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Jo Yong-won (조용원 [1] North Korean politician and a deputy chief of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK)'s Secretariat of General Secretary Kim Jong Un . He was a vice director of the WPK Organization and Guidance Department (OGD).[3] [2] 7th Central Committee of the WPK since it was elected at the 7th Congress of the WPK in May 2016.[4] [1] Presidium of the Politburo , and a secretary of the Secretariat of the WPK since it was elected at the 8th WPK Central Committee in January 2021. Jo appears to serve as the First Secretary of the Workers’ Party of Korea[5]
Jo is a confidant of the country's leader, Kim Jong Un , and accompanies him often on guidance tours , mostly in relation to economy.[3] [6]
According to NK News North Korean media ; in 2018 his name was mentioned more often than that of any other official except Kim Jong Un.[3]
In March 2021 in Pyongyang, Jo "sharply censured the shortcomings" of WPK city and county level cadre, calling out their "deviations of failing to properly apply our Party's people-first politics."[7]
Sanctions and travel ban
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In January 2017, the United States Department of the Treasury sanctioned Jo for his involvement in the censorship activities of the OGD.[8] [9] [10]
See also
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References
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^ a b c Hotham, Oliver (7 January 2019). "Jo Yong Won was Kim Jong Un's most prominent official in 2018, data reveals" . NK News . Retrieved 7 March 2019 .
^ "Official Report of Seventh Congress of the WPK" . Naenara the original on 24 September 2016. Retrieved 11 May 2016 .
^ N. Korea creates 'first secretary' post in revised party rules
^ Kim Soo-yeon (27 October 2016). "Jo Yong-won most frequent attendee of N.K. leader's on-site inspections" . Yonhap News Agency . Retrieved 7 March 2019 .
^ Rodong Sinmun (4 March 2021). "Occasion for Important Turn in Strengthening Regional Bases of Socialist Construction: First Short Course for Chief Secretaries of City and County Party Committees Opens" .
^ "Treasury Sanctions Additional North Korean Officials and Entities In Response To The North Korean Regime's Serious Human Rights Abuses and Censorship Activities" . www.treasury.gov . Retrieved 6 March 2021 .
^ Macdonald, Hamish (11 January 2017). "U.S. sanctions Kim Jong Un's sister for censorship activities" . NK News . Retrieved 7 March 2019 .
^ United Nations Security Council (2 June 2017). "Resolution 2356 (2017)" (PDF) .
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