Choe Yong-rim is a North Korean politician who served as the Premier of North Korea from June 2010 to April 2013 and was a member of the 6th Presidium of the Workers' Party of Korea.
11 Facts About Choe Yong-rim
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Choe Yong-rim joined the Korean People's Army in July 1950.
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Choe Yong-rim attended Mangyongdae Revolutionary School, Kim Il-sung University, and Moscow University.
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Choe Yong-rim has held posts of vice-premier of the Administration Council, director of the Central Public Prosecutors Office and secretary general of the SPA Presidium.
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Choe Yong-rim left the post when he was elected Premier of North Korea on 7 June 2010 at the 3rd Session of the 12th Supreme People's Assembly.
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Choe Yong-rim was elected member of the 5-members 6th Presidium of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea at the Party Conference held in September 2010.
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Choe Yong-rim succeeded Kim Yong-il as premier during a second parliamentary session in 2010.
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Kim's departure and Choe Yong-rim's elevation coincided with the dismissal of various other ministers in the cabinet who were ostensibly blamed for the failed reforms.
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In February 2011, the North Korean media reported Choe Yong-rim's visit to a construction site.
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At the 7th Session of the 12th SPA on 1 April 2013, Choe Yong-rim was replaced as Premier of North Korea by Pak Pong-ju, as the assembly moved to the new strategy of building the economy and military simultaneously.
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Choe Yong-rim was given the title of honorary vice-president of the SPA Presidium, with Kim Yong-nam maintained as his supervisor in the President's role of the SPA.