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Vice Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly
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]
List of office holders edit
| No. | Portrait | Name | Political party | Took office | Left office | SPA | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kim Tal-hyon[5] 김달현 (1884–1958) | Chondoist Chongu Party | 10 September 1948 | 22 December 1953 | 1st | ||
| 2 | Ri Yong[5] 리영 (1889–1960) | Workers' Party of Korea | 10 September 1948 | 22 December 1953 | 1st | ||
| 3 | Ri Yu-min[6] 리유민 | Workers' Party of Korea | 22 December 1953 | 20 September 1957 | 1st | ||
| 4 | Hong Ki-hwang[6] 홍기황 | Korean Democratic Party | 22 December 1953 | 20 September 1957 | 1st | ||
| 5 | Ri Ki-yong[7][8] 리기영 (1895–1984) | Workers' Party of Korea | 20 September 1957 | 25 December 1972 | 2nd 3rd 4th | ||
| 6 | Kim Chang-jun[7] 김창준 | Workers' Party of Korea | 20 September 1957 | 28 October 1959 | 2nd | ||
| 7 | Kim Tuk-ran[7][8] 김득란 | Workers' Party of Korea | 28 October 1959 | 25 December 1972 | 2nd 3rd 4th | ||
| 8 | Ho Jong-suk 허정숙 (1908–1991) | Workers' Party of Korea | 25 December 1972 | 7 April 1983 | 5th 6th 7th | ||
| 9 | Hong Ki-mun 홍기문 (1903–1992) | Workers' Party of Korea | 25 December 1972 | 7 April 1983 | 5th 6th 7th | ||
| 10 | Ryo Yon-gu 려연구 (1927–1996) | Workers' Party of Korea | 7 April 1983 | 5 September 1998 | 7th 8th 9th | ||
| 11 | Son Song-pil 손성필 (born 1927) | Workers' Party of Korea | 7 April 1983 | 26 May 1990 | 7th 8th | ||
| 12 | Paek In-jun 백인준 (1920–1999) | Workers' Party of Korea | 26 May 1990 | 5 September 1998 | 9th | ||
| 13 | Jang Chol[9] 장철 (1926–2004) | Workers' Party of Korea | 5 September 1998 | 3 September 2003 | 10th | ||
| 14 | Ryo Won-gu[9][10] 려원구 (1928–2009) | Workers' Party of Korea | 5 September 1998 | 9 April 2009 | 10th 11th | ||
| 15 | Kang Nung-su[10] 강능수 (1930–2015) | Workers' Party of Korea | 3 September 2003 | 9 April 2008 | 11th | ||
| 16 | Kim Wan-su[11] 김완수 (born 1939) | Workers' Party of Korea | 9 April 2009 | 9 April 2014 | 12th | ||
| 17 | Hong Son-ok[11] 홍선옥 (born 1950) | Workers' Party of Korea | 9 April 2009 | 9 April 2014 | 12th | ||
| 18 | An Tong-chun[12] 안동춘 | Workers' Party of Korea | 9 April 2014 | 11 April 2019 | 13th | ||
| 19 | Ri Hye-jong[12] 리혜정 | Workers' Party of Korea | 9 April 2014 | 11 April 2019 | 13th | ||
| 20 | Pak Chol-min[3] 박철민 | Workers' Party of Korea | 11 April 2019 | 17 January 2023 | 14th | ||
| 21 | Pak Kum-hui[3] 박금희 | Workers' Party of Korea | 11 April 2019 | Incumbent | 14th | ||
| 22 | Maeng Kyong-il[4] 맹경일 (born 1963) | Workers' Party of Korea | 17 January 2023 | Incumbent | 14th | ||
See also edit
References edit
- ^ 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
- ^ a b c "First Session of 14th SPA Held". KCNA Watch. 12 April 2019.
- ^ a b "8th Session of 14th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 19 January 2023.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "SPA Chairman and vice-chairmen elected". KCNA Watch. 5 September 1998.
- ^ a b "1st Session of 11th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 4 September 2003.
- ^ a b "First Session of 12th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 9 April 2009.
- ^ a b "1st Session of 13th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 9 April 2014.