Kim Yo-jong
- In this Korean name, the family name is Kim.
Kim Yo-jong (Korean: 김여정, born 26 September 1987)[1][2] is a North Korean politician. She is the youngest daughter of former supreme leader Kim Jong-il. Her brother is Kim Jong-un, the current supreme leader.
Kim Yo-jong | |
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김여정 | |
.jpg) Kim in 2018 | |
| Deputy Department Director of the Publicity and Information Department | |
| Assumed office 28 November 2014 | |
| General Secretary | Kim Jong-un |
| Director |
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| Preceded by | Ri Jae-il |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 26 September 1987
(aged 38) Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Nationality | North Korean |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Height | 163 cm (5 ft 4 in) |
| Spouse(s) | Choe Song
(m. 2014) |
| Children | 2 (alleged) |
| Parents |
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| Relatives | Kim family |
| Alma mater | Kim Il-sung University |
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| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 김여정 |
| Hancha | 金與正 |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Yŏjŏng |
| Revised Romanization | Gim Yeojeong |
She is an alternate member of the Politburo (Political Bureau) and vice director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).
Kim Yo-jong Media
Kim Yo Jong (far right, upper row) standing next to Kim Yong-nam (chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly), South Korean President Moon Jae-in and his wife, and U.S. Vice President Mike Pence at the 2018 Winter Olympics opening ceremony
Talks inside the Peace House in April 2018
Kim with her brother meeting U.S. President Donald Trump at the 2018 Singapore Summit
References
- ↑ (in ko)MK News. 27 December 2018. http://news.mk.co.kr/newsRead.php?year=2018&no=806316. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ↑ Kim Yo Jong. North Korea Leadership Watch. 6 May 2016. http://nkleadershipwatch.wordpress.com/kim-family/kim-yo-jong/. Retrieved 18 December 2013.