Ro Tu-chol

{{Short description|North Korean politician}}

{{family name hatnote|Ro||lang=Korean}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Ro Tu-chol

| native_name = 로두철

| image =

| office = Chairman of the
State Planning Commission

| convocation = 14th term

| 1blankname = Chairman

| 1namedata = Kim Jong Un

| 2blankname = Premier

| 2namedata = Kim Jae-ryong

| president =

| term_start = 11 April 2019

| term_end = 11 January 2020

| successor = Kim Il-chol

| convocation1 = 13th term

| 1blankname1 = Chairman

| 1namedata1 = Kim Jong Un

| 2blankname1 = Premier

| 2namedata1 = Pak Pong-ju

| president1 =

| term_end1 = 11 April 2019

| term_start1 = 9 April 2014

| convocation2 = 12th term

| 1blankname2 = Chairman

| 1namedata2 = Kim Jong Un

| 2blankname2 = Premier

| 2namedata2 = Pak Pong-ju
Choe Yong-rim
Kim Yong-il

| predecessor2 = Kim Kwang-rin

| term_start2 = 9 April 2009

| term_end2 = 9 April 2014

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1950|10|2}}

| birth_place = Hamhung, South Hamgyong Province, North Korea

| party = Workers' Party of Korea

}}

Ro Tu-chol ({{lang|ko|로두철}}, born 2 October 1950{{Cite web |script-title=ko:로두철(남성) |publisher=Ministry of Unification |work=nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr |access-date=23 March 2019 |url= http://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr/nkp/theme/viewPeople.do?nkpmno=15966 |language=ko }}) is a Vice Premier of North Korea's cabinet and the Chairman of the State Planning Commission.{{cite news|title=Russia and North Korea Boost Bilateral Ties|work=The Diplomat|first=Ankit|last=Panda|date=May 2, 2014}}{{Cite web | title = Chiefs of State and Cabinet Members of Foreign Governments: Korea, North - NDE | publisher = Central Intelligence Agency | date = 19 January 2017 | accessdate = 8 May 2018 | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/KN.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20131004233413/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/world-leaders-1/KN.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = October 4, 2013 }} During Russian Deputy Prime Minister Yuri Trutnev's three-day visit to Pyongyang in May 2014, Ro negotiated on North Korea's behalf and signed a mutual cooperation agreement with Moscow.