Kim Yong-chun

Marshal Kim Yong-chun
김영춘
Minister of People's Armed Forces
In office February 2009 – April 2012
Vice Chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea
In office 9 April 2009 – 13 April 2014
Personal details
Born	(1936-03-04)4 March 1936 Pochon County, Kankyōnan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan (now in Ryanggang Province, North Korea)
Died	16 August 2018(2018-08-16) (aged 82)
Political party	Workers' Party of Korea
Alma mater	Kim Il Sung Military University Frunze Military Academy
Military service
Allegiance	North Korea
Branch/service	Korean People's Army
Years of service	1986–2018
Rank	Marshal
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	김영춘
Hancha	金永春,金英春[1]
Revised Romanization	Gim Yeong-chun
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Yŏngch'un

Kim Yong-chun (4 March 1936 – 16 August 2018) was a North Korean soldier and politician. He was a leader of the North Korean military. He held the North Korean military rank Chasu (Vice Marshal), was Vice Chairman of the National Defense Commission of North Korea, and was Minister of People's Armed Forces (roughly corresponds to Minister of Defence in other countries).^[2][3] He held a minor post within the Workers Party.^[3]