Ri Son-gwon | |
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Head of the United Front Department of the Workers' Party of Korea | |
Assumed office 11 June 2022 | |
Party Leader | Kim Jong Un |
Preceded by | Kim Yong-chol |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 21 January 2020 – 11 June 2022 | |
President | Kim Jong Un |
Premier | Kim Tok Hun Kim Jae-ryong |
Preceded by | Ri Yong-ho |
Succeeded by | Choe Son-hui |
Personal details | |
Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
Military service | |
Allegiance | North Korea |
Branch/service | Korean People's Army |
Rank | Senior Colonel |
Korean name | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 리선권 |
Hancha | 李善權 |
Revised Romanization | Ri Seongwon |
McCune–Reischauer | Ri Sŏn'gwŏn |
Ri Son-gwon (Korean: 리선권[1]) is a North Korean politician and diplomat who has served as chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland. Between January 2020 and June 2022, he served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs.