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
editReferences
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.