Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly
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]
| Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly | |
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| 최고인민회의 의장 | |
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| 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 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
| Chairman | Political party | Term start | Term end | SPA | ||
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Ho Hon 허헌 (1885–1951) |
Workers' Party of North Korea (until 1949) |
8 September 1948 | 17 August 1951 | 1st | |
| Workers' Party of Korea (from 1949) | ||||||
| Vacant (17 August 1951–22 December 1953) | ||||||
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Ri Yong 리영 (1889–1960) |
Laboring People's Party | 22 December 1953 | 20 September 1957 | ||
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Choe Won-taek 최원택 (1895–1973) |
Workers' Party of Korea | 20 September 1957 | 16 December 1967 | 2nd | |
| 3rd | ||||||
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Paek Nam-un 백남운 (1894–1976) |
Workers' Party of Korea | 16 December 1967 | 28 December 1972 | 4th | |
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Hwang Jang-yop 황장엽 (1923–2010) |
Workers' Party of Korea | 28 December 1972 | 7 April 1983 | 5th | |
| 6th | ||||||
| 7th | ||||||
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Yang Hyong-sop 양형섭 (1925–2022) |
Workers' Party of Korea | 7 April 1983 | 5 September 1998 | ||
| 8th | ||||||
| 9th | ||||||
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Choe Thae-bok 최태복 (born 1930) |
Workers' Party of Korea | 5 September 1998 | 11 April 2019 | 10th | |
| 11th | ||||||
| 12th | ||||||
| 13th | ||||||
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Pak Thae-song 박태성 (born 1955) |
Workers' Party of Korea | 11 April 2019 | 17 January 2023 | 14th | |
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Pak In-chol 박인철 |
Workers' Party of Korea | 17 January 2023[3] | Incumbent | ||
References
- 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
- "8th Session of 14th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 19 January 2023.
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