{"id":"jon-il-chun","name_en":"Jon Il Chun","name_ko":"전일춘","aliases":["Jon Il-chun","Chon Il-chun"],"wikidata":"Q57073318","wikipedia":null,"image":{"src":"/img/people/jon-il-chun.jpg","credit":"KCNA via Ministry of Unification North Korea Information Portal","license":"Fair use","sourceUrl":"https://nkinfo.unikorea.go.kr/nkp/prsn/view.do?menuId=PEOPLE_86&prsnMngNo=25286"},"born":{"date":"1941","place":"Pyongyang, North Korea"},"died":null,"status":{"value":"alive","as_of":"2024-01-01","source_url":null},"gender":"male","rank":null,"roles":[],"family":[],"health":[],"physical":{"height_cm":null,"weight_kg":null},"sanctions":[],"summary":"Longtime Director of Office 39 and childhood classmate of Kim Jong Il, who managed the regime's illicit overseas banking network, gold exports, and hard currency procurement for decades. His son-in-law, Ryu Hyun-woo (acting ambassador to Kuwait), defected to South Korea in 2019.","summary_source":"research","notable":[],"tags":["economy"],"family_resolved":[]}