U Tong-chuk, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
TweetU Tong-chuk
North Korean politician
Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1942
Place of Birth: Pyongwon County, South Pyongan Province, North Korea
Date of Death: 01-Jan-0001
Profession: politician
Nationality: North Korea
Zodiac Sign: Leo 
About U Tong-chuk
- U Tong-chuk or Woo Dong-cheuk (born August 8, 1942) is a North Korean official.
- He was a politburo member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
- In addition, he was head of State Security Department from 2009 to 2012.
- After February 2012, he disappeared from public after attending celebrations for late leader Kim Jong-il's birthday.According to official North Korean state media, U graduated from Kim Il-sung University with a philosophy degree.
- He later served in a number of minor posts in the Organization and Guidance Department of the Workers' Party of Korea before being moved to a leading position in the Ministry of State Security (or State Security Department) in the 1990s.
- He was promoted to colonel-general, member of the National Defence Commission, and first vice-minister of State Security in 2009.
- This put him in charge of the ministry and gave him access to the country's top echelon, as the ministry was reportedly under Kim Jong-il directly, and he accompanied Kim Jong-il on a number of tours and official events, including a dinner with former US President Bill Clinton.
- On 28 September 2010, the 3rd Party Conference elevated him to member of the Politburo and the Central Military Commission; the day before he had been promoted to general of the Korean People's Army. After Kim Jong-il's death in December 2011, U was seen accompanying the late leader's hearse and was reported having a role in purging the Ministry of State Security to ensure loyalty to Kim Jong-un.
- He has disappeared from public since February 2012 and his posts had been taken over by Kim Won-hong by April 2012. In July 2013, U Tong-chuk showed up along with other former officials at events marking the 60th anniversary of the end of the Korean War.
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