Kim Yong-il

Infobox Prime Minister
name = Kim Yong-il
order = Premier of North Korea
leader = Kim Jong-il
president = Kim Yong-nam
term_start = 11 April 2007
term_end =
predecessor = Pak Pong-ju
successor =
birth_date = birth date and age|1944|05|02|df=y
birth_place =
death_date =
death_place =
spouse =
party = Workers' Party of KoreaInfobox Korean name
hangul = 김영일
hanja = 金英日 or 金英逸
mr = Kim Yŏngil
rr = Gim Yeong(-)il
context = north

:"Not to be confused with Kim Jong-il, the leader of North Korea".

Kim Yong-Il (born May 2, 1944) is the current Premier of North Korea. He was elected as Premier by the 5th session of the 11th Supreme People's Assembly (SPA) in April 2007, replacing Pak Pong-ju. [cite news|url=http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2007/200704/news04/12.htm#1|title=5th Session of 11th SPA of DPRK Held|publisher=KCNA|date=2007-04-11|accessdate=2007-04-14] [cite news|url=http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,21544515-2,00.html|title=Kim sacks PM, releases family photo|publisher=News Limited|date=2007-04-12|accessdate=2007-04-16]

He served in the Korean People's Army from 1960 to 1969, and then graduated from the Rajin University of Marine Transport as a navigation officer. He worked as instructor and deputy director of a general bureau of the Ministry of Land and Marine Transport for 14 years.

He was the Minister of Land and Marine Transport from 1994 until his election as Premier in 2007. [cite news|url=http://www.kcna.co.jp/item/2007/200704/news04/13.htm#2|title=Kim Yong Il Elected Premier of DPRK Cabinet|publisher=KCNA|date=2007-04-12|accessdate=2007-04-16] He oversaw the construction of new facilities at the Ryongnam Ship Repair Factory near the western port of Nampo, at the mouth of the Taedong River. [cite news|url=http://www.stratfor.com/products/premium/read_article.php?id=287183&selected=Analyses|title=North Korea: New Premier, Changing Priorities|date=2007-04-12|accessdate=2007-04-16|publisher=Stratfor]

As Premier, Kim Yong-il is the head of government in the DPRK, which means he appoints ministers and vice-premiers, who are confirmed by the SPA, and he is also responsible for economic policy.cite news | first=Jin | last=Dae-woong | coauthors= | title=Who's who in North Korea's power elite | date=2007-10-04 | publisher= | url =http://www.koreaherald.co.kr:8080/servlet/cms.article.view?tpl=print&sname=National&
| work =The Korea Herald | pages = | accessdate = 2007-10-05 | language = ] The Premier forms the top executive leadership of the DPRK with other executive officials. The other branch of the executive government is the National Defense Commission of North Korea, led by Chairman of the National Defence Commission Kim Jong-il. As premier, Kim Yong-il is responsible for organizing the DPRK's cabinet and appoints ministers and vice-premiers upon confirmation by the SPA. [cite web|url=http://www.novexcn.com/dprk_constitution_98.html|title=Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Full Text) 1998|accessdate=2007-04-14]

ee also

* List of Korea-related topics

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