Supreme People's Assembly
21 June 1900 Taechon County, North Pyongan, Korean Empire
19 September 1976(1976-09-19) (76) Pyongyang, North Korea
16 December 1967 – 28 December 1972
Not to be confused with Choe Yong-gon (vice-premier). In this Korean name, the family name is Choe. Choe Yong-gon최용건 Ch'oe Yonggŏn Choi Yong-kunChairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly4th termIn office 16 December 1967 – 28 December 1972Succeeded by Hwang Jang-yop3rd termIn office 23 October 1962 – 16 December 19672nd termIn office 20 September 1957 – 23 October 1962Preceded by Kim Tu-bongMinister of Defence1st Cabinet of North KoreaIn office 2 September 1948 – 20 September 1957Preceded by Post establishedSucceeded by Kim Kwang-hyopSupreme Commander of the Korean People's ArmyIn office 2 September 1948 – 4 July 1950Preceded by Post establishedSucceeded by Kim Il-sung Personal detailsBorn(1900-06-21 ) 21 June 1900 Taechon County, North Pyongan, Korean EmpireDied19 September 1976(1976-09-19) (aged 76) Pyongyang, North KoreaNationalityKoreanPolitical partyKorean Democratic Party, Workers' Party of KoreaMilitary serviceAllegiance North KoreaBranch/service Korean People's Army Years of service1948–1976Rank Ch'asu (Vice Marshal)CommandsSupreme CommanderBattles/warsChinese Civil War Korean Independence Movement World War II Korean WarKorean nameChosŏn'gŭl최용건 Hancha崔庸健 Revised RomanizationChoe YonggeonMcCune–ReischauerCh'oe Yonggŏn Choe Yong-gon (Korean: 최용건 ; Hanja: 崔庸健 ; 21 June 1900 – 19 September 1976) was the Supreme Commander of the Korean People's Army from 1948 to 1950, North Korean defence minister from 1948 to 1957, and the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly of North Korea from 1957 to 1972.
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