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
Status	Abolished
Formation	28 December 1972
First holder	Choe Yong-gon
Final holder	Kim Yong-ju
Abolished	5 September 1998

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

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

• North Korea portal
• Politics portal

• Vice President of South Korea

References

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".