Kim Jong-un(1983 ~ )
Kim Jong-un
Official title
- First Secretary of the Workers’ Party
- First Chairman of the National Defense Commission
- Marshal of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
January 8, 1983 (or 1984) Born as the third and youngest son of former North Korean leader Kim Jong-il
(Some claim Kim was born in 1982)
Family
- Father: Kim Jong-il
- Mother: Koh Young-hui
- Wife: Ri Sol-ju
Chronology(1990 ~)
| 1990s | Attended the International School of Berne in Switzerland |
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| 2009 | Designated as heir-apparent to former leader Kim Jong-il |
| September 2010 | Promoted to four-star general and appointed vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party |
| December 2011 | Named Supreme Commander of the (North) Korean People’s Army upon the death of his father Kim Jong-il |
| April 11th of 2012 | The executive department for the 4th conference of the Workers' Party First Secretary of the Workers' Party, Member of the Political Bureau of the Workers' Party's Central Committee, Member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Workers' Party's Central Committee Chairman of the Workers' Party's Central Military Commission, Delegate of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly |
| July 2012 | Named Marshal of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea |
| March 9th of 2014 | Delegate of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly |
| May 9th of 2016 | North Korea convenes the seventh congress of the Workers' Party and elects Kim Jong-un as the party's chairman. |
| June 29th of 2016 | North Korea convenes the fourth session of the 13th Supreme People's Assembly, where it abolishes the National Defense Commission and creates the state affairs commission. During the session, Kim Jong-un is appointed as the head of the state affairs commission. |