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CHOE CHUN-SIK

Politician · Sanctioned entity · Counter-sanctioned entity

CHOE CHUN-SIK is subject to sanctions. See the individual program listings below. They are also a politically exposed person.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	CHOE CHUN-SIK · CHOE Chun Sik · CHOE Chun-Sik · CHOE, Chun-sik · CHUN-SIK CHOE · 13 more...				[sources]
Other name	CHOE Chun Sik · Ch'oe Ch'un Sik · Ch'un-sik Ch'oe · Choe Chun Sik · Choe Chun-Sik · 5 more...				[sources]
Birth date	1954-10-12 · 1963-12-23				[sources]
Place of birth	Pyongyang · Pyongyang North Korea · Pyongyang, KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF · Pyongyang, RPDC				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	North Korea				[sources]
Country	North Korea				[sources]
Citizenship	North Korea				[sources]
Country of birth	North Korea				[sources]
Description	Director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS. KPe.018). Former head of the DPRK’s long-range missile program. Received the title "Hero of the DPRK" on December 23, 2012, for his contributions to the Unha-3 rocket launch.				[sources]
First name	CHOE · CHUN-SIK · Ch'oe · Ch'un Sik · Ch'un-sik · 9 more...				[sources]
ID Number	`745132109`				[sources]
Last name	CHOE · CHOE CHUN-SIK · CHUN-SIK · Ch'oe · Choe · 2 more...				[sources]
Middle name	Sik				[sources]
Passport number	`745132109`				[sources]
Second name	CHUN-SIK · Ch'un · Chun · تشون - سيك				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q12619902				[sources]
Position	Ancien directeur de deuxième Académie des sciences naturelles Directeur du programme de missiles à longue portée de la République populaire démocratique de Corée · Ancien directeur de la Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS — deuxième Académie des sciences naturelles) · Director in the reinsurance department of Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC) Headquarters in Pyongyang · Director in the reinsurance department of Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC) based in the headquarters in Pyongyang acting on behalf of KNIC or at its direction. · Former Director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) · 10 more...				[sources]
Address	COREE DU NORD. · Democratic People's Republic of Korea · Democratic People`s Republic of Korea · Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea · Kore Demokratik Halk Cumhuriyeti				[sources]
Source link	gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · gels-avoirs.dgtresor.gouv.fr · sanctionssearch.ofac.treas.gov · www.nknews.org				[sources]
Last change	2024-11-07	Last processed	2024-11-08	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Former Director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS). Former head of the DPRK’s long-range missile program. Choe Chun-sik was the director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) and was the head of the DPRK’s long-range missile program.

— Australian Sanctions Consolidated List, 2023-10-11

Former Director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) Former head of the DPRK’s long-range missile program

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2024-08-23

Choe Chun-sik was the director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) and was the head of the DPRK’s long-range missile program.

— Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes, 2023-04-20

en poste au siège de Pyongyang, agissant pour le compte de la KNIC ou sur ses instructions

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2023-04-20

Ancien directeur de la Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS — deuxième Académie des sciences naturelles) et responsable du programme de missiles à longue portée de la RPDC.

— French National Asset Freezing System, 2023-08-17

Associations with Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC).

— UK FCDO Sanctions List, 2024-05-09

Choe Chun-sik was the director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) and was the head of the DPRK’s long-range missile program.

— UK FCDO Sanctions List, 2024-05-09

Associations with Korea National Insurance Corporation (KNIC).

— UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets, 2023-04-20

Choe Chun-sik was the director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) and was the head of the DPRK’s long-range missile program.

— UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets, 2023-04-20

Designation: a) Director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) b) Former head of the DPRK’s long-range missile program Other information: Choe Chun-sik was the director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) and was the head of the DPRK’s long-range missile program

— Israel Prevention of Distribution and Financing of WMDs designations, 2024-10-25

Numéro de passeport: 745132109, valable jusqu’au 12.2.2020

— Monaco National Fund Freezing List, 2024-08-14

Чхве Чхун Сик являлся директором Второй академии естественных наук (ВАЕН) и возглавлял программу КНДР по ракетам большой дальности.

