Yang Sung-ho
{{Short description|North Korean politician}}
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| name = Yang Sung-ho
| office = Member of the Politburo of the WPK Central Committee
| president = Kim Jong Un
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| office1 = Minister of Agriculture
| president1 = Kim Jong Un
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| office2 = Minister of Heavy Industry
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| office3 = Vice Premier of North Korea
| premier3 = Kim Tok-hun
| president3 = Choe Ryong-hae
| term_start3 = 18 January 2021
| term_end3 = Incumbent
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| birth_place = North Korea
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| party = {{nowrap|Workers' Party of Korea}}
| nationality = Korean
| citizenship = North Korean
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| hangul = %양승호
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Yang Sung-ho ({{langx|ko|양승호}}) is a North Korean politician. He is a Vice Premier and a member of the Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. He served as Minister of Machinery and Industry, replacing Lee Jong Guk and since 2021 is serving as Minister of Agriculture in the North Korean Cabinet.
Biography
Date of birth and place of birth are unknown. After working as manager of the Daan Heavy Machinery Federation , he was elected as a candidate (alternate) member for the 7th Central Committee at the 7th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea held on May 9, 2016,{{cite web|url=https://www.nocutnews.co.kr/news/4591096|title=北, 당 중앙위원 128명, 후보위원 106명 발표|language=ja|publisher=No Cut News|date=2016-05-10|accessdate=2023-06-09}} and in June of the same year. He was elected as deputy to the 13th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly. At the 4th Plenary Session of the 7th Party Central Committee held on April 10, 2019, he was re-elected as a candidate for the Party Central Committee.{{cite web|url=https://dailynk.jp/archives/123118/3|title=常任委員長に崔龍海、首相に金才龍氏…北朝鮮で最高人民会議|language=ja|publisher=Daily NK|accessdate=2023-06-09|date=2019-04-12}} He was appointed Minister of Machinery Industry at the First Session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly held on April 11 the following day.{{cite web|url=https://dailynk.jp/archives/123118/3|title=常任委員長に崔龍海、首相に金才龍氏…北朝鮮で最高人民会議|date=2019-04-12|accessdate=2023-06-09}} At the 5th Plenary Meeting of the 7th Party Central Committee held on December 28 of the same year, he was elected as a member of the Party Central Committee.{{cite web|url=https://dailynk.jp/archives/128747/8|title=「世界は新たな戦略兵器を目撃する」金正恩氏、党総会で宣言|language=ja|date=2020-01-01|accessdate=2023-06-09|publisher=Daily NK}} At the 3rd session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly held on April 12, 2020, he was dismissed as Minister of Machinery Industry and appointed as Vice Premier.{{cite web|url=https://dailynk.jp/archives/130894/2|title=北朝鮮で最高人民会議開催…金正恩氏は出席せず|language=ja|accessdate=2023-06-09|date=2020-04-13}}
At the 8th Congress of the Workers' Party of Korea, which was held from January 5, 2021, he was elected to the Executive Committee of the Congress and re-elected as a member of the 8th Central Committee of the Party.{{cite web|url=http://www.tongilnews.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=200899|title=북, 8차 당대회서 김정은 위원장 당 총비서로 추대|language=ko|publisher=tongilnews|date=2021-01-11|accessdate=2023-06-09}} In 18 January 2021, during 4th SPA Session, was also appointed to the Minister of Agriculture position.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=18 January 2021|title=Members of DPRK Cabinet Appointed|url=https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1610922033-846461152/members-of-dprk-cabinet-appointed/|access-date=|website=KCNA Watch}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=1 January 2020|title=Report on 5th Plenary Meeting of 7th C.C., WPK|url=https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1577829999-473709661/report-on-5th-plenary-meeting-of-7th-c-c-wpk/|access-date=|website=KCNA Watch}}[https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1597365271-188987108/new-premier-of-dprk-cabinet-appointed/ New Premier of DPRK Cabinet Appointed]{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=11 January 2021|title=Press Release of 8th Congress of WPK|url=https://kcnawatch.org/newstream/1610325170-351730282/Press-Release-of-8th-Congress-of-WPK/|access-date=|website=KCNA Watch}}{{Cite web|date=19 January 2020|title=North Korea picks army man who led Korean talks as top envoy|url=https://www.straitstimes.com/asia/east-asia/north-korea-picks-army-man-who-led-korean-talks-as-top-envoy|access-date=19 January 2020|work=The Straits Times|agency=Bloomberg}}{{Cite news|title=Kim Jong Un sacks foreign minister, says report|url=https://www.ft.com/content/923094de-3a8a-11ea-a01a-bae547046735|access-date=2020-01-19|website=Financial Times|date=19 January 2020 }}{{Cite news|last=Johnson|first=Jesse|date=2020-01-19|title=North Korea ditches top diplomat in reshuffle that could impact nuclear talks|language=en-US|work=The Japan Times Online|url=https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2020/01/19/asia-pacific/politics-diplomacy-asia-pacific/north-korea-top-diplomat-reshuffle-us-nuclear-talks/|access-date=2020-01-19|issn=0447-5763}}{{Cite web|date=12 April 2019|title=In full: promotions and demotions at North Korea's 14th SPA|url=https://www.nknews.org/pro/in-full-promotions-and-demotions-at-north-koreas-14th-spa/|access-date=17 April 2019|work=NK PRO|publisher=Korea Risk Group}}
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Category:Government ministers of North Korea
Category:Vice premiers of North Korea
Category:Members of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea
Category:Date of birth missing (living people)
Category:Place of birth missing (living people)
Category:Members of the 8th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea