Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly
Presiding officer of the Legislature of North Korea
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최고인민회의 의장 | |
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Incumbent since 17 January 2023Pak In-chol | |
Appointer | Supreme People's Assembly |
Term length | Same as the term of the Supreme People's Assembly |
Inaugural holder | Ho Hon |
Formation | 8 September 1948 |
The Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (Korean: 최고인민회의 의장) is the presiding officer of the Supreme People's Assembly, the legislature of North Korea.[1]
The Supreme People's Assembly elects a chairman to preside its sessions.[1] Vice chairmen are elected alongside the chairman.[1]
From 1972 until 1998, the chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly was concurrently the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly.[2]
The current chairman is Pak In-chol, who was elected on 23 January 2023.[3]
List of office holders
No. | Portrait | Name (Birth–Death) | Term of office | Party | SPA | ||
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Took office | Left office | ||||||
1 | ![]() | Ho Hon 허헌 (1885–1951) | 8 September 1948 | 17 August 1951 | Workers' Party of North Korea (until 1949) | 1st | |
Workers' Party of Korea (from 1949) | |||||||
Vacant (17 August 1951–22 December 1953) | |||||||
2 | ![]() | Ri Yong 리영 (1889–1960) | 22 December 1953 | 20 September 1957 | Laboring People's Party | ||
3 | ![]() | Choe Won-taek 최원택 (1895–1973) | 20 September 1957 | 16 December 1967 | Workers' Party of Korea | 2nd | |
3rd | |||||||
4 | ![]() | Paek Nam-un 백남운 (1894–1976) | 16 December 1967 | 28 December 1972 | Workers' Party of Korea | 4th | |
5 | ![]() | Hwang Jang-yop 황장엽 (1923–2010) | 28 December 1972 | 7 April 1983 | Workers' Party of Korea | 5th | |
6th | |||||||
7th | |||||||
6 | ![]() | Yang Hyong-sop 양형섭 (1925–2022) | 7 April 1983 | 5 September 1998 | Workers' Party of Korea | ||
8th | |||||||
9th | |||||||
7 | ![]() | Choe Thae-bok 최태복 (1930–2024) | 5 September 1998 | 11 April 2019 | Workers' Party of Korea | 10th | |
11th | |||||||
12th | |||||||
13th | |||||||
8 | ![]() | Pak Thae-song 박태성 (born 1955) | 11 April 2019 | 17 January 2023 | Workers' Party of Korea | 14th | |
9 | ![]() | Pak In-chol[3] 박인철 | 17 January 2023 | Incumbent | Workers' Party of Korea |
References
- ^ a b c Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Article 94
- ^ Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1972), Article 86
- ^ a b "8th Session of 14th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 19 January 2023.
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Assembly Chairman |
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Legislation |
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Leadership | |
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Standing Committee | |
Assembly |
- 1st (1948–57)
- 2nd (1957–62)
- 3rd (1962–67)
- 4th (1967–72)
- 5th (1972–77)
- 6th (1977–82)
- 7th (1982–86)
- 8th (1986–90)
- 9th (1990–98)
- 10th (1998–03)
- 11th (2003–2009)
- 12th (2009–14)
- 13th (2014–19)
- 14th (2019–onwards)
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Central Court |
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Central People's | |
National Defence |
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Procurator's Office |
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Posts |
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- Standing Committee of the People's Assembly of North Korea
- People's Assembly of North Korea
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