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{{Short description|North Korean politician and military officer}}
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| honorific_prefix = [[Chasu|ViceJiang Marshal(rank)|General]]
| name = Kwon Yong-jin
| office = Director of the [[General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army]]
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| predecessor = [[Kim Su-gil]]
| successor = [[Jong Kyong-thaek]]
| leader = [[Kim Jong-un Un]]
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| birth_place = [[Pyongyang, North Korea]]
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==Biography==
Kwon Yong-jin was the director of the General Political Bureau of the Korean People's Army (KPA). He served in this post since he replaced [[Kim Su-gil]] in January 2021 until 2022.
On 24 February 2021 Kwon Yong-jin alongside [[Ministry of People's Armed Forces|Minister of People's Armed Forces]] Kim Jong-Gwan were both promoted to the rank of [[Chasu|Vice Marshal]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=이원주이 |first=원주|date=2021-01-11|title=(4th LD) N. Korea crowns leader Kim Jong-un as party's general secretary|url=https://en.yna.co.kr/view/AEN20210111000755325|access-date=2021-06-24|website=[[Yonhap News Agency]]|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=CMC Meeting Held {{!}} North Korea Leadership Watch|url=http://www.nkleadershipwatch.org/2021/02/25/cmc-meeting-held-2/|access-date=2021-06-24|website=www.nkleadershipwatch.org}}</ref>
 
According to a KCTV video from February 6, 2022, Kwon became ana Army[[Jiang (rank)|General]], an apparent demotion from his previous rank as a [[Chasu|Vice Marshal]].<ref name=":0" />
 
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