Vice Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly

The vice chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (Korean: 최고인민회의 부의장) is a member of the Supreme People's Assembly that ranks next to the chairman. The SPA vice chairman is elected by the Supreme People's Assembly along with the SPA chairman.^[1] From 1972 until 1998, the SPA vice chairman was concurrently the SPA Standing Committee vice chairman.^[2]

The current vice chairpersons of the Supreme People's Assembly are Pak Kum-hui, who was elected on 11 April 2019, and Maeng Kyong Il, who was elected on 17 January 2023.^[3][4]

List of office holders

No.	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of office		Party		Chairman	SPA
			Took office	Left office
1		Kim Tal-hyon[5] 김달현 (1884–1958)	10 September 1948	22 December 1953		Chondoist Chongu Party	Ho Hon (until 1951) Vacant (1951–1953) Ri Yong (from 1953)	1st
2		Ri Yong[5] 리영 (1889–1960)	10 September 1948	22 December 1953		Workers' Party of North Korea (until 1949)
						Workers' Party of Korea (from 1949)
3		Ri Yu-min[6] 리유민	22 December 1953	20 September 1957		Workers' Party of Korea
4		Hong Ki-hwang[6] 홍기황	22 December 1953	20 September 1957		Korean Democratic Party
5		Ri Ki-yong[7] 리기영 (1895–1984)	20 September 1957	22 October 1962		Workers' Party of Korea	Choe Won-taek	2nd
6		Kim Chang-jun[7] 김창준	20 September 1957	28 October 1959		Workers' Party of Korea
7		Kim Tuk-ran[7] 김득란	28 October 1959	22 October 1962		Workers' Party of Korea
(5)		Ri Ki-yong[8] 리기영 (1895–1984)	22 October 1962	16 December 1967		Workers' Party of Korea	Choe Won-taek	3rd
(7)		Kim Tuk-ran[8] 김득란	22 October 1962	16 December 1967		Workers' Party of Korea
(5)		Ri Ki-yong[8] 리기영 (1895–1984)	16 December 1967	28 December 1972		Workers' Party of Korea	Paek Nam-un	4th
(7)		Kim Tuk-ran[8] 김득란	16 December 1967	28 December 1972		Workers' Party of Korea
8		Hong Ki-mun 홍기문 (1903–1992)	28 December 1972	17 December 1977		Workers' Party of Korea	Hwang Jang-yop	5th
9		Ho Jong-suk 허정숙 (1908–1991)	25 December 1972	17 December 1977		Workers' Party of Korea
(9)		Ho Jong-suk 허정숙 (1908–1991)	17 December 1977	5 April 1982		Workers' Party of Korea	Hwang Jang-yop	6th
(8)		Hong Ki-mun 홍기문 (1903–1992)	17 December 1977	5 April 1982		Workers' Party of Korea
(9)		Ho Jong-suk 허정숙 (1908–1991)	5 April 1982	7 April 1983		Workers' Party of Korea	Hwang Jang-yop (until 1983) Yang Hyong-sop (from 1983)	7th
(8)		Hong Ki-mun 홍기문 (1903–1992)	5 April 1982	7 April 1983		Workers' Party of Korea
10		Son Song-pil 손성필 (born 1927)	7 April 1983	30 December 1986		Workers' Party of Korea
11		Ryo Yon-gu 려연구 (1927–1996)	7 April 1983	30 December 1986		Workers' Party of Korea
(10)		Son Song-pil 손성필 (born 1927)	30 December 1986	26 May 1990		Workers' Party of Korea	Yang Hyong-sop	8th
(11)		Ryo Yon-gu 려연구 (1927–1996)	30 December 1986	26 May 1990		Workers' Party of Korea
12		Paek In-jun 백인준 (1920–1999)	26 May 1990	5 September 1998		Workers' Party of Korea	Yang Hyong-sop	9th
(11)		Ryo Yon-gu 려연구 (1927–1996)	26 May 1990	5 September 1998		Workers' Party of Korea
13		Jang Chol[9] 장철 (1926–2004)	5 September 1998	3 September 2003		Workers' Party of Korea	Choe Thae-bok	10th
14		Ryo Won-gu[9] 려원구 (1928–2009)	5 September 1998	3 September 2003		Workers' Party of Korea
15		Kang Nung-su[10] 강능수 (1930–2015)	3 September 2003	9 April 2008		Workers' Party of Korea	Choe Thae-bok	11th
(14)		Ryo Won-gu[10] 려원구 (1928–2009)	3 September 2003	9 April 2009		Workers' Party of Korea
16		Kim Wan-su[11] 김완수 (born 1939)	9 April 2009	9 April 2014		Workers' Party of Korea	Choe Thae-bok	12th
17		Hong Son-ok[11] 홍선옥 (born 1950)	9 April 2009	9 April 2014		Workers' Party of Korea
18		An Tong-chun[12] 안동춘	9 April 2014	11 April 2019		Workers' Party of Korea	Choe Thae-bok	13th
19		Ri Hye-jong[12] 리혜정	9 April 2014	11 April 2019		Workers' Party of Korea
20		Pak Chol-min[3] 박철민	11 April 2019	17 January 2023		Workers' Party of Korea	Pak Thae-song (until 2023) Pak In-chol (2023–2025) Vacant (since 2025)	14th
21		Pak Kum-hui[3] 박금희	11 April 2019	Incumbent		Workers' Party of Korea
22		Maeng Kyong-il[4] 맹경일 (born 1963)	17 January 2023	Incumbent		Workers' Party of Korea

See also

• Vice Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly

References

1. Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Article 92
2. Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1972), Article 86
3. "First Session of 14th SPA Held". KCNA Watch. 12 April 2019.
4. "8th Session of 14th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 19 January 2023.
5. 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.
6. Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. p. 393. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.
7. Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. pp. 400–1. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.
8. Suh, Dae-sook (1981). Korean Communism 1945–1980: A Reference Guide to the Political System (1st ed.). University Press of Hawaii. p. 405. ISBN 0-8248-0740-5.
9. "SPA Chairman and vice-chairmen elected". KCNA Watch. 5 September 1998.
10. "1st Session of 11th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 4 September 2003.
11. "First Session of 12th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 9 April 2009.
12. "1st Session of 13th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 9 April 2014.