.