Vice Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly

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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.	Name		Took office	Left office	SPA
1	Kim Tal-hyon^[5] 김달현 (1884–1958)	Chondoist Chongu Party	10 September 1948	22 December 1953	1st
2	Ri Yong^[5] 리영 (1889–1960)	Workers' Party of Korea	10 September 1948	22 December 1953	1st
3	Ri Yu-min^[6] 리유민	Workers' Party of Korea	22 December 1953	20 September 1957	1st
4	Hong Ki-hwang^[6] 홍기황	Korean Democratic Party	22 December 1953	20 September 1957	1st
5	Ri Ki-yong^[7]^[8] 리기영 (1895–1984)	Workers' Party of Korea	20 September 1957	25 December 1972	2nd 3rd 4th
6	Kim Chang-jun^[7] 김창준	Workers' Party of Korea	20 September 1957	28 October 1959	2nd
7	Kim Tuk-ran^[7]^[8] 김득란	Workers' Party of Korea	28 October 1959	25 December 1972	2nd 3rd 4th
8	Ho Jong-suk 허정숙 (1908–1991)	Workers' Party of Korea	25 December 1972	7 April 1983	5th 6th 7th
9	Hong Ki-mun 홍기문 (1903–1992)	Workers' Party of Korea	25 December 1972	7 April 1983	5th 6th 7th
10	Ryo Yon-gu 려연구 (1927–1996)	Workers' Party of Korea	7 April 1983	5 September 1998	7th 8th 9th
11	Son Song-pil 손성필 (born 1927)	Workers' Party of Korea	7 April 1983	26 May 1990	7th 8th
12	Paek In-jun 백인준 (1920–1999)	Workers' Party of Korea	26 May 1990	5 September 1998	9th
13	Jang Chol^[9] 장철 (1926–2004)	Workers' Party of Korea	5 September 1998	3 September 2003	10th
14	Ryo Won-gu^[9]^[10] 려원구 (1928–2009)	Workers' Party of Korea	5 September 1998	9 April 2009	10th 11th
15	Kang Nung-su^[10] 강능수 (1930–2015)	Workers' Party of Korea	3 September 2003	9 April 2008	11th
16	Kim Wan-su^[11] 김완수 (born 1939)	Workers' Party of Korea	9 April 2009	9 April 2014	12th
17	Hong Son-ok^[11] 홍선옥 (born 1950)	Workers' Party of Korea	9 April 2009	9 April 2014	12th
18	An Tong-chun^[12] 안동춘	Workers' Party of Korea	9 April 2014	11 April 2019	13th
19	Ri Hye-jong^[12] 리혜정	Workers' Party of Korea	9 April 2014	11 April 2019	13th
20	Pak Chol-min^[3] 박철민	Workers' Party of Korea	11 April 2019	17 January 2023	14th
21	Pak Kum-hui^[3] 박금희	Workers' Party of Korea	11 April 2019	Incumbent	14th
22	Maeng Kyong-il^[4] 맹경일 (born 1963)	Workers' Party of Korea	17 January 2023	Incumbent	14th

References

^ Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Article 92
^ Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1972), Article 86
^ ^a ^b ^c "First Session of 14th SPA Held". KCNA Watch. 12 April 2019.
^ ^a ^b "8th Session of 14th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 19 January 2023.
^ ^a ^b 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 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.
^ ^a ^b ^c 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.
^ ^a ^b 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.
^ ^a ^b "SPA Chairman and vice-chairmen elected". KCNA Watch. 5 September 1998.
^ ^a ^b "1st Session of 11th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 4 September 2003.
^ ^a ^b "First Session of 12th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 9 April 2009.
^ ^a ^b "1st Session of 13th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 9 April 2014.

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) Hwang Jang-yop (1972–83) Yang Hyong-sop (1983–98) 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

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)

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)
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