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# Ri Su Yong 리수용 

member of the Supreme People's Assembly

alive 86 years old 

Ri Su-yong, also known as Ri Chol, is a North Korean diplomat and politician, serving as the Minister of Foreign Affairs of North Korea from April 2014 until May 2016\. [Wikipedia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ri%5FSu-yong)

Born

1940-06-15, South Hamgyong Province

Height

Unknown 

Weight

Unknown 

Status as of

2024-01-01

Also known as

Ri Chol, Ri Su-yong

## Positions

1. 2014–2016 Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9310191)
2. 2014–2016 foreign minister[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9310191)
3. ?–now member of the Supreme People's Assembly[source](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9310191)

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