Choe Yong-gon (vice-premier)
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PremierPak Pong-ju
LeaderKim Jong Un
Born11 December 1951[1]
DiedMay 2015 (aged 63)
Pyongyang, North Korea
Choe Yong-gon | |
|---|---|
최영건 | |
.webp) Choe in 2004 | |
| Vice Premier of North Korea | |
| In office 2014–2015 | |
| Premier | Pak Pong-ju |
| Leader | Kim Jong Un |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 December 1951[1] |
| Died | May 2015 (aged 63) Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Cause of death | Execution |
| Citizenship | North Korean |
| Known for | North Korean politician |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 최영건 |
| Hanja | 崔英健 |
| RR | Choe Yeonggeon |
| MR | Ch'oe Yŏnggŏn |
Choe Yong-gon (Korean: 최영건; 11 December 1951 – May 2015) was one of the vice-premiers of North Korea and deputy minister of construction and building material industries. He appears to have disappeared from public life after December 2014.[2] In August 2015, South Korea's Yonhap News Agency reported that, according to a "source who demanded anonymity",[3] he is believed to have been executed in May 2015[4] after opposing the policies of North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un on forestry.[5]
