Kang Kwan-ju

Kang Kwan-ju (born 5 July 1930), or Kang Chu Il, is a North Korean politician. He is head of department 225 of the Cabinet of North Korea, and an alternative member of the 6th Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. He is the vice-chair of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland.

Career He was born on 5 July 1930 in Taedong County, South Pyongan Province, in Korea under Japanese rule. He graduated from Kim Il Sung University in 1960 and subsequently from the Kim Il Sung Higher Party School. In September 2010, he was appointed an alternate member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

Kang was a member of the national mourning committees for the deaths of Kim Il Sung in 1994, O Chin-u in 1995, Park Song-chol in 2008, Kim Jung-rin in 2010, and Kim Jong Il in 2011.

Delegate to Supreme People's Assembly In April 1990, he was elected to the 9th session of the Supreme People's Assembly, and subsequently also served in the 10th (1998) and 11th (2003) assemblies.

Awards In April 1992, Kang received the Order of Kim Il Sung.