Jong Myong-do
Jong Myong-do | |
|---|---|
| Personal details | |
| Born | Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Citizenship | North Korean |
| Nationality | North Korean |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Occupation | Military officer, politician |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  North Korea |
| Branch/service |  Korean People's Army |
| Rank |  Admiral |
Jong Myong-do (Korean: 정명도) is a North Korean politician and fleet admiral. He served as commander of the Korean People's Navy as well as member of the Supreme People's Assembly from the 10th convocation.
Biography
[edit]Little is known about the professional career of Jong Myong-do until 1997, when he was promoted to a two-star general. Member of the Supreme People's Assembly, the unicameral parliament, from the 10th convocation.
In December 2007, he was promoted to the position of Navy Commander of the Korean People's Navy with the promotion of three-star colonel general. He served in that role until July 2012, when he was replaced by Kim Myong-sik. From that moment, he appeared many times alongside Kim Jong-il during numerous visits to military units.
In April 2010 he was awarded the rank of four-star general. During the 3rd Workers' Party of Korea Conference on September 28, 2010, he was elected a member of the Central Military Commission, the body of the Workers' Party of Korea responsible for military affairs, and also sat on the Central Committee for the first time.
After the death of the Supreme Leader, Kim Jong-il in December 2011, Jong Myong-do was in 65th place in the 232-person Funeral Committee.[1] This testified to the formal and actual belonging of Jŏng Myŏng to the close political leadership of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. According to specialists, places on such lists defined the rank of a politician in the hierarchy of the power apparatus.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Kim Jong Il Funeral Committee (as of 19 December 2011), NK Leadership Watch, 21 grudnia 2011, [dostęp: 10 października 2012]
- ^ Clues from Kim Jong-il Funeral List, The Chosun Ilbo, 20 grudnia 2011, [dostęp: 10 października 2012].
- ^ Tetsuya Hakoda, All eyes set on Kim Jong Il's funeral committee list, The Asahi Shimbun, 27 grudnia 2011, [dostęp: 10 października 2012].
