In the September 2010 Representative Conference, he was elected as an alternate (candidate) member of the Central Committee of the Workers' Party of Korea.

In December 2011, Kim Jong Il died and he was included as one of the members of his funeral committee.

Since his dismissal as minister, No reportedly headed a research institute under the General Staff Department of the Korean People's Army, and was observed attending meetings including the enlarged meetings of the WPK Central Military Commission.

[4] On 8 October 2024, during 11th Session of the 14th Supreme People's Assembly, No Kwang-chol was reappointed as the minister of Defence.

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