Jong Chon PakPerson

Also known as

• Jong-Chon Pak

Designations

• Designated by UK HM Treasury (OFSI) under program Democratic People's Republic of Korea since 2020-12-31. Other entities under Democratic People's Republic of Korea

Source remarks: DPR0047 — Vice Marshall in the Korean People’s Army, Chief of the Korean People’s Armed Forces, Deputy Chief of Staff and Director of the Firepower Command Department. Chief of the Military Headquarters and Director of the Artillery Command Department. Member of the Central Military Commission of the Workers’ Party of Korea, which is a key body for national defence matters in the DPRK. Member and Secretary of the Presidium of the Politburo of the ruling Party’s Central Committee. In these roles, Pak Jong-Chon has proven to be responsible for supporting or promoting the DPRK’s nuclear-related, ballistic missile-related or other weapons of mass destruction-related programmes. (official source)

Key properties

Nationality

KP

Position

(1) Chief of the Korean People’s Armed Forces (2) Member of the Presidium of the Politburo of the ruling party’s Central Committee (3) Secretary of the Central Committee (4) Member of the Central Military Commission

Addresses

Source list & list version

Last confirmed present in UK OFSI Consolidated List of Financial Sanctions Targets list version gb_hmt_ofsi@2026-06-03, observed 2026-06-03.

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