Born on Jan. 22, Juche 35 (1946), he graduated from Kim Il Sung University and worked as an instructor of the Pyongyang City Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea. And he had been active as instructor, deputy section chief, section chief, vice department director, first vice department director and department director of the WPK Central Committee since 1972.

He has worked as director of the Administration Department of the C.C., the WPK since 2007.