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Ho Jong-man (born February 22, 1935 in Goseong County)[1] is a North Korean politician who served as the third chairman of the Central Executive Committee of Chongryon, an association of North Korean residents in Japan. Formerly vice-chairman of the association since July 1993, he succeeded So Man-sul in May 2012 after his death.[2] He is also a deputy of the Supreme People's Assembly.
Ho Jong-man | |
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| Personal details | |
| Born | February 22, 1935 Goseong County, South Gyeongsang Province, South Korea |
| Ho Jong-man | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 허종만 |
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| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Ho Jeong-man |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hŏ Chongman |
In Japan, with which there are no diplomatic relations, he is the de facto ambassador to North Korea.[3]
Biography
editHo Jong-man was born in Gyeongsangnam-do, located in Goseong County (now in South Korea) during Japanese occupation of Korea, and later moved to Japan with his family. In 1955, he was involved in the formation of the General Association of Korean Residents in Japan, and served as chairman of the Kanagawa Prefecture headquarters. In 1959, he was elected chairman of Chongryon. He then served as director of the International Affairs Bureau of the Central Headquarters, and in September 1986, he became the deputy chairman of the Central Committee of the General Assembly in 1986.[4] During that time, he worked at Chogin Credit Union, where he had control over personnel affairs.[5] In 1993, he was promoted to the position of responsible deputy speaker, officially assuming real power.
On May 19, 2012, following So Man-sul's death in February of the same year,[6][7] Jong-man took over as the third chairman of the General Federation of Korea.[2] He later became a deputy member through the 2019 North Korean parliamentary election.[8] In February of the following year, he won the Hero of Labor, the Golden Shield Medal and the First Class National Flag Medal.[citation needed]
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- ^ "朝鮮総連新議長に許宗萬氏 01年以来の選出". 47NEWS. 47NEWS. 2012-05-19. Archived from the original on 2015-07-23.
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- ^ "북 김정은, 최고인민회의 대의원 처음 빠져". Tong Il News (in Korean). 2019-03-12. Archived from the original on 2018-09-08. Retrieved 2019-03-13.