Kim Yong-chol

General of the Army Kim Yong-chol
김영철
Kim in January 2019
Head of the United Front Department of the Workers' Party of Korea
In office 2021 – 11 June 2022
Preceded by	Jang Kum Chol
Succeeded by	Ri Son-gwon
In office 4 January 2016 – 2019
Preceded by	Kim Yang-gon
Succeeded by	Jang Kum Chol
Vice Chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea
In office 9 May 2016 – 10 January 2021
Chairman	Kim Jong-un
Preceded by	Hwang Pyong-so
Succeeded by	Office abolished
Director of the Reconnaissance General Bureau
In office 11 February 2009 – 4 January 2016
Supreme Leader	Kim Jong-il Kim Jong-un
Preceded by	Office established
Succeeded by	Pak Yong-sik (Acting)
Personal details
Born	1946 (age 77–78) Ryanggang Province, Soviet occupied Korea
Political party	Workers' Party of Korea
Education	Kim Il-sung Military University Red Flag Mangyongdae Revolutionary School
Military service
Allegiance	North Korea
Branch/service	Korean People's Army
Rank	General
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl	김영철
Hancha	金英徹
Revised Romanization	Gim Yeong-cheol
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Yŏng-ch'ŏl

Kim Yong-chol (Korean: 김영철; born 1946^[1]) is a North Korean general and politician.

From February 2009 to January 2016 he was the director of the Reconnaissance General Bureau, the country's primary intelligence service.^[2] From 2016 to 2019, and again from 2021 to 2022, he served as the head of the United Front Department of the Workers' Party of Korea. He also served as the vice chairman of the Workers' Party of Korea for South Korean affairs from 2016 to 2021.