Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly

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Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly
최고인민회의 의장
Emblem of North Korea
Incumbent Pak In-chol since 17 January 2023
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
No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office	Party		SPA
1		Ho Hon 허헌 (1885–1951)	8 September 1948	17 August 1951		Workers' Party of North Korea (until 1949)	1st
1		Ho Hon 허헌 (1885–1951)	8 September 1948	17 August 1951		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
3		Choe Won-taek 최원택 (1895–1973)	20 September 1957	16 December 1967		Workers' Party of Korea	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	7th
							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	14th

Politics of North Korea


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Supreme People's Assembly 14th term Chairman Pak In-chol Standing Committee (14th) Chairman Choe Ryong-hae Judiciary Central Court (14th) President Kang Yun-sok Central Public Prosecutors (14th) Director Kim Myong-gil
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Cabinet 14th term Premier Park Tae-song Vice Premier Pak Jong-gun Jon Hyon-chol Kim Song-ryong Ri Song-hak Pak Hun Ju Chol-gyu Cabinet Ministries Ministry of Sport Ministry of Foreign Affairs Ministry of Chemical Industry Ministry of of Land, Infrastructure and Transport Ministry of Metal Industry Ministry of Machinery Industry Ministry of Urban Management Ministry of Land, Sea and Maritime Affairs Ministry of Forestry Ministry of External Economic Relations Ministry of Education Ministry of Culture Ministry of Labor Ministry of Commerce Ministry of Coal Industry Ministry of Shipbuilding and Marine Engineering Ministry of Fisheries Ministry of Atomic Energy Ministry of Finance Ministry of Electricity Ministry of Information Industry Ministry of Local Industry Ministry of Mining Industry Ministry of Railways Ministry of Construction and Building Materials Industry Ministry of Light Industry Ministry of State Construction Supervision Ministry of National Resources Development
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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.

Supreme People's Assembly

Leaders

Standing Committee Chairman	Kim Tu-bong (1948–57) Choe Yong-gon (1957–72) Hwang Jang-yop (1972–83) Yang Hyong-sop (1983–98) Kim Yong-nam (1998–19) Choe Ryong-hae (2019–onwards)
Assembly Chairman	Ho Hon (1948–51) Yi Yong (1951–57) Choe Won-taek (1957–67) Paek Nam-un (1967–72) Han Duk-su (1972–86) Choe Thae-bok (1998–19) Pak Thae-song (2019–23) Pak In-chol (2023–onwards)
Assembly Vice Chairman Presidium Honorary Vice President Standing Committee Secretary-General Standing Committee Vice Chairman

Committees

Budget	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)
Credentials	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)
Foreign Affairs	1st (1948–57) 2nd (1957–62) 3rd (1962–67) 4th (1967–72) 5th none (1972–77) 6th none (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)
Legislation	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)

Terms

Leadership	5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–09) 12th (2009–14) 13th NDC (2014–16) SAC (2016–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Standing Committee	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)
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)

Deputies

Elected bodies

Cabinet	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)
Central Court	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)
Central People's	5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98)
National Defence	5th (1972–77) 6th (1977–82) 7th (1982–86) 8th (1986–90) 9th (1990–98) 10th (1998–03) 11th (2003–09) 11th (2009–14) 13th (2014–16)
Procurator's Office	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)
State Affairs	13th (2016–19) 14th (2019–onwards)
Posts	Cabinet: Premier of North Korea Vice Premier of North Korea Ministers Judiciary: Director of the Supreme Procurator's Office President of the Central Court State: President of the State Affairs Commission

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