Jang Sung-taek 장성택 張成澤 | |
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Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea | |
In office 7 June 2010 – 8 December 2013 Serving with Kim Yong-Chun Ri Yong-mu, O Kuk-ryol | |
Leader | Kim Jong-il Kim Jong-un |
Chairman of the State Physical Culture and Sports Guidance Commission of the Workers' Party | |
In office 4 November 2012 – 9 December 2013 | |
Premier | Pak Pong-ju |
Preceded by | New position |
Chief of the Central Administrative Department of Workers' Party | |
In office October 2007 – 8 December 2013 | |
General Secretary First Secretary | Kim Jong-il Kim Jong-un |
Preceded by | New position |
Personal details | |
Born | Kangwon-do, North Korea | 2 February 1946
Died | 13 December 2013 Pyongyang, North Korea | (aged 67)
Other political affiliations | Workers' Party of Korea (?-2013; expelled)[1] |
Spouse(s) | Kim Kyong-hui |
Relations | Kim Jong-il (brother-in-law) Kim Jong-un (nephew) |
Jang Sung-taek | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 장성택 |
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Hancha | |
Revised Romanization | Jang Seong-taek |
McCune–Reischauer | Chang Sŏngt'aek |
Jang Sung-taek (alternatively Jang Song Thaek or Chang Sung-taek; 2 February 1946 - 13 December 2013[2]) was a leading figure in the government of North Korea. He was married to Kim Kyong-hui, aunt of Kim Jong-un, the supreme leader of North Korea.[3][4]
On 13 December, North Korean state media announced he had been executed.[5]