Pak Yong-sik

Pak Yong-sik is a senior North Korean military officer and Workers' Party of Korea (WPK) politician, formerly serving as the country's defence minister.
Pak Yong-sik was appointed vice-director of the Political Department of the Korean People's Army sometimes before January 2015, having previously served as an official of the Ministry of People's Security. He was promoted to general in April 2015, and shortly thereafter he took over the post of minister of the People's Armed Forces after his predecessor, Hyon Yong-chol, was executed for insubordination. His promotion was publicly revealed only in July. He was eventually replaced by Ri Yong-gil in December 2016.