Kim Ki-nam (politician)
Kim Ki-nam (Korean: 김기남; born August 28, 1934) is a North Korean official. He is a former Vice Chairman (previously Secretary) of the Workers' Party of Korea, and Director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department from 1989 until 2017, responsible for coordinating the country's press, media, fine arts, and publishing to support government policy. He was also a vice-chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland, in which capacity he led numerous visits to the South, and has served several terms in the Supreme People's Assembly, to which he was first elected in November 1977.
Kim Ki-nam | |
|---|---|
| 김기남 | |
| Director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers' Party of Korea | |
| In office April 1989 – 9 October 2017 | |
| Deputy | Kim Yo-jong |
| Leader | Kim Il Sung Kim Jong Il Kim Jong Un |
| Preceded by | ? |
| Succeeded by | Pak Kwang-ho |
| Personal details | |
| Born | August 28, 1934 Kumya County, Kankyōnan-dō, Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Korean name | |
| Hangul | 김기남 |
| Hanja | 金起南 |
| Revised Romanization | Kim Gi-nam |
| McCune–Reischauer | Kim Ki-nam |
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