Vice President of North Korea
1972–1998 political position in North Korea
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The Vice President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 부주석) was a political position in North Korea established in 1972, and abolished after the death of Kim Il Sung during the reign of Kim Jong Il.
| Vice President of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | |
|---|---|
| |
| Status | Abolished |
| Formation | 28 December 1972 |
| First holder | Choe Yong-gon |
| Final holder | Kim Yong-ju |
| Abolished | 5 September 1998 |
In 1972 the Presidency was established, and Kim Il Sung was elected to the position by the Supreme People's Assembly, the North Korean legislature, on 28 December 1972. The Vice Presidents were also elected by the Assembly.[1] The Vice Presidency has been left vacant since October 1997, when the Presidency was eternally reserved for Kim Il Sung.[2]
List of vice presidents of North Korea
| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | President | SPA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||||
| 1 |  |
Choe Yong-gon[3] 최용건 (1900–1976) |
28 December 1972 |
19 September 1976 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 5th | |
| 2 |  |
Kang Ryang-uk 강량욱 (1903–1983) |
28 December 1972 |
16 December 1977 |
Korean Social Democratic Party | |||
| 3 | |
Kim Tong-gyu[4] 김동규 (1915–unknown) |
30 November 1974 |
16 December 1977 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| 4 |  |
Kim Il[5][6] 김일 (1910–1984) |
19 April 1976 |
16 December 1977 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| (4) | |
Kim Il[5][6] 김일 (1910–1984) |
16 December 1977 |
5 April 1982 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 6th | |
| (2) | |
Kang Ryang-uk 강량욱 (1903–1983) |
16 December 1977 |
5 April 1982 |
Korean Social Democratic Party | |||
| 5 |  |
Pak Song-chol[7] 박성철 (1913–2008) |
16 December 1977 |
5 April 1982 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| (4) | |
Kim Il[5][6] 김일 (1910–1984) |
5 April 1982 |
25 January 1984 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 7th | |
| (2) | |
Kang Ryang-uk 강량욱 (1903–1983) |
5 April 1982 |
9 January 1983 |
Korean Social Democratic Party | |||
| (5) | |
Pak Song-chol[7] 박성철 (1913–2008) |
5 April 1982 |
30 December 1986 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| 6 | |
Rim Chun-chu[8] 림춘추 (1912–1988) |
7 April 1983 |
30 December 1986 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| 7 |  |
Ri Jong-ok[9] 리종옥 (1916–1999) |
27 January 1984 |
30 December 1986 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| (5) | |
Pak Song-chol[7] 박성철 (1913–2008) |
30 December 1986 |
26 May 1990 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 8th | |
| (7) | |
Ri Jong-ok[9] 리종옥 (1916–1999) |
30 December 1986 |
26 May 1990 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| (6) | |
Rim Chun-chu[8] 림춘추 (1912–1988) |
30 December 1986 |
27 April 1988 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| (5) | |
Pak Song-chol[7] 박성철 (1913–2008) |
26 May 1990 |
5 September 1998 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung (until 1994) Vacant (from 1994) |
9th | |
| (7) | |
Ri Jong-ok[9] 리종옥 (1916–1999) |
26 May 1990 |
5 September 1998 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
| 8 | |
Kim Pyong-sik[10] 김병식 (1919–1999) |
11 December 1993 |
5 September 1998 |
Korean Social Democratic Party | |||
| 9 | |
Kim Yong-ju[11] 김영주 (1920–2021) |
11 December 1993 |
5 September 1998 |
Workers' Party of Korea | |||
