Kang Bong-hun
North Korean politician
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Kang Bong-hun (Korean: 강봉훈) was a politician of North Korea. He was a member of the Party Central Committee and Chagang Province Provincial Party Committee Secretary from April 2019 until July 2024.
Kang Bong-hun | |
|---|---|
| WPK Provincial Party Committee Secretary of Chagang Province | |
| In office April 2019 – July 2024 | |
| Supreme Leader | Kim Jong Un |
| Preceded by | Kim Jae-ryong |
| Personal details | |
| Died | August 2024(?) |
| Citizenship | North Korean |
| Party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Occupation | Politician |
Biography
In May 2016, during the 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea he was elected as a candidate member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.[1] In April 2019, he was elected as a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea as well as Chagang Province Provincial Party Committee Secretary, replacing Kim Jae-ryong,[2] who was appointed to the Premier of North Korea.
However, he was dismissed late July by Kim Jong-un after he, amongst 20-30 other North Korean party officials, failed to prevent the July 27 Yalu River flood, which had trapped 7,000 residents. It is reported by a South Korean news outlet that Kim Jong-un then executed the officials in a short amount of time, Kang Bong-hun reportedly being one of them.[3]
