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Choe Yong-gon | |
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최용건 | |
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Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly | |
In office 20 September 1957 – 28 December 1972 | |
Preceded by | Kim Tu-bong |
Succeeded by | Hwang Jang-yop |
Minister of Defence | |
In office 2 September 1948 – 20 September 1957 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Kim Kwang-hyop |
Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army | |
In office 2 September 1948 – 4 July 1950 | |
Preceded by | Office established |
Succeeded by | Kim Il Sung |
Personal details | |
Born | Taechon County, North Pyongan, Korean Empire | 21 June 1900
Died | 19 September 1976 Pyongyang, North Korea | (aged 76)
Political party | Democratic, Workers' |
Military service | |
Allegiance | North Korea |
Branch/service | Korean People's Army |
Years of service | 1927–1976 |
Rank | Vice marshal |
Commands | Supreme Commander |
Battles/wars | Chinese Civil War Korean Independence Movement World War II Korean War |
Korean name | |
Chosŏn'gŭl | 최용건 |
Hancha | 崔庸健 |
Revised Romanization | Choe Yonggeon |
McCune–Reischauer | Ch'oe Yonggŏn |
Choe Yong-gon (Korean: 최용건; 21 June 1900 – 19 September 1976) was the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army from 1948 to 1950, North Korean defence minister from 1948 to 1957, and the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea from 1957 to 1972.