Vice President of North Korea
The Vice President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Korean: 조선민주주의인민공화국 부주석) was a political position in North Korea established in 1972, and abolished after the death of Kim Il-sung during the reign of Kim Jong-il.
| Vice President of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea | |
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| Status | Abolished |
| Formation | 28 December 1972 |
| First holder | Choe Yong-gon |
| Final holder | Kim Yong-ju |
| Abolished | 5 September 1998 |
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In 1972 the Presidency was established, and Kim Il-sung was elected to the position by the Supreme People's Assembly, the North Korean legislature, on 28 December 1972. The Vice Presidents were also elected by the Assembly.[1] The Vice Presidency has been left vacant since October 1997, when the Presidency was eternally reserved for Kim Il-sung.[2]
List of vice presidents of North Korea
| Vice President | Political party | Term start | Term end | SPA | President | ||
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Choe Yong-gon 최용건 (1900–1976) |
Workers' Party of Korea | 28 December 1972[3] | 19 September 1976 | 5th | Kim Il-sung | |
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Kang Ryang-uk 강량욱 (1903–1983) |
Korean Social Democratic Party | 28 December 1972 | 9 January 1983 | 5th 6th 7th |
Kim Il-sung | |
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Kim Tong-gyu 김동규 (1915–unknown) |
Workers' Party of Korea | November 1974[4] | 15 December 1977 | 5th | Kim Il-sung | |
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Kim Il 김일 (1910–1984) |
Workers' Party of Korea | 19 April 1976[5] | 25 January 1984[6] | 5th 6th 7th |
Kim Il-sung | |
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Pak Song-chol 박성철 (1913–2008) |
Workers' Party of Korea | 15 December 1977[7] | 5 September 1998 | 6th 7th 8th 9th |
Kim Il-sung (until 1994) | |
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Rim Chun-chu 림춘추 (1912–1988) |
Workers' Party of Korea | 7 January 1983 | 27 April 1988[8] | 7th 8th |
Kim Il-sung | |
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Ri Jong-ok 리종옥 (1916–1999) |
Workers' Party of Korea | 27 January 1984[9] | 5 September 1998 | 7th 8th 9th |
Kim Il-sung (until 1994) | |
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Kim Pyong-sik 김병식 (1919–1999) |
Korean Social Democratic Party | 11 December 1993[10] | 5 September 1998 | 9th | Kim Il-sung (until 1994) | |
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Kim Yong-ju 김영주 (1920–2021) |
Workers' Party of Korea | 11 December 1993[11] | 5 September 1998 | 9th | Kim Il-sung (until 1994) | |
References
- Banks, Arthur S.; Day, Alan J.; Muller, Thomas C.; 0, 0 (1 February 2016). Political Handbook of the World 1998. Springer. ISBN 9781349149513 – via Google Books.
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- "Choe Yong-gon". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- "Translations On North Korea" (PDF). 7 November 1977. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
- "Kim Il". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments. 2003. hdl:2027/osu.32435024019861.
- "Pak Song-chol". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- "Rim Chun Chu, North Korean Official". The New York Times. 28 April 1988.
- "Ri Jong-ok". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- "Kim Pyong-sik". Yonhap. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
- "Kim Il Sung's brother elected North Korean vice president".
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