Ri Yong-ho
| Ri Yong-ho | |
|---|---|
| Born |
5 October 1942 Tongchon, Kangwon, Japanese Korea |
| Allegiance |
 North Korea
|
| Service/branch |
 Korean People's Army Ground Force
|
| Years of service | 1959–2012 |
| Rank | Vice Marshal |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 리영호 |
| Hancha | 李英浩 |
| Revised Romanization | I Yeong-ho |
| McCune–Reischauer | Ri Yŏng-ho |
Vice Marshal Ri Yong-ho (Chosŏn'gŭl: 리영호; Hancha: 李英浩; MR: Ri Yŏngho; born 5 October 1942) is a former North Korean military officer who was Chief of the General Staff of the Korean People's Army from 2009 to 2012, as well as a member of the central presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea from September 2010 to July 2012. In 2012, he was reported to be under house arrest.
Born in Tongchon County, Kangwon Province on 5 October 1942, Ri Yong-ho joined the Korean People's Army in August 1959. He graduated from the Kim Il-sung Military University.
After graduation, Ri Yong-ho worked as chief of staff of a division, director of the operations department of an army corps, head of a training center, vice-director of the operations department of the general staff, its deputy chief and head of a training center of the KPA. He was promoted to lieutenant general in 2002, and served as commander of the Pyongyang Defence Command from 2003-09. He became a rising star in 2003 as a result of his appointment as the head of the military unit guarding the capital city and the Kim family.
He was appointed Chief of the General Staff of the KPA in February 2009. He was elected a member of the Presidium of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea as well as vice-chairman of the Central Military Commission at the Party Conference held on 28 September 2010. He was also promoted to Vice Marshal immediately before the Conference. Afterwards, he appeared jointly with Kim Jong-il on several occasions, and he gave the keynote speech during the military parade in October celebrating the WPK's 65th anniversary. In December 2011, he and leader Kim Jong-un led the funeral procession through the streets of Pyongyang after the death of Kim Jong-il. Ri led a parade on 25 April 2012, marking the 80th anniversary of the foundation of the North Korean military.
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