Choi Hee-tae
{{Short description|North Korean politician (fl. 21st century)}}
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Choi Hee-tae ({{langx|ko|최희태)}} is a North Korean politician who serves as chairman of the Pyongyang City People's Committee (mayor) and candidate member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.
Biography
His birthplace and date are unknown. He participated in the groundbreaking ceremony for the modernization of Mansudae Street on September 22, 2011, as vice chairman of the Pyongyang City People's Committee and expressed his determination to build it.{{Cite web |last=이 |first=계환 |date=2011-05-23 |title=北, 만수대거리 현대화 위한 착공식 진행 |url=http://www.tongilnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=94761 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Tongil News |language=ko}} He was elected as a delegate in the election of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly on March 10, 2019.{{Cite web |last=조 |first=정훈 |date=2019-03-12 |title=북 김정은, 최고인민회의 대의원 처음 빠져 |url=https://www.tongilnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=128110 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Tongil News |language=ko}} He participated in the Pyongyang City Rally to Implement the Decisions of the 5th Plenary Meeting of the 7th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea held at Kim Il Sung Square on January 5, 2020, as chairman of the Moranbong District People's Committee.{{Cite web |date=2020-01-06 |title=당전원회의 결정 관철 위한 ‘평양시궐기대회’ 열려 |url=http://www.tongilnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=130938 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Tongil News |language=ko}} On September 8 of the same year, he participated in the inauguration of the "Capital Party Member Division," which was formed in response to the typhoon damage in South Hamgyong Province, as chairman of the Pyongyang City People's Committee, and his appointment to the position was confirmed.{{Cite web |date=2020-09-10 |title=北朝鮮「首都党員師団」が決起大会…台風被害の復旧支援 |url=https://dailynk.jp/archives/133912 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Daily NK |language=ja}}
At the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea held from January 5, 2021, he was elected as a candidate member of the Central Committee.{{cite web |date=2021-01-11 |title= |script-title=ko:북, 8차 당대회서 김정은 위원장 당 총비서로 추대 |url=http://www.tongilnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=200899 |access-date=2024-12-16 |website=Tongil News |language=ko}}
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Category:Workers' Party of Korea politicians
Category:Members of the Supreme People's Assembly