Kang Sok-ju, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Kang Sok-ju

Vice Premier of North Korea

Date of Birth: 29-Aug-1939

Place of Birth: Pyongwon County, South Pyongan Province, North Korea

Date of Death: 20-May-2016

Profession: politician, diplomat

Nationality: North Korea

Zodiac Sign: Virgo


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About Kang Sok-ju

  • Kang Sok-ju (Korean: ???; Korean pronunciation: [ka?.s?k?.t?su]; August 29, 1939 – May 20, 2016) was a North Korean diplomat and politician. Having obtained a Bachelor's degree in French from the University of International Affairs in Pyongyang, Kang began a diplomatic career.
  • His first significant position was as the Korean Workers' Party's deputy director for international affairs, and then director.
  • In 1980, he was appointed section leader of his bureau.
  • In 1984, he joined the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and in 1986 he became First Vice Foreign Minister, a position which he held until 2010.In the 1990s, he was prominently involved in diplomatic talks with the United States over the issue of his country's nuclear programme.
  • He was subsequently in charge of supervising North Korea's relations with the United States, which became his area of expertise.
  • Reuters states that Kang "engineered the development of the North's nuclear programme that [...] has been the key source of regional security tensions".KBS describes him as being "among a handful of well-known North Korean officials", who has "gained global attention", and adds: "Considered too aggressive at times, Kang sometimes caused problems with his pushy demeanor.
  • In the early 1990s, he made several crucial decisions without consulting the party and was sent to a concentration camp for training in revolutionary discipline".In September 2010, he was promoted to the position of Deputy Premier of the North Korean Government, under Premier Choe Yong-rim.
  • His specific assignment was to oversee foreign policy.
  • Kim Kye-gwan replaced him as First Vice Foreign Minister.The BBC described Kang as "a confidant of leader Kim Jong-il".Kang died on May 20, 2016 from esophageal cancer.
  • His funeral committee was chaired by Choe Ryong-hae and had 52 other members.

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