Choe Sang-gon

Choe Sang-gon is a politician of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea. He is a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and was also a member of the 13th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly. He serves as Minister of Higher Education in the Cabinet of North Korea and the President of Kim Il Sung University.

Biography

Choe was born on 28 April 1953 in South Hamgyong Province.
In 2008, he received a Ph.D. from the National Degree Conferment Ceremony, and was appointed Vice Chairman and then Chairman of the National Science and Technology Committee in August 2012 as a successor to. In 2014, he served as deputy to the 13th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly, and in May 2016 he became a member of the [7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea|Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea|7th convocation] of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.