Hyon Mu-gwang | |
|---|---|
| 현무광 | |
| President | Kim Il Sung |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1913 Kankyōhoku-dō (North Hamgyong Province),Korea, Empire of Japan |
| Died | March 1992 |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
Hyon Mu-gwang (Korean:현무광, 1913 – March 1992) was aNorth Korean politician,vice premier of theState Administration of Government, member of theCentral People's Committee [ja] of North Korea and chairman of theNational Audit Committee.
Hyon Mu-gwang was born inHongyuan County, south-centralSouth Hamgyong Province.[1] In his early years, he worked as a worker in a factory inSeoul. During theJapanese occupation, he was forced to requisition to work in a steel plant inChongjin City. In 1937, he joined theNational Liberation League and engaged in the communist movement. He was subsequently arrested by the Japanese colonial government and sentenced to prison.[1] In 1945,Japan surrendered and World War II ended,and Hyon became chairman of the Party Committee of the WPK Steel Plant. In 1948, he was appointed director of thePyongyang Pistol Factory. During theKorean War, he was appointed as the director of several arsenals, specializing in the production of rifles, mortars, anti-tank weapons and other armaments. After the war, he was appointed to study political theory and party history at a high-levelSoviet party school.[citation needed]
In 1956, Hyon returned, and immediately became the vice chairman ofXianjing South Road.[1] In the same year, he was elected as acting member of theSupreme People's Assembly. He was re-elected to this position 7 times. In 1958, he was promoted to chairman of South Hamgyong Province. In 1960, he was appointedMinister of Heavy Industry of the Party Central Committee. In 1962, he was relocated to the chairman ofNorth Hamgyong Province. The following year, he was promoted to the chairman of theMachinery Industry Committee (later the Minister of the Machinery Industry). In 1970, he was elected as a member of theCentral People's Committee [ja], an alternate member of thePolitical Committee and a secretary of theSecretariat.[1]In 1972, he concurrently served as chairman of theTransportation andCommunications Commission.[citation needed]
In 1984, Hyon was promoted toVice Premier of North Korea. Two years later, he was appointed chairman of theNational Audit Committee. In recognition of his contribution to rebuilding North Korea's heavy industry and developing military industry, the Pyongyang government awarded him theOrder of Kim Il Sung and the title of "Hero of the Republic".[1] He has also visited theSoviet Union,China andEast Germany many times on behalf of North Korea. He died in March 1992. The Pyongyang government held a state funeral for him and was buried inRevolutionary Martyrs' Cemetery.
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