Ri Pyong-chol (Korean: 리병철, born 1948)[1] is a North Korean marshal and formerly a top advisor of supreme leader Kim Jong Un, who serves as Vice Chairman of the Central Military Commission and a member of the Presidium of the Politburo of the Workers' Party of Korea.

[3][4] General Ri's military and senior Party experience make him an important advisor to Kim Jong Un, especially during crisis.

[5] Ri served in the Korean People's Army Air Force until 2014 at which time he became a senior party official.

[10] Following an unspecified "serious incident" in June 2021, Ri was stripped of his military title and demoted to a junior position in the party.

[11] He was again identified as a Politburo Presidium member and secretary of the Central Committee at the celebrations for the 90th anniversary of the Korean People's Army on 25 April 2022.