Kim Chaek
Kang was born in 1948, and attended the Kim Chaek University of Technology. In October 1988, he became deputy-chair of the WPK organizational committee of the Musan Mining Complex in North Hamgyong province, and in January 2001, he was appointed chief secretary of the Musan County WPK. He served as Chief Secretary of the WPK for Musan Mining Complex starting in October 2003, and since November 2005, he has been the Minister of Mining Industry in the Cabinet of North Korea. In September 2010, he was appointed an alternate member of the Central Committee of the Workers’ Party of Korea.