Kim Il-sung University
He was born in Gangwon, and is a graduate of Kim Il-sung University in Pyongyang. He currently serves as the Chief Director of the Committee for the Peaceful Reunification of the Fatherland. He first entered international news in 1988, when he attended South-North preparatory talks. He was a delegate to the 9th and 11th sessions of the Supreme People's Assembly, held in 1990 and 2003.