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
edit| No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) |
Term of office | Party | President | SPA | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Took office | Left office | |||||||
| 1 | 
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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 |
9 January 1983 |
Korean Social Democratic Party | Kim Il Sung | 5th 6th 7th | |
| 3 |
|
Kim Tong-gyu[4] 김동규 (1915–unknown) |
30 November 1974 |
16 December 1977 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 5th | |
| 4 | 
|
Kim Il[5][6] 김일 (1910–1984) |
19 April 1976 |
25 January 1984 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 5th 6th 7th | |
| 5 | 
|
Pak Song-chol[7] 박성철 (1913–2008) |
16 December 1977 |
5 September 1998 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 6th 7th 8th 9th | |
| 6 |
|
Rim Chun-chu[8] 림춘추 (1912–1988) |
7 April 1983 |
27 April 1988 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 7th 8th | |
| 7 | 
|
Ri Jong-ok[9] 리종옥 (1916–1999) |
27 January 1984 |
5 September 1998 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 7th 8th 9th | |
| 8 |
|
Kim Pyong-sik[10] 김병식 (1919–1999) |
11 December 1993 |
5 September 1998 |
Korean Social Democratic Party | Kim Il Sung | 9th | |
| 9 |
|
Kim Yong-ju[11] 김영주 (1920–2021) |
11 December 1993 |
5 September 1998 |
Workers' Party of Korea | Kim Il Sung | 9th | |
See also
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References
edit- ^ Banks, Arthur S.; Day, Alan J.; Muller, Thomas C. (1 February 2016). Political Handbook of the World 1998. Springer. ISBN 9781349149513 – via Google Books.
- ^ Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments. 2003. hdl:2027/uc1.c054551470.
- ^ "Choe Yong-gon". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Translations On North Korea" (PDF). 7 November 1977. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- ^ "Kim Il". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments. 2003. hdl:2027/osu.32435024019861.
- ^ "Pak Song-chol". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Rim Chun Chu, North Korean Official". The New York Times. 28 April 1988.
- ^ "Ri Jong-ok". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Kim Pyong-sik". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- ^ "Kim Il Sung's brother elected North Korean vice president".
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