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North Korean politician
Pang Chol-gap
Chairman of Pyongyang People's Committee
In office
2006–2007
Preceded byRyang Man-gil
Succeeded byPak Kwan-o
Personal details
Born1935 or 1936 (age 88–89)
CitizenshipNorth Korea
NationalityNorth Korean
Political partyWorkers' Party of Korea
Korean name
Chosŏn'gŭl방철갑
Hancha方鐵甲
Revised RomanizationBang Cheolgap
McCune–ReischauerPang Ch'ŏlgap
In this Korean name, the family name is Pang.

Pang Chol-gap (Korean: 방철갑 born 1935/1936) is a North Korean politician. He served as the chairman of the Pyongyang City People's Committee in North Korea.

On 4 January 2007, in Pyongyang, Pang gave a speech at a mass rally, with other high government officials praising Songun Korea. In the speech, he also confirmed North Korea has nuclear weapons.

References

  1. "北 평양시 인민위원장 경질說". Daily NK. 5 April 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2017.
  2. ^ Kim, Chol-jun (6 January 2007). "Pyongyang mass rally vows to bring about a turn in thriving nation building". The Pyongyang Times. p. 4.
Political offices
Preceded byRyang Man-gil Chairman of Pyongyang People's Committee
2006-2007
Succeeded byPak Kwan-o


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