North Korean Policy Elites - Defense Technical Information Center
North Korean Policy Elites - Defense Technical Information Center
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Table II-7. Kim Chong-il’s Personal Apparatus<br />
Name<br />
Private Office<br />
Kim Kang-chol<br />
Personal Secretariat<br />
Kang Sang-chun<br />
Kim Chung-il<br />
Choe Pyong-yul<br />
Pak Yong-chin<br />
Kim Hyong-chol<br />
Yi Pyong-chun<br />
Ho Myong-ok<br />
Yi Chae-kang<br />
Yi Myong-che<br />
Chang Tong-wan<br />
Chang Song-u 26<br />
Kim Tu-nam<br />
An Yong-chol<br />
Nam Yong-chol<br />
Yom Ki-sun<br />
“Third Floor” Members<br />
not directly part of<br />
Personal Secretariat<br />
Kim Chang-son<br />
Kil Chae-kyong<br />
Kim Mun-kyong<br />
Kwon Yong-nok<br />
Kim Su-yong (aka Yi<br />
Chol)<br />
Myong Kil-hyon<br />
Kil Chae-kyong<br />
Choe Yong-ho<br />
Pak Song-pong<br />
Personal Secretary<br />
Director<br />
Position<br />
Chief, Main Office of Secretaries (oversees foreign affairs issues)<br />
Chief, Office of Adjutants (bodyguard function)<br />
Assistant for Intelligence<br />
Assistant for Intelligence<br />
Head, Documents Office<br />
Chief, Consolidation Division (part of Documents Office)<br />
Secretary to Kim Chong-il, Head, Cadres of 5 th Section (Female<br />
Entertainers)<br />
Secretary to Kim Chong-il. Provides policy recommendations and<br />
oversees Kim Chong-il’s household<br />
Chief, Office 38 (handles Kim Chong-il’s funds)<br />
Assistant for Military Strategy<br />
Director, Kumsusan Memorial Palace; Chief, Office of Military Officers<br />
Military Liaison Officer<br />
Military Liaison Officer<br />
Long-time associate of Kim Chong-il and probable adviser<br />
Position not identified. Used to be chief of Kim Chong-il’s personal<br />
secretariat.<br />
Former ambassador to Sweden, Deputy Director of KWP CC<br />
International Department. Controls East European net for Kim Chong-il.<br />
Granddaughter of Kim Chaek<br />
Chief Mangyong Trading Company. Based in Vienna, Austria. Assists in<br />
handling European<br />
funding/procurement for Kim Chong-il. Oversees Kim Chong-il overseas<br />
slush fund.<br />
Deputy Public Prosecutor; roving European ambassador; vice<br />
chairman, <strong>Korean</strong> Christian Federation. Handles Kim Chong-il’s<br />
personal Swiss accounts.<br />
Director KWP CC. In charge of overseas purchases for Kim Chong-il.<br />
Myong’s deputy in charge of purchasing daily necessities for Kim<br />
Chong-il.<br />
Procurement of goods for Kim Chong-il.<br />
Procurement of military material.<br />
26 This posting has only recently been identified and has yet to be verified. As of mid-2003, Chang Song-u was still<br />
identified as commander of the Third Corps.<br />
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