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North Korea leader Kim Jong Un’s sister, Kim Yo Jong, has been promoted within the ruling Workers’ Party, state media reported Tuesday (Feb 24). This comes on the heels of South Korea’s spy agency report that the North Korean leader has selected his teen daughter, Kim Ju Ae, as his successor.
Kim Jong Un's sister promoted inside the party
According to the Korean Central News Agency, the party’s Central Committee named Kim Yo Jong as a full department director. Previously, she was a deputy department director. The announcement came during a rare party congress in Pyongyang, a once-in-five-years gathering that sets policy on everything from economic planning to military strategy.
The congress is only the ninth of its kind under the Kim family’s decades-long rule. Thousands of party elites are attending, offering an unusual glimpse into the inner workings of one of the world’s most opaque governments.
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Kim Yo Jong has long been considered one of her brother’s most trusted confidants. Educated in Switzerland alongside Kim Jong Un, she rose quickly after he took power in 2011 following the death of their father, Kim Jong Il. Over the years, she has become a key public voice for Pyongyang, issuing sharp statements directed at Seoul and Washington.
She briefly stepped onto the global stage in 2018 when she visited South Korea during the PyeongChang Winter Olympics, a period marked by warmer inter-Korean ties.
Attention at the congress is not limited to her promotion. South Korea’s National Intelligence Service has said Kim’s teenage daughter, Kim Ju Ae, may be undergoing preparation as a potential successor. Believed to be around 13, she has appeared at missile tests and high-profile state events since 2022.
Meanwhile, analysts note that Kim Yo Jong, seen as the second most powerful figure in the country, commands significant political and military backing.
North Korea's nuclear future to be unveiled
Later in the congress, Kim Jong Un is expected to outline the next phase of North Korea’s nuclear programme. At the previous gathering five years ago, he labelled the United States his country’s "biggest enemy."