— 2021-11-21

Choe Chun-sik was the director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) and was the head of the DPRK’s long-range missile program.

— UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions, 2023-04-20

North Korean politician

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Choe Chun-sik was the former director of the Second Academy of Natural Sciences (SANS) and was the head of the DPRKs long-range missile program.

— South Africa Targeted Financial Sanctions, 2023-08-19

Relationships

Address
Full address	Country
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	North Korea
北朝鮮	North Korea

Directorships
Organization	Role	Start date	End date
SECOND ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES	Leader or official of	-	-

Identifications
Document number	Country	Type	Start date	End date
`745132109`	-	National passport	-	-
`745132109`	-	National passport	-	-

Memberships
Organization	Role	Start date	End date
SECOND ACADEMY OF NATURAL SCIENCES	Director	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
member of the Supreme People's Assembly	2014-03-09	-

Sanctions
Authority	Program	Start date	End date
UN Security Council	Resolution 2270 (2016)	-	-
State Secretariat for Economic Affairs	Ordinance of 18 May 2016 on measures against North Korea (SR 946.231.127.6), annexes 1 et 6	2016-03-04	-
Federal Public Service Finance	PRK	2022-08-02	-
United Nations Security Council	DPRK	2016-03-02	-
Centrul Antiterorist al Serviciului de Informaţii şi Securitate al Republicii Moldova	Comitetul Consiliului de Securitate al ONU instituit prin Rezoluția 1718 (2006)	-	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(UE) 2017/1509 du 30/08/2017- (UE Corée du Nord - Règlement (UE) 2017/1509) · (UE) 2018/714 du 14/05/2018 (UE Corée du Nord - Règlement (UE) 2017/1509) · (UE) 2022/1331 du 28/07/2022 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509)	-	-
Nonproliferation Sanctions (ISN) - State Department	E.O. 13382	2016-03-15	-
Office of Foreign Assets Control	SDN List	-	-
Council of the European Union	-	-	-
La Principauté de Monaco	-	-	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	PRK	2022-08-02	-
Council of the European Union	-	-	-
Federal Public Service Finance	PRK	2022-09-13	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UK	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2020-12-31	-
Isreali Ministry of Finance	-	2018-03-12	-
Financial Intelligence Centre	-	-	-
TREAS-OFAC	Reciprocal	2016-03-02	-
Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade	1718 (DPRK)	2023-10-11	-
Direction Générale du Trésor	(UE) 2017/1509 du 30/08/2017 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509) · (UE) 2022/1503 du 09/09/2022 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509) · Décision du comité de sanction des Nations unies du 02/03/2016 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509) · décision du comité des sanctions des Nations unies du 16/08/2023 (ONU Corée du Nord - RCSNU 1718 (2006) et R (UE) 2017/1509) · 1 more...	-	-
Office of Financial Sanctions Implementation · UN	Democratic People's Republic of Korea	2016-03-02	-
Ministry of Finance	北朝鮮に関連する国際連合安全保障理事会決議に基づく資産凍結等の措置の対象となる者（個人）	2016-03-11	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UN	The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2016-03-02	-
Republic of Türkiye Ministry of Treasury and Finance - Financial Crimes Investigation Board	Asset freezes within the scope of Articles 3.A and 3.B of Law No. 7262, aimed at preventing the financing of the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.	-	-
Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office · UK	The Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019	2020-12-31	-
Directorate‑General for Financial Stability, Financial Services and Capital Markets Union	PRK	2022-09-13	-
State Finance Monitoring Service	РБ ООН (Комітет 1718 (2006))	2023-08-17	-

Data sources

UK FCDO Sanctions List4,678

UK sanctions collated by the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office

United Kingdom · FCDO

Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories425,625

Category-based imports from Wikidata, the structured data version of Wikipedia.

