Ri Chol-man

In this Korean name, the family name is Ri.

Ri Chol-man (Korean: 리철만, born in 1968) is a politician of North Korea. He is a member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea and Chairman of the Party Committee of South Hwanghae Province since April 2019.

Ri Chol-man
Minister of Agriculture
13th term
In office 9 April 2014 – 17 May 2016
Chairman	Kim Jong Un
Premier	Pak Pong-ju
Succeeded by	Ko In-ho
12th term
In office 1 April 2013 – 9 April 2014
Chairman	Kim Jong Un
Premier	Pak Pong-ju
Preceded by	Kim Chang-sik
Personal details
Born	1968
Citizenship	North Korean
Political party	Workers' Party of Korea

Biography

Born in 1968. In 2005, he became Vice-Chairman of the North Pyongan Province Rural Accounting Committee and was promoted to Chairman in July 2010. In 2009, he was elected to the 12th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly.^[1] In April 2013, he was appointed the Vice Premier of the Cabinet and Agriculture Minister. In May 2016 he was appointed to the WPK Agriculture Department secretary until April 2019, when he was appointed to the Secretary of the WPK South Hwanghae Provincial Committee.^[2] replacing Pak Yong-ho.