Nationality North Korea McCune–Reischauer Kang Tongyun | Hancha 姜東潤 Choson'gul 강동윤 Name Kang Tong-yun | |
Occupation politician, deputy chief of party central committee, Colonel General of Korean People’s Army, member of party central committee | ||
Revised Romanization Gang Dongyun | ||
Kang Tong-yun is a North Korean politician. He is a Colonel General of the Korean People’s Army and a member of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea.
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Career
In March 1988, Kang was elected an alternate member of the WPK Central Committee, and in December 1991 he became a regular member of the central committee. After being promoted to Colonel General of the Korean People's Army in April 1992, he served as commander of the 108th Mechanization Corps starting in June 1994 and was appointed commander of the 425th Mechanization Corps in October 1996. In January 2007, he became a deputy department head in the WPK central committee. In September 2010, he was made a full member of the central committee.
Delegate to Supreme People’s Assembly
in 1990, he was elected as a delegate to the 9th session of the Supreme People’s Assembly, and in 1998 he was elected to the 10th SPA.
Awards
In February 2000, he received the Order of the National Flag 1st Class, with a gold star medal, and the title of "Hero".
Kang was a member of the national mourning committees for the deaths of Kim Il-sung in 1994, O Jin-u in 1995, Choi Kwang in 1997, and Kim Jong-il in 2011.