Kang Ha-guk

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Kang Ha-guk
Kim Jong-un
PremierKim Tok-hun
Kim Jae-ryong
Preceded byChoe Chang-sik
Succeeded byJang Jun-sang
Personal details
Born25 April 1952
CitizenshipNorth Korean
NationalityKorean
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
OccupationPolitician
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
강하국
Revised RomanizationKang Haguk
McCune–ReischauerKang Hakuk

Kang Ha-guk (강하국, born 25 April 1952[1]) was the Minister of Public Health of North Korea from 2013 to 2017, when he was replaced by Jang Jun-sang. He was appointed on April 9, 2014.[2] As of January 2014, he was also reportedly director of the Central Committee of the Korea-China Friendship Association.[3] He was among the dignitaries who greeted Chinese Vice President Li Yuanchao during his state visit to Pyongyang in July 2013.

References

  1. ^ 강하국(남성). nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr (in Korean). Ministry of Unification. Retrieved 11 March 2019.
  2. ^ "Members of DPRK Cabinet Appointed". KCNA. 2014-04-09. Archived from the original on 2014-04-13. Retrieved 2014-04-26.
  3. ^ "DPRK-China Joint Art Performance Marks Spring Festival". KCNA. 2014-01-21. Archived from the original on 2014-10-11.