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# Kim Yo Jong 김여정 

Alternate member of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea

alive 39 years old 

Kim Yo Jong is a North Korean politician and diplomat, and sister of WPK General Secretary Kim Jong Un. As of February 2026 she is the director of the General Affairs Department of the Workers' Party of Korea. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FYo%5FJong)

Born

1987-09-26, Pyongyang

Height

Unknown 

Weight

Unknown 

Status as of

2026-09-01

Also known as

Kim Yo-jong, Vice Department Director

## Family [See in the family tree](https://savenorthkorea.org/kim-family-tree#kim-yo-jong) 

- father [Kim Jong Il](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-jong-il) Father, former leader
- mother [Ko Yong Hui](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/ko-yong-hui) Mother
- KJ sibling [Kim Jong Chol](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-jong-chol) Older brother
- sibling [Kim Jong Un](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-jong-un) Brother, Supreme Leader
- KS half sibling [Kim Sol Song](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-sol-song)
- half sibling [Kim Jong Nam](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-jong-nam) Half-brother, deceased
- niece [Kim Ju Ae](https://savenorthkorea.org/people/kim-ju-ae)

## Positions

1. 2026–now Alternate member of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea[source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FYo%5FJong)
2. 2026–now Director of the General Affairs Department of the Workers' Party of Korea[source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FYo%5FJong)
3. 2021–2026 Member of the State Affairs Commission[source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FYo%5FJong)
4. 2019–now Member of the Supreme People's Assembly[source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FYo%5FJong)
5. 2014–2026 Deputy Director of the Propaganda and Agitation Department of the Workers' Party of Korea[source](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kim%5FYo%5FJong)

## Notable

- 2020-06 Ordered the demolition of the Inter-Korean Liaison Office in Kaesong on June 16, 2020 after issuing warnings in state media.[source](https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-53060620)

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