Kim Yong-jin (Korean: 김용진; 23 February 1953 – July 2016) was a senior North Korean official. Kim served as North Korea’s education minister, and in 2012 was made a vice-premier.
Kim Yong-jin | |
|---|---|
| 김용진 | |
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| Vice Premier of North Korea | |
| 13th term | |
| In office 9 April 2014 – July 2016 | |
| Chairman | Kim Jong-un |
| Premier | Pak Pong-ju Choe Yong-rim |
| Personal details | |
| Died | July 2016 Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Cause of death | Execution |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
Execution edit
In August 2016, it was reported that he had been executed by firing squad for allegedly displaying a bad attitude at a national meeting[1] and failing to stand upright.[2] Kim was subsequently branded an "anti-party and a counter-revolutionary member" by North Korea’s State Security. The information was confirmed by South Korea's Unification Ministry spokesman, Jeong Joon Hee.
References edit
- ^ "North Korea executes vice premier in latest purge: South". 31 August 2016 – via Reuters.
- ^ KJ Kwon; Ben Westcott. "North Korea executes top education official, South Korea says". CNN.