Kang Kwan-ju

Korean spelling
Chosŏn'gŭl	강관 주
Hancha	康 寬 周
Revised Romanization	Gang Gwan-ju
McCune- Reischauer	Kang Kwan'ju
Alternate name
Chosŏn'gŭl	강주일
Revised Romanization	Gang Ju-il
McCune- Reischauer	Kang Chu'il
See also : Korean name

Kang Kwan-ju (also Kang Chu-il ; born July 5, 1930 in Taedong-gun , Japanese Empire , today P'yŏngan-namdo Province , North Korea ) is a North Korean politician.

education

Kang Kwan-ju studied history at Kim-Il-sung University in Pyongyang and later attended the Kim-Il-sung Cadre College of the Labor Party of Korea (PdAK).

Political career

Kang began his political career in the 1970s. In 1973 he became director of the Mansudae Art Troupe , a state-run cultural ensemble that performs music, dance and operas. In 1977 he was first elected a member of the Supreme People's Assembly. In his work in the cultural sector he was often abroad, including Japan . He was therefore also considered the liaison of the North Korean regime to the General Association of Koreans in Japan (Ch'ongryŏn), which is closely related to North Korea . He was also involved in the procurement of foreign currency through this organization, as well as the procurement of foreign media for the North Korean elite. In 1982 Kang took over the management of the department for international contacts at the Central Committee (ZK) of the PdAK. In 1986 he also became deputy head of the organization office of the Central Committee, which was then headed by the current head of state Kim Jong-il . With the general election in 2009 , Kang left the North Korean parliament.

Private

Kang Kwang-ju is a second cousin of the late North Korean President Kim Il-sung and thus a third uncle of the current President Kim Jong-il.

Web links

• Profile on the website of the South Korean Broadcasting Corporation ( KBS )

Note: This article places the family name before the person's first name. This is the usual order in Korean. Kang is the family name here, Kwan-ju is the first name.