Choe Yong-gon (vice-premier)

This is a Korean name; the family name is Choe.
Choe Yong-gon
Native name 최영건
Died May 2015
Citizenship North Korean
Known for North Korean politician
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl 최영건
Revised Romanization Choe Yeonggeon
McCune–Reischauer Ch'oe Yŏnggŏn

Choe Yong-gon (Korean: 최영건) was one of the vice-premiers of North Korea.

He appears to have disappeared from public life after December 2014.[1]

In August 2015, reports emerged that he is believed to have been executed in May 2015.[2]

References

  1. Paul French (13 August 2015). "What one more execution means in North Korea". Reuters.
  2. "North Korea vice-premier Choe Yong-gon 'executed'". BBC News. 14 August 2015.


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