He was born on July 3, 1912, in Kumya County, Kankyōnan-dō (South Hamgyong Province), Korea, Empire of Japan.
In recognition of this contribution, in October 1946, he became the manager of the Munpyong smelter, and in September 1947, he was appointed as the deputy director of the Industrial Bureau of the North Korean People's Committee in recognition of his contribution to exceeding the 1947 People's Economic Plan before August.
[3] After the sudden death of Kim Chaek, the Vice Premier and Minister of Industry in February 1951, he was promoted as successor to Industry Minister on February 6 according to the decree of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly.
In August 1957, he was re-elected as a deputy to the 2nd convocation Supreme People's Assembly, and in September, at the 1st meeting of the 2nd Supreme People's Assembly, he was elected as vice-chairman of the Cabinet and the Machinery Industry Minister.
In October 1966, he was reported to have been dismissed from the political committee at the 2nd Conference of the Workers' Party of Korea.