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| Type | Person | [sources] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | CHONG CHON PARK · JEONG CHEON PAK · JEONG CHEON PARK · Jong Chon Pak · Jong-Chon Pak · | [sources] | |||
| Alias | Chong Chon Park · Jeong Cheon Pak · Jeong Cheon Park · Jong Chon Pak · PAK Jeong Cheon · | [sources] | |||
| Birth date | [sources] | ||||
| Place of birth | Pyongyang | [sources] | |||
| Gender | male | [sources] | |||
| Nationality | North Korea | [sources] | |||
| Country | North Korea | [sources] | |||
| Citizenship | North Korea | [sources] | |||
| Classification | National government (current) | [sources] | |||
| Description | High-ranking DPRK official, who guided the latest drills in 2021, along with other top officials. He was elected Vice-Chair of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party in December, a position that he had previously held. | [sources] | |||
| First name | Chong Chon · Jeong Cheon · Jong · Jong Chon · Jong-Chon · | [sources] | |||
| Last name | Pak · Park · 박 | [sources] | |||
| Political association | Workers’ Party of Korea | [sources] | |||
| Title | Vice Marshall | [sources] | |||
| Unique Entity ID | QHVCJFZY4SA5 · QHW7NKLC9B64 · QHXVE4BMEGW5 · ZA68UCZS42M7 | [sources] | |||
| Wikidata ID | Q16905280 | [sources] | |||
| Position | Chief of General Staff of the Korean People's Army (2019-2021) · Chief of the Korean People’s Armed Forces · Chief of the Korean People’s Armed Forces, Member of the Presidium of the Politburo of the ruling party’s Central Committee, Secretary of the Central Committee, Member of the Central Military Commission. · Former Member of the Presidium of the Political Bureau of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party, former Vice-Chairman of the Central Military Commission, former Secretary of the Central Committee of the Worker’s Party of Korea. Member of the State Affairs Commission. Marshal and former Chief of the General Staff. · Maréchal et ancien chef d'état-major des armées · | [sources] | |||
| Address | Korea, North · North Korea | [sources] | |||
| Source link | eur-lex.europa.eu · find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · home.treasury.gov · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · | [sources] | |||
| Last change | Last processed | First seen | |||
(Date of UN designation: 2016-05-20)
Membre du Bureau politique du comité central du Parti des travailleurs, vice-président de la commission militaire centrale, secrétaire du comité central du Parti des travailleurs de Corée. Membre de la commission des affaires publiques, maréchal et ancien chef d’état-major des armées. A procédé au passage en revue officiel lors de la parade militaire du 25 avril 2022, ce qui indique son rôle et sa responsabilité, sous forme d’appui ou d’encouragement, dans le cadre des programmes de la RPDC en rapport avec les armes nucléaires, les missiles balistiques ou d’autres armes de destruction massive. Pak a accompagné Kim Jong Un lors d’une visite en Russie en septembre 2023 avec d’autres commandants militaires de haut niveau et des responsables de l’industrie de l’armement.
Disqualified
The Director Disqualification Sanction was imposed on 09/04/2025.
Secretary of the Pyongyang Worker’s Party of Korea
(also JONG CHON PAK)
(also JONG CHON PAK)
(also JONG CHON PAK)
(also JEONG CHEON PAK, CHONG CHON PARK, JEONG CHEON PARK)
North Korean general
Official register of individuals, entities, and vessel subject to UK sanctions under regulations made pursuant to the Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018.
United Kingdom · FCDO
Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.
European Union · Council
A database of entities and events related to North Korea's sanctions evasion efforts.
United Kingdom · RUSI · non-official source
Entities subject to export restrictions due to concerns about the end-use or end-users, particularly relating to weapons of mass destruction (WMD) or other military applications.
Taiwan · MOEA
The United Kingdom's consolidated international sanctions list.
United Kingdom · OFSI
As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.
European Union · DG FISMA
Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.
Global · Wikidata · non-official source
A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures.
Monaco · Monaco
The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, re-exports, or transfers of items.
United States · ITA
Profiles of politically exposed persons from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.
Global · Wikidata · non-official source
The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.
France · DGT
A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.
United States · GSA
All members of national legislatures in the world, collected from hundreds of government web sites and consolidated via Wikidata.
Global · MySociety · non-official source
The New Zealand government's list of people and companies sanctioned in relation to the Russian attack on Ukraine.
New Zealand · MFAT
The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.
United States · OFAC
Individuals which have been disqualified from holding the post of a company director in the United Kingdom following a court decision.
United Kingdom · CoH
Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council
Belgium · FOD
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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source
Entity categorisation decisions by the OpenSanctions team.
External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source
US OFAC press releases that provide context and details related to sanctioned entities.
External dataset · United States · OFAC
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Country | Authority | Program | Start date | End date | |
| New Zealand | Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade | - | |||
| Documents | ||
|---|---|---|
| Document | Date | |
| Treasury Sanctions Key Facilitators Behind North Korea’s Illicit Financial Activities and Military Support to Russia | ||
| Memberships | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Organization | Role | Start date | End date | |
| Politburo of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea | Member of the Presidium of the Politburo | - | - | |
| CENTRAL MILITARY COMMISSION OF THE WORKERS’ PARTY OF KOREA | ||||
| Positions held | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Position occupied | Start date | End date | |
| member of the Supreme People's Assembly | - | ||
| Chief of General Staff of the Korean People's Army | |||
| European Union | Council of the European Union | - | - | - |
| United States | Office of Foreign Assets Control | North Korea Sanctions | - | - |
| European Union | Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union | EU Restrictive Measures In Relation To The Non-Proliferation Of The Weapons Of Mass Destruction (WMD) | - |
| Monaco | La Principauté de Monaco | - | - | - |
| Belgium | Federal Public Service Finance | EU Restrictive Measures In Relation To The Non-Proliferation Of The Weapons Of Mass Destruction (WMD) | - |
| United Kingdom | Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK | UK sanctions relating to the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | - |
| United Kingdom | The Insolvency Service | - | - |
| United Kingdom | Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK | Sanctions and Anti-Money Laundering Act 2018 | - |
| Vice-Chairman |
| Central Committee of the Korean Workers' Party | Secretary | - |
| member of the Supreme People's Assembly | - | - |