Vice Marshal Kim Jong-gwan
Minister of Defence
In office December 2019 – 29 September 2021
Supreme Leader	Kim Jong Un
Preceded by	No Kwang-chol
Succeeded by	Ri Yong-gil
Personal details
Born	North Korea
Political party	Workers' Party of Korea
Military service
Allegiance	North Korea
Branch/service	Korean People's Army
Rank	Vice Marshal

Kim Jong-gwan (Korean: 김정관/金正官) is a North Korean politician and military officer who served as Minister of People's Armed Forces from December 2019 to September 2021.

Biography

Kim is a General of the Korean People's Army and previously commanded the General Construction Bureau. In May 2016, he was appointed a member of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea at the 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea.^[1] In March 2009, he was elected the 12th convocation for the 334th district of the Supreme People's Assembly.^[2] He was a member of the Funeral committee of Ri Ul-sol who died in August 2015 and Kim Yong-chun who died in August 2018.^[3] In December 2019 he was appointed to the Minister of People's Armed Forces and promoted to General^[4] and became also an alternate member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

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