Name   Ri Myong-jae Sex   Male Date of Birth   1929 Place of Birth     Posts Held Deputy chief of the organizational bureau of the Korean Workers’ Party’s Central Committee Claim to Fame Expert in propaganda and press. Education Kim Il Sung University Profile Ri Myong-jae was one of the late North Korean leader Kim Il-sung’s closest aides. He has a wealth of experience in propaganda and media from his past work experience. In 1984, he was named deputy chief of the secretariat of the Korean Workers’ Party. In 1958, he began working for the Korea Central News Agency as an editor and was later promoted to chief of the domestic news desk. He got to know Kim Jong-il from 1972 while working for Chosun Film Studio as first deputy chief, and has since assisted the North Korean leader for more than 30 years. In 1979, Lee took over as supervisor of the party’s film library, and in 1982, he was appointed deputy chief of the propaganda and agitation bureau of the party’s Central Committee. Two years later, he was moved to the committee’s organizational bureau and also served as Kim’s chief secretary. In 1992, he was appointed party secretary to the mission in France. In 1994, he returned home and regained his former positions as deputy chief of the organizational bureau and Kim’s chief secretary. A man with a delicate build, Ri is rumored to have gone to the North’s office in France for medical treatment.

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