▁generation ▁of ▁North ▁Korean ▁leadership ▁such ▁as ▁Ri ▁Ul - sol , ▁Kim ▁was ▁retired ▁from ▁the ▁Second ▁Econom ic ▁Committee ▁and ▁the ▁National ▁Def ense ▁Commission . ▁He ▁held ▁on ▁to ▁membership ▁in ▁the ▁Central ▁Military ▁Committee ▁until ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 0 . ▁ ▁He ▁was ▁a ▁delegate ▁deput y ▁to ▁the ▁ 5 th , ▁ 6 th , ▁ 8 th , ▁ 9 th , ▁ 1 0 th , ▁ 1 1 th , ▁and ▁ 1 2 th ▁Supreme ▁People ' s ▁Ass emb lies . ▁ ▁Awards ▁Kim ▁was ▁the ▁recip ient ▁of ▁the ▁Hero ▁of ▁the ▁Republic ▁and ▁Double ▁Hero ▁awards ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 8 ▁and ▁ 1 9 9 2 ▁respectively . ▁ ▁Death ▁ ▁Kim ▁Ch ol - man ▁died ▁of ▁bl ad der ▁cancer ▁on ▁ 3 ▁December ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 8 . ▁His ▁fun eral ▁committee ▁was ▁cha ired ▁by ▁Kim ▁J ong - un ▁and ▁was ▁composed ▁of ▁the ▁following ▁members : ▁▁ ▁Kim ▁J ong - un ▁ ▁Ch oe ▁Ry ong - ha e ▁ ▁Pak ▁P ong - ju ▁ ▁Yang ▁Hy ong - s op ▁ ▁Ri ▁My ong - su ▁ ▁Ri ▁Su - y ong ▁ ▁Kim ▁Ph y ong - ha e ▁ ▁Th ae ▁J ong - su ▁ ▁O ▁Su - y ong ▁ ▁An ▁J ong - su ▁ ▁Kim ▁Y ong - ch ol ▁ ▁Ch oe