Ri Chang-dae

Ri Chang-dae (Korean: 리창대) is a North Korean politician who is serving as Minister of State Security since June 2022, replacing Jong Kyong-thaek.

Ri Chang-dae
김환
Minister of State Security
Incumbent
Assumed office June 2022
Supreme Leader	Kim Jong-un
Preceded by	Jong Kyong-thaek
Personal details
Citizenship	North Korean
Nationality	Korean
Political party	Workers' Party of Korea
Military service
Allegiance	North Korea
Rank	Colonel general

Biography

Nothing is known about him prior to his election to the 8th WPK CC, nor is it mentioned in the past in North Korean news, in the list of funeral committee members, or in the general promotion list. Then, in June 2022, at the fifth enlarged plenary meeting of the 8th WPK CC, he was elected as a member of the Central Committee, and was immediately elected as a candidate member of the Politburo.^[1] and held the rank of Colonel general (‘’Sangjang’’). On July 26, 2022, he attended a meeting of the 8th Central Military Commission, and the next day, on July 27, during the Day of Victory in the Great Fatherland Liberation War along with Kim Jong-un, he visited the Patriotic Martyrs' Cemetery and the graves of the war veterans of the Fatherland Liberation War. On August 10, he attended the national quarantine emergency meeting. On September 7, he was included in the list of the 7th Session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly. He attended the 7th National Legal Service meeting held between September 14 and September 15.