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Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly

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Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly
최고인민회의 의장
Incumbent
Pak In-chol
since 17 January 2023
AppointerSupreme People's Assembly
Term lengthSame as the term of the Supreme People's Assembly
Inaugural holderHo Hon
Formation8 September 1948

The Chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly (Korean최고인민회의 의장) is the presiding officer of the Supreme People's Assembly, the legislature of North Korea.[1]

The Supreme People's Assembly elects a chairman to preside its sessions.[1] Vice chairmen are elected alongside the chairman.[1]

From 1972 until 1998, the chairman of the Supreme People's Assembly was concurrently the Chairman of the Standing Committee of the Supreme People's Assembly.[2]

The current chairman is Pak In-chol, who was elected on 23 January 2023.[3]

List of office holders

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No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Term of office Party SPA
Took office Left office
1 Ho Hon
허헌
(1885–1951)
8 September
1948
17 August
1951
Workers' Party of North Korea
(until 1949)
1st
Workers' Party of Korea
(from 1949)
Vacant
(17 August 1951–22 December 1953)
2 Ri Yong
리영
(1889–1960)
22 December
1953
20 September
1957
Laboring People's Party
3 Choe Won-taek
최원택
(1895–1973)
20 September
1957
16 December
1967
Workers' Party of Korea 2nd
3rd
4 Paek Nam-un
백남운
(1894–1976)
16 December
1967
28 December
1972
Workers' Party of Korea 4th
5 Hwang Jang-yop
황장엽
(1923–2010)
28 December
1972
7 April
1983
Workers' Party of Korea 5th
6th
7th
6 Yang Hyong-sop
양형섭
(1925–2022)
7 April
1983
5 September
1998
Workers' Party of Korea
8th
9th
7 Choe Thae-bok
최태복
(1930–2024)
5 September
1998
11 April
2019
Workers' Party of Korea 10th
11th
12th
13th
8 Pak Thae-song
박태성
(born 1955)
11 April
2019
17 January
2023
Workers' Party of Korea 14th
9 Pak In-chol[3]
박인철
17 January
2023
Incumbent Workers' Party of Korea

References

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  1. ^ a b c Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea, Article 94
  2. ^ Socialist Constitution of the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (1972), Article 86
  3. ^ a b "8th Session of 14th SPA of DPRK Held". KCNA Watch. 19 January 2023.