Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly
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The vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly (Korean: 최고인민회의 상임위원회 부위원장) is one of the members that form the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly.[1] The vice chairman of the SPA Standing Committee is elected by the Supreme People's Assembly alongside the SPA Standing Committee's chairman, secretary general and members.[2] From 1972 until 1998, the vice chairman of the SPA Standing Committee was concurrently the vice chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly.[3]
The current vice chairmen of the SPA Standing Committee are Kang Yun-sok, who was elected on 29 September 2021, and Kim Ho-chol, who was elected on 18 January 2023.
List of office holders[edit]
| Portrait | Name | Political party | Took office | Left office | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Kim Tal-hyon 김달현 (1884–1958) [4] | Chondoist Chongu Party | 10 September 1948 | 22 December 1953 | |
| | Hong Ki-ju 홍기주 | Korean Democratic Party | 8 September 1948 | 22 December 1953 | |
| | Hong Nam-pyo 홍남표 (1888–1950) | Workers' Party of South Korea (until 1949) | 8 September 1948 | 3 June 1950 | |
| Workers' Party of Korea (from 1949) | |||||
| | Kim Ung-gi 김웅기 | Workers' Party of Korea | 22 December 1953 | 20 September 1957 | |
| | Yi Kuk-no 리극로 (1893–1978) | Workers' Party of Korea | 22 December 1953 | 25 March 1961 | |
| | Hyon Chil-chong 현칠종(玄七鐘) | Workers' Party of Korea | 20 September 1957 | 2 October 1958 | |
 | Kim Won-bong 김원봉 (1898–1958) | Workers' Party of Korea | 20 September 1957 | 2 October 1958 | |
| | Han Sorya 한설야 (1900–1976) | Workers' Party of Korea | 2 October 1958 | 23 October 1962 | |
| | Ko Chun-thaek 고춘택 | Workers' Party of Korea | 2 October 1958 | 28 October 1959 | |
| | Kang Ryang-uk 강량욱 (1903–1983) | Korean Democratic Party | 28 October 1959 | 28 December 1972 | |
 | Paek Nam-un 백남운 (1894–1976) | Workers' Party of Korea | 25 March 1961 | 16 December 1967 | |
.jpg) | Hong Myong-hui 홍명희 (1888–1968) | Democratic Independent Party | 23 October 1962 | 28 December 1972 | |
 | Pak Chong-ae 박정애 (1907–unknown) | Workers' Party of Korea | 23 October 1962 | 28 December 1972 | |
 | Pak Kum-chol 박금철 (1911–1967) | Workers' Party of Korea | 23 October 1962 | 29 April 1966 | |
| | Ri Yong-ho 리용호 | Workers' Party of Korea | 29 April 1966 | 28 December 1972 | |
 | Ho Jong-suk 허정숙 (1908–1991) | Workers' Party of Korea | 28 December 1972 | 7 April 1983 | |
| | Hong Ki-mun 홍기문 (1903–1992) | Workers' Party of Korea | 28 December 1972 | 7 April 1983 | |
| | Ryo Yon-gu 려연구 (1927–1996) | Workers' Party of Korea | 7 April 1983 | 5 September 1998 | |
| | Son Song-pil 손성필 (1927–unknown) | Workers' Party of Korea | 7 April 1983 | 26 May 1990 | |
| | Paek In-jun 백인준 (1920–1999) | Workers' Party of Korea | 26 May 1990 | 5 September 1998 | |
| | Kim Yong-dae 김영대 (born 1937) [5] | Korean Social Democratic Party | 5 September 1998 | 29 August 2019 | |
| | Yang Hyong-sop 양형섭 (1925–2022) [5] | Workers' Party of Korea | 5 September 1998 | 11 April 2019 | |
| | Thae Hyong-chol 태형철 (born 1953) [6][7] | Workers' Party of Korea | 11 April 2019 | 29 September 2021 | |
| | Pak Yong-il 박용일 (1966–2022) [8] | Korean Social Democratic Party | 29 August 2019 | 19 September 2022 | |
| | Kang Yun-sok 강윤석 [7] | Workers' Party of Korea | 29 September 2021 | Incumbent | |
| | Kim Ho-chol 김호철 [9] | Korean Social Democratic Party | 18 January 2023 | Incumbent | |
Honorary Vice President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly[edit]
The 1998 revision of the 1972 Constitution created the position of Honorary Vice President of the Presidium of the Supreme People's Assembly for deputies to the Supreme People's Assembly who had served for a long time and made special contributions.[10] Honorary SPA Presidium vice presidents are elected by the Supreme People's Assembly.[11] This position was abolished in 2019.
| Honorary Vice President | Political party | Term start | Term end | SPA | President | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| | Jon Mun-sop 전문섭 (1919–1998) | Workers' Party of Korea | 5 September 1998 | 29 December 1998 | 10th | Kim Yong-nam | |
| | Kim Yong-ju 김영주 (1920–2021) | Workers' Party of Korea | 5 September 1998 | 11 April 2019 | 10th 11th 12th 13th | Kim Yong-nam | |
 | Pak Song-chol 박성철 (1913–2008) | Workers' Party of Korea | 5 September 1998 | 28 October 2008 | 10th 11th | Kim Yong-nam | |
 | Ri Jong-ok 리종옥 (1916–1999) | Workers' Party of Korea | 5 September 1998 | 23 September 1999 | 10th | Kim Yong-nam | |
| | Choe Yong-rim 최영림 (born 1930) | Workers' Party of Korea | 9 April 2014 | 11 April 2019 | 13th | Kim Yong-nam | |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Article 114
- ^ Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Article 91
- ^ Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1972), Article 86
- ^ 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 "SPA presidium elected". KCNA Watch. 5 September 1998.
- ^ "First Session of 14th SPA Held". KCNA Watch. 12 April 2019.
- ^ a b "Second-day Sitting of 5th Session of 14th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 30 September 2021.
- ^ "Respected Comrade Kim Jong Un Sends Wreath to Bier of Late Pak Yong Il". KCNA Watch. 20 September 2022. Retrieved 20 September 2022.
- ^ "8th Session of 14th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 19 January 2023.
- ^ Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1998), Article 108
- ^ Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1998), Article 91
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