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Vice President of North Korea

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Vice President of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea
StatusAbolished
Formation28 December 1972
First holderChoe Yong-gon
Final holderKim Yong-ju
Abolished5 September 1998

The Vice President of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (Korean조선민주주의인민공화국 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.

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

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Party President SPA
Took office Left office
1 Choe Yong-gon[3]
최용건
(1900–1976)
28 December
1972
19 September
1976
Workers' Party of Korea Kim Il Sung 5th
2 Kang Ryang-uk
강량욱
(1903–1983)
28 December
1972
9 January
1983
Korean Social Democratic Party Kim Il Sung 5th
6th
7th
3 Kim Tong-gyu[4]
김동규
(1915–unknown)
30 November
1974
16 December
1977
Workers' Party of Korea Kim Il Sung 5th
4 Kim Il[5][6]
김일
(1910–1984)
19 April
1976
25 January
1984
Workers' Party of Korea Kim Il Sung 5th
6th
7th
5 Pak Song-chol[7]
박성철
(1913–2008)
16 December
1977
5 September
1998
Workers' Party of Korea Kim Il Sung 6th
7th
8th
9th
6 Rim Chun-chu[8]
림춘추
(1912–1988)
7 April
1983
27 April
1988
Workers' Party of Korea Kim Il Sung 7th
8th
7 Ri Jong-ok[9]
리종옥
(1916–1999)
27 January
1984
5 September
1998
Workers' Party of Korea Kim Il Sung 7th
8th
9th
8 Kim Pyong-sik[10]
김병식
(1919–1999)
11 December
1993
5 September
1998
Korean Social Democratic Party Kim Il Sung 9th
9 Kim Yong-ju[11]
김영주
(1920–2021)
11 December
1993
5 September
1998
Workers' Party of Korea Kim Il Sung 9th

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Banks, Arthur S.; Day, Alan J.; Muller, Thomas C. (1 February 2016). Political Handbook of the World 1998. Springer. ISBN 9781349149513 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments. 2003. hdl:2027/uc1.c054551470.
  3. ^ "Choe Yong-gon". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  4. ^ "Translations On North Korea" (PDF). 7 November 1977. Archived (PDF) from the original on November 4, 2020. Retrieved 2023-03-30.
  5. ^ "Kim Il". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  6. ^ Chiefs of State and Cabinet members of foreign governments. 2003. hdl:2027/osu.32435024019861.
  7. ^ "Pak Song-chol". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  8. ^ "Rim Chun Chu, North Korean Official". The New York Times. 28 April 1988.
  9. ^ "Ri Jong-ok". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  10. ^ "Kim Pyong-sik". Yonhap News Agency. Retrieved 29 January 2019.
  11. ^ "Kim Il Sung's brother elected North Korean vice president".