Ri Thae-sop

Ri Thae-sop
리태섭
Chief of the KPA General Staff
In office June 2022 – 28 December 2022
Supreme Leader	Kim Jong Un
Preceded by	Rim Kwang-il
Succeeded by	Park Su-il
Personal details
Citizenship	North Korean
Nationality	Korean
Political party	Workers' Party of Korea
Military service
Allegiance	North Korea
Branch/service	Korean People's Army
Rank	General

Ri Thae-sop (Korean: 리태섭) is a North Korean politician and general. He served as Minister of Social Security and from June 2022 to December as Chief of the General Staff. He is also a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea. He served as Commander of the 5th Corps and Commander of the 7th Corps.