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Individual · Party and state leadership
Jo Yong Won
SPA Standing Committee chairman and first vice president of State Affairs
Jo Yong Won became chairman of the SPA Standing Committee and first vice president of State Affairs in March 2026 after leaving the central Party apparatus.
WHY THIS ENTITY MATTERS
RH ASSESSMENT
Jo bridges the permanent legislative body and senior state leadership during a major post-Congress personnel transition.
- Record type
- Individual dossier
- Primary role
- SPA Standing Committee chairman and first vice president of State Affairs
- Network sector
- Party and state leadership
- Documented links
- 2
Profile
Jo Yong Won became chairman of the SPA Standing Committee and first vice president of State Affairs in March 2026 after leaving the central Party apparatus.
Scope note: this foundation dossier is limited to the selected public records behind the RH North Korea network. It does not claim a complete biography, ownership history, command structure, or account of private influence.
Documented connections
Every relationship below is labeled by evidence type and carries the limitation recorded in the network source ledger.
Jo Yong Won was elected chairman of the SPA Standing Committee in March 2026.
Limit: The cited record establishes a formal role. It does not establish control over every decision or private closeness.
38 North · post-Congress electionsThe March 2026 state appointments named Jo Yong Won first vice president of State Affairs.
Limit: The cited record establishes a formal role. It does not establish control over every decision or private closeness.
KBS World · State Affairs appointmentsWhat to watch
- Does Jo Yong Won retain the same formal role and institutional position?
- Do official records document new appointments, assignments, or contact with SPA Standing Committee?
- Do later sources confirm, narrow, or supersede the dated connections recorded here?
Source record
- 0138 North · post-Congress elections
Independent assessment of Jo Yong Won’s move to SPA leadership and the March 2026 parliamentary changes.
- 02KBS World · State Affairs appointments
Current appointment record for Kim Jong Un, Jo Yong Won, Pak Thae Song, and Kim Tok Hun.