Kim Yo-jong

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Kim Yo-jong
金與正
Kim in 2018
Deputy Department Director of the Publicity and Information Department
Assumed office
28 November 2014
General Secretary Kim Jong-un
Director
  • Kim Ki-nam
  • Pak Kwang-ho
  • Ri Il-hwan
Preceded by Ri Jae-il
Personal details
Born ( 1987-09-26 ) 26 September 1987 (age 36)
Pyongyang , North Korea
Nationality North Korean
Political party Workers' Party of Korea
Height 163 cm (5 ft 4 in)
Spouse(s)
Choe Song ( m.  2014)
Children 2 (alleged)
Parents
Relatives Kim family
Alma mater Kim Il-sung University
Signature Signature of Kim Yo-jong
Korean name
Chos?n'g?l
金與正
Hancha
Revised Romanization Gim Yeojeong
McCune?Reischauer Kim Y?j?ng

Kim Yo-jong ( Korean : 金與正 , born 26 September 1987) [1] [2] is a North Korean politician. She is the youngest daughter of former supreme leader Kim Jong-il . Her brother is Kim Jong-un , the current supreme leader.

She is an alternate member of the Politburo (Political Bureau) and vice director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers' Party of Korea (WPK).

References [ change | change source ]

  1. 統一部, 金與正 '1988年生' 公式 判斷…昨年엔 '年度未詳' 表記 . MK News (in Korean). 27 December 2018 . Retrieved 4 January 2019 .
  2. "Kim Yo Jong" . North Korea Leadership Watch. 6 May 2016. Archived from the original on 13 February 2019 . Retrieved 18 December 2013 .