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Kim Yong-il
Chosŏn'gŭl	김영일
Hancha	金英日 or 金英逸
McCune–Reischauer	Kim Yŏngil
Revised Romanization	Gim Yeong(-)il

Kim Yong-il
	Kim Yong-il
Premier of North Korea
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 April 2007
President	Kim Yong-nam
Leader	Kim Jong-il
Preceded by	Pak Pong-ju
Born	2 May 1944 (age 65);
Political party	Workers' Party of Korea

This is a Korean name; the family name is Kim.

Not to be confused with Kim Jong-il.

Kim Yong-Il (born May 2, 1944) is the current Premier of North Korea. He was elected as Premier by the 5th session of the 11th Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) in April 2007, replacing Pak Pong-ju.^[1]^[2]

He served in the Korean People's Army from 1960 to 1969, and then graduated from the Rajin University of Marine Transport as a navigation officer. He worked as instructor and deputy director of a general bureau of the Ministry of Land and Marine Transport for 14 years.

He was the Minister of Land and Marine Transport from 1994 until his election as Premier in 2007.^[3] He oversaw the construction of new facilities at the Ryongnam Ship Repair Factory near the western port of Nampo, at the mouth of the Taedong River.^[4]

As Premier, Kim Yong-il is the head of government in the DPRK, which means he appoints ministers and vice-premiers, who are confirmed by the SPA, and he is also responsible for economic policy.^[5] The Premier forms the top executive leadership of the DPRK with other executive officials. The other branch of the executive government is the National Defense Commission of North Korea, led by Chairman of the National Defence Commission Kim Jong-il.

This Kim Yong-il should not be confused with another Kim Yong-il (1955-2000?), the son of the late Kim Il-song and half-brother of Kim Jong-il who is said to have died in Germany in 2000.^[6]

[edit] See also

List of Korea-related topics

[edit] References

^ "5th Session of 11th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA. 2007-04-11. http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2007/200704/news04/12.htm#1. Retrieved 2007-04-14.
^ "Kim sacks PM, releases family photo". News Limited. 2007-04-12. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,21544515-2,00.html. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
^ "Kim Yong Il Elected Premier of DPRK Cabinet". KCNA. 2007-04-12. http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2007/200704/news04/13.htm#2. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
^ "North Korea: New Premier, Changing Priorities". Stratfor. 2007-04-12. http://www.stratfor.com/products/premium/read_article.php?id=287183&selected=Analyses. Retrieved 2007-04-16.
^ Dae-woong, Jin (2007-10-04). "Who's who in North Korea's power elite". The Korea Herald. http://www.koreaherald.co.kr:8080/servlet/cms.article.view?tpl=print&sname=National&img=/img/pic/ico_nat_pic.gif&id=200710040041. Retrieved 2007-10-05.
^ "The Life and Execution of Kim Hyun". Daily NK. 2009-08-10. http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk00400&num=5270. Retrieved 2009-08-11.

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[0] "5th Session of 11th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA. 2007-04-11. http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2007/200704/news04/12.htm#1. Retrieved 2007-04-14.

[1] "Kim sacks PM, releases family photo". News Limited. 2007-04-12. http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,21544515-2,00.html. Retrieved 2007-04-16.

[2] "Kim Yong Il Elected Premier of DPRK Cabinet". KCNA. 2007-04-12. http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2007/200704/news04/13.htm#2. Retrieved 2007-04-16.

[3] "North Korea: New Premier, Changing Priorities". Stratfor. 2007-04-12. http://www.stratfor.com/products/premium/read_article.php?id=287183&selected=Analyses. Retrieved 2007-04-16.

[KoreaHerald2007-10-04-4] Dae-woong, Jin (2007-10-04). "Who's who in North Korea's power elite". The Korea Herald. http://www.koreaherald.co.kr:8080/servlet/cms.article.view?tpl=print&sname=National&img=/img/pic/ico_nat_pic.gif&id=200710040041. Retrieved 2007-10-05.

[5] "The Life and Execution of Kim Hyun". Daily NK. 2009-08-10. http://www.dailynk.com/english/read.php?cataId=nk00400&num=5270. Retrieved 2009-08-11.

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