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He has been described by The New York Times as a \"KWP insider\" and a \"friend of Kim Jong Il's family.\" He was also honorary vice-president of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly, the country's parliament.","summary_more":[],"facts":[{"key":"born","label":"Born","values":[{"text":"20 November 1930","date":"1930-11-20"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310889#P569"}},{"key":"birthplace","label":"Place of birth","values":[{"text":"Kankyō-hoku Prefecture","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q10921798"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310889#P19"}},{"key":"citizenship","label":"Citizenship","values":[{"text":"North Korea","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q423"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310889#P27"}},{"key":"occupation","label":"Occupation","values":[{"text":"politician","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q82955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310889#P106"}},{"key":"party","label":"Political party","values":[{"text":"Workers’ Party of Korea","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q49623"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310889#P102"}},{"key":"education","label":"Education","values":[{"text":"Kim Il-sung University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q39920"},{"text":"Lomonosov Moscow State University","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q13164"},{"text":"Mangyongdae Revolutionary School","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5046955"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310889#P69"}},{"key":"positions","label":"Positions held","values":[{"text":"Premier of North Korea (7 June 2010 – 1 April 2013)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7240364","start":"2010-06-07","end":"2013-04-01"},{"text":"member of the Supreme People's Assembly","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q21328639"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310889#P39"}},{"key":"awards","label":"Awards","values":[{"text":"Order of Kim Jong Il","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4335933","date":"2012"},{"text":"Order of Kim Il Sung","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2087586"},{"text":"Order of the National Flag, 1st class","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q106036363"}],"source":{"label":"Wikidata","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310889#P166"}}],"office":null,"sections":[],"cited":[],"cited_from":null,"videos":[],"last_reviewed":null,"organizations":[],"same_as":["https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choe_Yong-rim","https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310889"],"faq":[{"q":"When was Choe Yong-rim born?","a":"Choe Yong-rim was born on 20 November 1930 in Kankyō-hoku Prefecture."},{"q":"What positions has Choe Yong-rim held?","a":"Positions held by Choe Yong-rim include: Premier of North Korea (2010–2013); member of the Supreme People's Assembly."},{"q":"Where did Choe Yong-rim study?","a":"Choe Yong-rim was educated at Kim Il-sung University, Lomonosov Moscow State University, Mangyongdae Revolutionary School."}],"related":[{"name":"Kim Il Sung","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/kim-il-sung"},{"name":"Kim Yong-il","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/kim-yong-il"},{"name":"Hong Song-nam","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/hong-song-nam"},{"name":"Kim Il","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/kim-il"},{"name":"Yon Hyong-muk","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/yon-hyong-muk"},{"name":"Pak Song-chol","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pak-song-chol"},{"name":"Pak Pong-ju","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/pak-pong-ju"},{"name":"Kim Tok-hun","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/kim-tok-hun"},{"name":"Kim Jong Il","url":"https://diginpl.com/people/kim-jong-il"}],"places_in":[],"nearby":[],"image":null,"sources":[{"label":"Wikipedia (English): Choe Yong-rim","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Choe_Yong-rim","license":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/"},{"label":"Wikidata item Q310889","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q310889","license":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"}],"license":{"text":"CC BY-SA 4.0","url":"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/","facts":"https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/"},"attribution":"Text from the Wikipedia article Choe Yong-rim, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page's text is shared under the same licence. Facts from Wikidata (CC0).","cite":"\"Choe Yong-rim\". DigiNepal. Last updated 5 November 2026. https://diginpl.com/people/choe-yong-rim. Retrieved 10 November 2026.","date_modified":"2026-11-05T06:42:23Z","facts_checked":"2026-11-10","alternates":{"html":"https://diginpl.com/people/choe-yong-rim","en":"https://diginpl.com/people/choe-yong-rim","ne":null}}