Kye Ung-thae (Korean: 계응태; 2 February 1925 – 23 November 2006) was a North Korean politician who served among others as Vice Premier of North Korea and a member of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Kye Ung-thae
Vice Premier of North Korea
In office
11 December 1976 – 1983
Personal details
Born(1925-02-25)25 February 1925
Korea, Empire of Japan
DiedNovember 23, 2006(2006-11-23) (aged 81)
Cause of deathLung cancer
CitizenshipNorth Korean
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Alma materSoviet High Party School
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
계응태
Hancha
Revised RomanizationGye Eungtae
McCune–ReischauerKye Ŭngt'ae

Biography

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Born on February 25, 1925, in Hirawon-gun, South Pyongan Province. He graduated from the Soviet High Party School. Since November 1967 he was a Deputy to the Supreme People's Assembly. In December 1967 he became Trade Minister.[1][2] In November 1970 he became a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. In December 1975 he became Vice Premier of North Korea. In 1980 he became a member of the politburo.[3][4] In November 1985 he became Party Secretary (Public Security). In February 1986, at the 11th Plenary Session of the 6th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, he was appointed as a secretary of the secretariat in charge of public security. Ri Kun-mo and Kim Hwan also became secretaries. In the November 1986 parliamentary election he was elected a member of the Supreme People's Assembly.[5] In December 1986 he became Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly Legislative Committee. He became a member of the party's Politburo in March 1988. He died in 2006 of lung cancer.

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Citations

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  1. ^ Suh 1981, pp. 452–3.
  2. ^ Suh 1981, pp. 459–83.
  3. ^ Kim 1982, pp. 140–142.
  4. ^ Pan Suk Kim. "Will North Korea Blink?". Asian Survey. JSTOR 2644984. Retrieved 2023-02-17.
  5. ^ "Namelist of Eighth SPA Deputies" (PDF). Korean Affairs Report [Rodong Sinmun]: 60–86. 11 March 1987 [4 November 1986]. OCLC 880847287. Retrieved 9 September 2018.[permanent dead link]

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