Wikidata · non-official source

Monaco National Fund Freezing List4,559

A list of entities subject to fund and economic resource freezing procedures

Monaco · Monaco

Ukraine SFMS Blacklist872

Ukraine's financial intelligence unit publishes this list of sanctioned individuals.

Ukraine · SFMS

French National Asset Freezing System5,117

The register lists all persons, entities and vessels subject to asset freezing measures in force on French territory, pursuant to national, European and international (UN) provisions.

France · DGT

Türkiye Asset Freezing Sanctions List (MASAK)2,219

Individuals, entities, and organizations whose assets are frozen by the Republic of Türkiye based on United Nations Security Council resolutions, requests from foreign countries, domestic decisions, and efforts to counter the financing of proliferation of weapons of mass destruction.

Türkiye · MASAK

Belgian Financial Sanctions6,603

Belgium extends the European FSF sanctions list on the basis of a national terrorist list, issued by the National Security Council

Belgium · FOD

Swiss SECO Sanctions/Embargoes8,449

Switzerland manages a sanctions lists with a high degree of detail on the individuals that are subject to it's embargoes

Switzerland · SECO

EU Financial Sanctions Files (FSF)6,364

As part of the Common Foreign Security Policy the European Union publishes a sanctions list that is implemented by all member states.

European Union · DG FISMA

Japan Economic Sanctions and List of Eligible People3,598

Sanctions imposed by Japan under its Foreign Exchange and Foreign Trade Law.

Japan · MoF

Qatar Unified Record of Persons and Entities on Sanction List708

This dataset contains both UN-mandated and the national sanctions designations for Qatar (Targeted Financial Sanctions).

Qatar · NCTC

Moldovan Sanctions for Terrorism and Proliferation of WMD698

Sanctions on persons and entities involved in terrorist activities and the proliferation of weapons of masss destruction

Moldova · CAS-SIS

US Trade Consolidated Screening List (CSL)20,801

The Consolidated Screening List (CSL) is a list of parties for which the United States Government maintains restrictions on certain exports, reexports, or transfers of items.

United States · ITA

UN Security Council Consolidated Sanctions1,238

The Security Council's set of sanctions serve as the foundation for most national sanctions lists.

UNSC

EU Consolidated Travel Bans4,018

Consolidated information about individuals who have been banned from traveling to the European Union, released as part of the EU Sanctions Map.

European Union · Council

UK HMT/OFSI Consolidated List of Targets6,277

The United Kingom's consolidated international sanctions list.

United Kingdom · OFSI

US SAM Procurement Exclusions120,096

A database of suppliers who have been excluded from participating in US federal procurement.

United States · GSA

Israel Prevention of Distribution and Financing of WMDs designations236

List of entities and individuals subject to sanctions under the Prevention of Distribution and Financing of Weapons of Mass Destruction Law

Israel · Isreali Ministry of Finance

South Africa Targeted Financial Sanctions876

The South African FIC sanctions list, largely based on UN Security Council sanctions.

South Africa · FIC

US OFAC Specially Designated Nationals (SDN) List32,908

The primary United States' sanctions list, specially designated nationals (SDN) part.

United States · OFAC

Every Politician58,911

All members of national legislatures in the world, collected from hundreds of government web sites and consolidated via Wikidata.

MySociety · non-official source

DPRK Reports5,540

A database of entities and events related to North Korea's sanctions evasion efforts.

United Kingdom · RUSI · non-official source

Australian Sanctions Consolidated List4,256

The Consolidated List is a list of all persons and entities who are subject to targeted financial sanctions under Australian sanctions law

Australia · DFAT

External databases

The record has been enriched with data from the following external databases:

Wikidata377,203

Wikidata is the structured data project of the Wikipedia community, providing fact-based information edited by humans and machines

External dataset · Wikidata · non-official source

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