Pak Il-u

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Pak Il-u
Minister of Communications
1st term
In office
March 1953 – November 1955
1st Cabinet of North Korea
PremierKim Il Sung
Preceded byKim Jong-ju
Succeeded byKim Chang-hup
Minister of Interior
1st term
In office
September 1948 – October 1952
1st Cabinet of North Korea
PremierKim Il Sung
Preceded byPost established
Succeeded byPang Hak-se
Personal details
Born1903
North Hamgyeong Province, Korean Empire
Died1955
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl
박일우
Hancha
Revised RomanizationBak Il(-)u
McCune–ReischauerPak Iru

Pak Il-u (

Democratic People's Republic of Korea, he was the first Minister of Interior in the North Korean Cabinet.[1]

Biography

Born in

Sino-Japanese War, he worked as an on-site in the medical examination area (晉察冀 邊區, local government of China). After the July 7th Incident, he joined the first guerrilla detachment in Pingxi in the winter of 1937. In January 1938, he went to the Jinchaji Military Region. He served as an instructor at the Coastal Military Administration University, and in July of the same year, he was appointed deputy commander of the Korea Medical School and launched an anti-Japanese struggle. In July 1942, he went to the Taihang Mountain Anti-Japanese Revolutionary Base to participate in the establishment of the Korean Independent League and the Korean Volunteer Army. He served as a standing member of the Central Committee of the Korean Independent League and a deputy commander of the Korean Volunteer Army. After entering Korea in November 1945, he was active in political matters. In August 1946 he became senior Member of the Central Committee of the North Korean Workers' Party, February 1947 he was appointed director of the Interior of the People's Committee of North Korea
. In March 1948 he became a member of the Central Committee of the North Korean Workers' Party.

North Korea

Following the

Minister of Communications, until November 1955 when he was purged and executed.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "네이버 뉴스 라이브러리 – "김일성내각 組閣을 완료". 경향신문. 1948년 9월 11일. 1면". newslibrary.naver.com. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  2. ^ "박일우(朴一禹)". Encyclopedia of Korean Culture. Retrieved 2020-04-12.
  3. ^ Donald W. Boose. The Ashgate Research Companion to the Korean War, p.42