Ri Yong-ju

In this Korean name, the family name is Ri.

Ri Yong-ju (Korean: 리용주) is an admiral and politician of North Korea and a candidate member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. He was member of the 12th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly. He is currently the commander of the Korean People's Navy.^[1]

Fleet Admiral Ri Yong-ju
Commander of the Korean People's Army Naval Force
In office April 2015 – Unknown
Supreme Commander	Kim Jong Un
Preceded by	Kim Myong-sik
Succeeded by	Kim Myong-sik
Personal details
Born	Korea, Empire of Japan
Citizenship	North Korean
Political party	Workers' Party of Korea
Occupation	Military officer, politician
Military service
Allegiance	North Korea
Branch/service	Korean People's Army
Rank	Fleet Admiral

Biography

After being promoted to Lieutenant General, he served as a delegate to the 12th Supreme People's Assembly in March 2009 as representative of the 548th electoral district. He served as a candidate member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea, and in March 2014, as representative of the 13th convocation of the Supreme People's Assembly for the District 449. In December 2011 he participated at the funeral committee which organized the state funeral of Kim Jong Il.^[2]

In April 2015, he succeeded Kim Myong-sik as the Navy commander. In August, he was promoted to admiral, and in April 2016, he became a member of the Central Committee of the Korean Workers' Party.