Jang Sung-thaek
| Jang Song-thaek | |
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| 장성택 | |
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| Vice Chairman of the National Defence Commission of North Korea | |
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In office 7 June 2010 – 8 December 2013 Serving with |
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| Leader |
Kim Jong-il Kim Jong-un |
| Chairman of the State Physical Culture and Sports Guidance Commission of the Workers' Party | |
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In office 4 November 2012 – 8 December 2013 |
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| Premier | Pak Pong-ju |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Succeeded by | Choe Ryong-hae |
| Chief of the Central Administrative Department of Workers' Party | |
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In office October 2007 – 8 December 2013 |
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| General secretary First secretary |
Kim Jong-il Kim Jong-un |
| Preceded by | New position |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
22 January 1946 Chongjin, North Hamgyong Province, Soviet Korea |
| Died | 12 December 2013 (aged 67) Pyongyang, Democratic People's Republic of Korea |
| Cause of death | Execution |
| Political party |
Workers' Party of Korea expelled 2013 |
| Spouse(s) | Kim Kyong-hui |
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| Jang Song-thaek | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 장성택 |
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| Hancha | |
| Revised Romanization | Jang Seong-taek |
| McCune–Reischauer | Chang Sŏng-t'aek |
Jang Song-thaek (Korean: [tɕaŋ sʌŋ.tʰɛk]; also romanized as Jang Sung-taek, Chang Sŏng-t'aek and other variations; January or February 1946 – 12 December 2013) was a leading figure in the government of North Korea. He was married to Kim Kyong-hui, the only daughter of former North Korean supreme leader Kim Il-sung, and the only sister of former North Korean supreme leader Kim Jong-il. He was also the uncle of Kim Jong-un. All of them were supreme leaders of North Korea.
Although the precise extent of Jang Song-thaek's power and position during his life cannot be confirmed, in 2008 South Korean government officials and academic North Korea experts suggested that he had taken on de facto leadership over North Korea while Kim Jong-il's health was declining and when Kim subsequently died. Jang was vice-chairman of the National Defence Commission, a position considered second only to that of the Supreme Leader. He is believed to have been promoted to four-star general around the time of Kim Jong-il's death as his first appearance in uniform was while visiting Kim lying in state. Jang was considered a "key policy adviser" to Kim Jong-un.
In December 2013, Jang was abruptly accused of being a counter-revolutionary and was stripped of all his posts and expelled from the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK). His photos were removed from official media and his image digitally removed from photos with other North Korean leaders. On 13 December, North Korea state media announced he had been executed. There have been external reports that many members of his family have also been killed.
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