Vice Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly
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The vice chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (Korean: 최고인민회의 부의장) is a member of the Supreme People's Assembly that ranks next to the chairman. The SPA vice chairman is elected by the Supreme People's Assembly along with the SPA chairman.[1] From 1972 until 1998, the SPA vice chairman was concurrently the SPA Standing Committee vice chairman.[2]
The current vice chairpersons of the Supreme People's Assembly are Pak Kum-hui, who was elected on 11 April 2019, and Maeng Kyong Il, who was elected on 17 January 2023.[3][4]
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | Chairman | SPA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||||
| 1 |  |
Kim Tal-hyon 김달현 (1884–1958) [5] |
10 September 1948 |
22 December 1953 |
Chondoist Chongu Party | Ho Hon (until 1951) Vacant (1951–1953) Ri Yong (from 1953) |
1st | |
| 2 | |
Ri Yong 리영 (1889–1960) [5] |
10 September 1948 |
22 December 1953 |
Workers' Party of North Korea (until 1949) | |||
| Workers' Party of Korea (from 1949) | ||||||||
| 3 | |
Ri Yu-min 리유민 [6] |
22 December 1953 |
20 September 1957 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| 4 | |
Hong Ki-hwang 홍기황 [6] |
22 December 1953 |
20 September 1957 |
Korean Democratic Party | |||
| 5 | |
Ri Ki-yong 리기영 (1895–1984) [7] |
20 September 1957 |
22 October 1962 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Choe Won-taek | 2nd | |
| 6 | |
Kim Chang-jun 김창준 [7] |
20 September 1957 |
28 October 1959 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| 7 | |
Kim Tuk-ran 김득란 [7] |
28 October 1959 |
22 October 1962 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| (5) | |
Ri Ki-yong 리기영 (1895–1984) [8] |
22 October 1962 |
16 December 1967 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Choe Won-taek | 3rd | |
| (7) | |
Kim Tuk-ran 김득란 [8] |
22 October 1962 |
16 December 1967 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| (5) | |
Ri Ki-yong 리기영 (1895–1984) [8] |
16 December 1967 |
28 December 1972 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Paek Nam-un | 4th | |
| (7) | |
Kim Tuk-ran 김득란 [8] |
16 December 1967 |
28 December 1972 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| 8 | |
Hong Ki-mun 홍기문 (1903–1992) |
28 December 1972 |
17 December 1977 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Hwang Jang-yop | 5th | |
| 9 |  |
Ho Jong-suk 허정숙 (1908–1991) |
25 December 1972 |
17 December 1977 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| (9) | |
Ho Jong-suk 허정숙 (1908–1991) |
17 December 1977 |
5 April 1982 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Hwang Jang-yop | 6th | |
| (8) | |
Hong Ki-mun 홍기문 (1903–1992) |
17 December 1977 |
5 April 1982 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| (9) | |
Ho Jong-suk 허정숙 (1908–1991) |
5 April 1982 |
7 April 1983 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Hwang Jang-yop (until 1983) Yang Hyong-sop (from 1983) |
7th | |
| (8) | |
Hong Ki-mun 홍기문 (1903–1992) |
5 April 1982 |
7 April 1983 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| 10 | |
Son Song-pil 손성필 (born 1927) |
7 April 1983 |
30 December 1986 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| 11 | |
Ryo Yon-gu 려연구 (1927–1996) |
7 April 1983 |
30 December 1986 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| (10) | |
Son Song-pil 손성필 (born 1927) |
30 December 1986 |
26 May 1990 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Yang Hyong-sop | 8th | |
| (11) | |
Ryo Yon-gu 려연구 (1927–1996) |
30 December 1986 |
26 May 1990 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| 12 | |
Paek In-jun 백인준 (1920–1999) |
26 May 1990 |
5 September 1998 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Yang Hyong-sop | 9th | |
| (11) | |
Ryo Yon-gu 려연구 (1927–1996) |
26 May 1990 |
28 September 1996 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| 13 | |
Jang Chol 장철 (1926–2004) [9] |
5 September 1998 |
3 September 2003 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Choe Thae-bok | 10th | |
| 14 | |
Ryo Won-gu 려원구 (1928–2009) [9] |
5 September 1998 |
3 September 2003 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| 15 | |
Kang Nung-su[10] 강능수 (1930–2015) [10] |
3 September 2003 |
9 April 2008 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Choe Thae-bok | 11th | |
| (14) | |
Ryo Won-gu 려원구 (1928–2009) [10] |
3 September 2003 |
9 April 2009 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| 16 | |
Kim Wan-su 김완수 (born 1939) [11] |
9 April 2009 |
9 April 2014 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Choe Thae-bok | 12th | |
| 17 | |
Hong Son-ok 홍선옥 (born 1950) [11] |
9 April 2009 |
9 April 2014 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| 18 | |
An Tong-chun 안동춘 [12] |
9 April 2014 |
11 April 2019 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Choe Thae-bok | 13th | |
| 19 | |
Ri Hye-jong[12] 리혜정 |
9 April 2014 |
11 April 2019 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| 20 | .jpg) |
Pak Chol-min 박철민 [3] |
11 April 2019 |
17 January 2023 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Pak Thae-song (until 2023) Pak In-chol (2023–2025) Vacant (since 2025) |
14th | |
| 21 | |
Pak Kum-hui 박금희 [3] |
11 April 2019 |
22 March 2026 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| 22 | |
Maeng Kyong-il 맹경일 (born 1963) [4] |
17 January 2023 |
22 March 2026 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| 23 | |
Kim Hyong-sik 김형식 [13] |
22 March 2026 |
Incumbent | Workers' Party of Korea | Jo Yong-won | 15th | |
| 24 | |
Ri Son-gwon 리선권 [13] |
22 March 2026 |
Incumbent | Korean Social Democratic Party | |||
See also
References
- ↑ Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Article 92
- ↑ Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1972), Article 86
- 1 2 3 "First Session of 14th SPA Held". KCNA Watch. 12 April 2019.
- 1 2 "8th Session of 14th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 19 January 2023.
- 1 2 Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. p. 392. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.
- 1 2 Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. p. 393. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.
- 1 2 3 Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. pp. 400–1. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.
- 1 2 3 4 Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. p. 405. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.
- 1 2 "SPA Chairman and vice-chairmen elected". KCNA Watch. 5 September 1998.
- 1 2 3 "1st Session of 11th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 4 September 2003.
- 1 2 "First Session of 12th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 9 April 2009.
- 1 2 "1st Session of 13th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 9 April 2014.
- 1 2 "First-day Sitting of First Session of 15th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 23 March 2026.
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