Yongwon Cho Yong-Won Jo Yong-won Jo
Name and nationality verified across multiple authorities, but at least one source did not publish a date of birth. Verify DOB independently before relying on this record for a compliance determination.
Identity
- Type
- person
- Country
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Nationality
- Democratic People's Republic of Korea
- Date of birth
- 1957-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
- Role
- (1) Secretary and Chief of Organization and Guidance Department of the Worker’s Partyof Korea (2) Former Vice Director of the Workers' Party of Korea's Organization and Guidance Department, which directs key personnel appointments for the Workers’ Party of Korea and the DPRK’s military
Also known as
Designation timeline · 7
- — Added to UK OFSI
UK-Democratic People's Republic of Korea— UK OFSI: Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPR0220) Democratic People's Republic of Korea publisher record ↗ - — Added to UN Security Council
UN-DPRK— UN SC: DPRK North Korea publisher record ↗ - — Added to AU DFAT
AU-1718 (DPRK)— AU DFAT: 1718 (DPRK) North Korea publisher record ↗ - — Added to Switzerland SECO
CH-North Korea— CH SECO: North Korea North Korea publisher record ↗ - — Added to BE FOD
BE-NATIONAL— Belgium FOD national designations Belgium national publisher record ↗ - — Added to EU FSF
PRK— EU FSF: PRK (2023/2576 (OJ L14112023)) publisher record ↗ - — Added to OFAC SDN
DPRK2— OFAC SDN: DPRK2 North Korea publisher record ↗
Sanctions programs · 7
| Source | Program | Name | Regime | Designated | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EU_FSF | PRK | EU FSF: PRK (2023/2576 (OJ L14112023)) | 14/11/2023 | source ↗ | |
| BE_FOD | BE-NATIONAL | Belgium FOD national designations | Belgium national | 09/06/2017 | source ↗ |
| CH_SECO | CH-North Korea | CH SECO: North Korea | North Korea | 06/06/2017 | source ↗ |
| AU_DFAT | AU-1718 (DPRK) | AU DFAT: 1718 (DPRK) | North Korea | 03/06/2017 | source ↗ |
| UK_OFSI | UK-Democratic People's Republic of Korea | UK OFSI: Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPR0220) | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 02/06/2017 | source ↗ |
| UN_SC | UN-DPRK | UN SC: DPRK | North Korea | 02/06/2017 | source ↗ |
| OFAC_SDN | DPRK2 | OFAC SDN: DPRK2 | North Korea | — | source ↗ |
Previous designations · 6
Recorded in an official feed we index but since delisted — no longer an active sanction. Shown for the historical record.
| Source | Program | Name | Regime | Designated | Delisted | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL_WMD_SANCTIONS | IL-WMD-SANCTIONS | Israel Declared Elements (WMD) | WMD-proliferation | — | 19/05/2026 | source ↗ |
| ZA_FIC_SANCTIONS | ZA-FIC-SANCTIONS | South Africa FIC Targeted Financial Sanctions | Counter-terrorism | — | 19/05/2026 | source ↗ |
| TR_FCIB | TR-FCIB | Türkiye MASAK Asset Freezing | Counter-terrorism | — | 19/05/2026 | source ↗ |
| QA_NCTC_SANCTIONS | QA-NCTC-SANCTIONS | Qatar NCTC Unified Sanctions | Counter-terrorism | — | 19/05/2026 | source ↗ |
| EU_TRAVEL_BANS | EU-TRAVEL-BANS | EU Consolidated Travel Bans | Travel-ban | — | 19/05/2026 | source ↗ |
| JP_MOF_SANCTIONS | JP-MOF-SANCTIONS | Japan MoF Economic Sanctions | Targeted-economic | — | 19/05/2026 | source ↗ |
Listed on · 13
Possible matches in other source lists · 1
Records in other sanctions lists with high name overlap that may describe the same person. We have not aggregated these into the record above because date of birth, nationality, or both were not published by one or more sources. Review each below and verify identity against the source record before treating as the same individual.
Jo Yong Won
Korea, North
Why we surfaced this:
- ✓ Shares 3 name tokens:
jo, won, yong - ✗ Nationalities differ (democratic people's republic korea vs korea, north)
- ✗ Date of birth not published by at least one source
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Frequently asked questions
Is Yongwon Cho Yong-Won Jo Yong-won Jo sanctioned?
Yes. Yongwon Cho Yong-Won Jo Yong-won Jo (individual) is subject to 7 active sanctions designations from EU FSF, BE FOD, Switzerland SECO, AU DFAT, UK OFSI, UN Security Council, OFAC SDN, the earliest dated 2017-06-02T00:00:00.000Z. Each designation and its source link is listed on this page.
Who has sanctioned Yongwon Cho Yong-Won Jo Yong-won Jo?
Yongwon Cho Yong-Won Jo Yong-won Jo is listed by EU FSF, BE FOD, Switzerland SECO, AU DFAT, UK OFSI, UN Security Council, OFAC SDN under programs PRK, BE-NATIONAL, CH-North Korea. See the designations for the issuing authority and source URL of each.
When was Yongwon Cho Yong-Won Jo Yong-won Jo first sanctioned?
The earliest active designation amisanctioned indexes is dated 2017-06-02T00:00:00.000Z. Individual designations may carry their own dates — check each entry on this page.
What does it mean that Yongwon Cho Yong-Won Jo Yong-won Jo is sanctioned?
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