Thae Hyong-chol

Thae Hyong-chol
Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
Assumed office
11 April 2019
Serving with Kim Yong-dae
ChairmanChoe Ryong-hae
Personal details
Born1953 (age 70–71)
Pyongyang, North Korea
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Alma materKim Il Sung University
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
태형철
Hancha
Revised RomanizationTae Hyeongcheol
McCune–ReischauerT'ae Hyŏngch'ŏl

Thae Hyong-chol (태형철, born 1953) is a North Korean politician and university professor. He was President of the Academy of Social Sciences and an alternate for the 8th Political Bureau (and 7th Politburo member). Since the 12th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly he is serving as Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee. He previously served[1] as President of Kim Il Sung University from 2013 to 2019, and was the Minister of Higher Education in the Cabinet of North Korea. He is the son of a North Korean general, Thae Byong-ryol.

  1. ^ "Former Presidents of University - KIM IL SUNG UNIVERSITY".

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