Name   Ju Sang-song Sex   Male Date of Birth     Place of Birth     Posts Held People’s Security minister Claim to Fame Military general, public security official Education   Profile People’s Security Minister Ju Sang-song is a key adviser and confidante of North Korean leader Kim Jong-il. Little is known of Ju’s background. He became a cadre candidate of the Central Committee of the Korean Workers’ Party in 1970 and cadre in 1991. In the People’s Army, he became a colonel general in 1992 and general in 1997. In 2004, he was appointed the North’s top official for domestic security.

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