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Choe Thae-bok was born on 1 December, 1930 in Namp'o, Korea, Empire of Japan, is a North Korean politician (1930–2024). Discover Choe Thae-bok's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is he in this year and how he spends money? Also learn how he earned most of networth at the age of 93 years old?

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Age 93 years old
Zodiac Sign Sagittarius
Born 1 December, 1930
Birthday 1 December
Birthplace Namp'o, Korea, Empire of Japan
Date of death 20 January, 2024
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Nationality North Korea

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1930

Choe Thae-bok (1 December 1930 – 20 January 2024) was a North Korean politician.

Choe was born in Namp'o, South Pyongan, on 1 December 1930.

He was one of the first to study at the Mangyongdae Revolutionary School; he later studied chemistry at the Kim Il Sung University, and completed his studies in Leipzig (then in East Germany) and Moscow.

After his return to North Korea, he worked as a schoolteacher.

1965

In 1965 he worked at the Hamhung Chemical Engineering College as director of research of the Hamhung Branch of the Chemical Research Institute under the National Academy of Sciences, and as dean of the college in 1968.

1970

Starting from the late 1970s, when he was appointed faculty dean and later president of the Kim Chaek University of Technology, Choe took a more prominent role in the country's politics.

1972

In 1972 he began working as the section chief at the WPK Education Department, becoming its vice-director in 1976.

1980

In the 1980s he served as chairman of the Education Commission from 1980 and Minister of Higher Education from 1981.

In those capacities he expanded cultural exchanges with other countries and programs to let North Korean students study abroad.

1982

Choe was first elected as a deputy to the Supreme People's Assembly in 1982.

In the same year, he led an SPA delegation to France.

1984

This was the first time he led North Korean delegations on official visits, which later included journeys to the Soviet Union, East Germany, China, and Bulgaria in 1984–1985.

In 1984, he was appointed as an alternate member of the 6th Central Committee, then full member and member of the 6th Secretariat in 1986, and 6th Politburo member in 1990.

As secretary, Choe was put in charge of education, science and cultural exchanges.

1993

He also served as chairman of the Korean Committee for Solidarity with the World People from 1993–1998.

Despite his purported reformist views, he was reputedly close to Kim Jong Il's sister Kim Kyong-hui and Vice-President Yang Hyong-sop of the SPA Presidium.

1998

He was a member of the Politburo and the Secretariat of the Workers' Party of Korea, and was chairman (speaker) of the Supreme People's Assembly for nearly 21 years, from 1998 to 2019.

He was considered an advisor to Kim Jong Il, as well as a popular member of the core leadership.

He spoke fluent English, German and Russian in addition to Korean.

2007

On 6 January 2007, at a mass rally in Pyongyang, he gave a speech praising the North Korean government for building nuclear weapons.

2010

Choe was elected chairman of the 10th, 11th and 12th SPAs, a role that increased his involvement in foreign affairs.

2012

On 19 October 2012, he met Zandaakhuu Enkhbold, the Mongolian parliamentary speaker, and the two countries "agreed on the future possibilities of bilateral trade and cooperation in the fields of information technology and human exchanges."

Choson Sinbo, a pro-Pyongyang newspaper in Japan, said that Mongolia was interested in exporting coal, copper, gold, and uranium through Rajin Port because it was "costly to rely on Chinese and Russian railway systems."

2017

In October 2017 he retired as vice chairman of the WPK.

2019

He was then replaced as speaker of the SPA at the new legislature's first session in April 2019.

Choe died from a heart attack on 20 January 2024, at the age of 93.

His death was announced by Rodong Sinmun, and KCNA reported that Kim Jong Un visited his grave.