Ri Yong-sik

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Ri Yong-sik
Member of the Central Committee of the WPK
In office
May 2016 – Incumbent
Supreme LeaderKim Jong Un
Chief editor of Rodong Sinmun
Personal details
CitizenshipNorth Korean
NationalityKorean
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea

Ri Yong-sik (리영식) is a North Korean politician and agitator.

Biography[edit]

In 2014 he was appointed to be the Chief editor of Rodong Sinmun, the mouthpiece of the Workers' Party of Korea,[1] replacing Kim Pyong-ho. In 2016, following the decision of the 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea he was elected to the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.[2][3]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Rodong Sinmun gets new Editor-In-Chief, possibly President". NK News.
  2. ^ "Official Report of Seventh Congress of the WPK". Naenara. Archived from the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016.
  3. ^ "Party leadership members elected". The Pyongyang Times.