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Ho Jong-suk (Korean: 허정숙; RR: Heo Jeongsuk; MR: Hŏ Chŏngsuk; 16 July 1908 – 5 June 1991) was a prominent female figure in the Communist Party of Korea and sexual liberation of Korea under Japanese rule.[1] From 1948, she served multiple offices in North Korea, including the Minister of Health and Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Korea.
Ho Jong-suk | |
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허정숙 | |
 Ho in 1945 | |
| Chief Justice of the People's Supreme Court | |
| 2nd term | |
| In office 28 October 1959 – 24 June 1960 | |
| Preceded by | Kim Ha-un |
| Succeeded by | Kim Ik-son |
| Minister of Justice | |
| 2nd term | |
| In office 18 September 1957 – 31 August 1959 | |
| Premier | Kim Il Sung |
| Succeeded by | Post abolished |
| 1st term | |
| In office 3 August 1957 – 18 September 1957 | |
| Premier | Kim Il Sung |
| Preceded by | Hong Ki-ju |
| Minister of Culture and Propaganda | |
| 1st term | |
| In office 9 September 1948 – 3 August 1957 | |
| Premier | Kim Il Sung |
| Preceded by | Post established |
| Succeeded by | Han Sol-ya as Minister of Education and Culture |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ho Jong-ja 16 July 1908 Seoul, Korean Empire |
| Died | 5 June 1991 (aged 82) Pyongyang, North Korea |
| Political party | Workers' Party of Korea |
| Parent |
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| Occupation | Politician, activist |
| Korean name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 허정숙 |
| Hancha | 許貞淑 |
| Revised Romanization | Heo Jeongsuk |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hŏ Chŏngsuk |
| Birth name | |
| Chosŏn'gŭl | 허정자 |
| Hancha | 許貞子 |
| Revised Romanization | Heo Jeongja |
| McCune–Reischauer | Hŏ Chŏngja |
Biography
editShe was born Hŏ Jŏng-ja (허정자),[2] the daughter of Ho Hon. In her early years, Ho went to Japan to study in Kwansei School in Tokyo. She later left and in her next years Ho went to the Shanghai International Settlement of Republic of China where she was given an entrance to Shanghai Foreign High School where she graduated.[3] Later she returned to her country. In 1921, she participated in the women Movement and joined Korean Communist Party.
At that time, Japanese Government-General of Korea decided to make the Communist Party illegal. She avoided persecution for participation in the Communist Party. Later in 1924, she was introduced to International Women's Day, in March 1925, she went to a Women's Day event in Seoul. In 1927 she was a founding member of Geunwoohoi and also participated to Singanhoe (신간회).[4]
Ho also was in favor of "Unrelated Love and Sex". Her opinion was denounced in Korean society because at that time, the vestiges of fundamentalist Confucianism remained in the Koreas.
In 1936, she went to China where she participated in the Korean National Revolutionary Party (조선민족혁명당).[3] In 1938, she went to Hebei, participated in Chosen Independence alliance, an Anti-Japanese Korean resistance Group.[3] In 1945, she went to Seoul but she left for North Korea to avoid right-wing terrorism. In 1948 she participated in the North Korean government. She served as Minister of Culture in 1948–1957, and Minister of Justice in 1957.[5]
Ho served as the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of North Korea between 28 October 1959 and 1960.[6][7]
Bibliography
edit- In Grace Lover (은혜로운 사랑 속에서)
- Democraticism founder days (민주건국의 나날에)
- Historical rememories of great loves (위대한 사랑의 력사를 되새기며)
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Barraclough, Ruth (2015) Red Love in Korea: Rethinking Communism, Feminism, Sexuality. In: Barraclough R., Bowen-Struyk H., Rabinowitz P. (eds) Red Love Across the Pacific. Palgrave Macmillan, New York. ISBN 978-1-349-57079-9
- ^ Ho Jong-suk (in Korean)
- ^ a b c Ho Jong-suk (in Korean)
- ^ Ho Jong-suk
- ^ "Korea North Ministers".
- ^ Scalapino, Robert A.; Lee Chong-Sik (1972). Communism in Korea: The society. Vol. 2. Berkeley: University of California Press. p. 1366. ISBN 978-0-520-02274-4.
- ^ Service, United States. Foreign Broadcast Information (1960). Daily Report: Foreign Radio Broadcasts.
External links
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- Ho Jong-suk:britannica (in Korean)
- Ho Jong-suk (in Korean)
- Ho Jong-suk (in Korean)
- Ho Jong-suk (in Korean)
- Ho Jong-suk (in Korean)
- 조선의 첫 녀성상 Archived 22 July 2023 at the Wayback Machine (in Korean)