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# Ri Son Gwon 리선권 

member of State Affairs Commission

alive 66 years old 

Ri Son-gwon is a North Korean politician and diplomat, best known for having served as chairman of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland prior to its dissolution in January 2024\. Between January 2020 and June 2022, he served as the Minister of Foreign Affairs. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ri%5FSon-gwon)

Born

1960, Pyongyang, North Korea

Height

Unknown 

Weight

Unknown 

Status as of

2026-09-01

Also known as

Ri Son-gwon

## Positions

1. 2020–now member of State Affairs Commission[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55708195)
2. 2020–2022 Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55708195)
3. 2016–now Chairperson of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55708195)
4. ?–now member of the Supreme People's Assembly[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q55708195)

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