Background
Jo, Myong Rok was born on July 12, 1928 in Manchuria, China.
North Korean government official
Jo, Myong Rok was born on July 12, 1928 in Manchuria, China.
Graduate, Manchuria Flying School, 1945. Graduate, Mangyougdae Revolutionary School.
Commander Air Defense, 1977—1995. Major general People's Army, 1977. Chief General Political Bureau, Korean People's Army, from 1995.
First vice chairman National Defense Commission (NDC), 1998—2009, vice chairman, 2009—2010. Delegate Russia, 1994, Cuba, 1994, Pakistan, 1995, Syria, 1998, People's Republic of China, 2000.
Member of Worker's Party of Korea Center Military Committee.